Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 19 to 20, 2022

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 19 to 20, 2022
Start: 2022-06-19T19:50
End: 2022-06-20T01:11
Location: North Dakota

June 19 to 20, 2022 · NWS BIS · 25 events in 10 counties and zones

Two areas of severe weather developed during the evening hours. The first area was over south central North Dakota into the James River Valley along a surface trough which moved east.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $53,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Events: 25

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS BIS wrote it up.

Two areas of severe weather developed during the evening hours. The first area was over south central North Dakota into the James River Valley along a surface trough which moved east. The second area started over southwest North Dakota and moved east along a frontal boundary. The strongest wind gust reported was 79 mph near Medina in Stutsman County, and the largest hail reported was the size of a tennis ball, which occurred near Haynes in Adams County.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 19, 6:49 PM CST, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 6:49 PM CST, 1 hour 1 minute before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 7:16 PM CST, 34 minutes before

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The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:49 UTC.

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Event by event

16 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Emmons

When: June 19, 7:50 PM CST to 7:53 PM CST
Where: Emmons County, 5.55 mi S of Hague
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 45.950, -99.970

Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by a trained spotter.

Hail, Logan

When: June 19, 8:10 PM CST to 8:14 PM CST
Where: Logan County, 6.66 mi NNW of Lehr
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 46.370, -99.400

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When: June 19, 8:13 PM CST to 8:15 PM CST
Where: McIntosh County, 5.77 mi W of Wishek
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 46.260, -99.670

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When: June 19, 8:15 PM CST to 8:18 PM CST
Where: McIntosh County, 0.84 mi NW of Wishek
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 46.260, -99.560

A large tree blew down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When: June 19, 7:55 PM MST to 7:58 PM MST
Where: Adams County, 1.6 mi WSW of Hettinger Arpt
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 46.010, -102.680

Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by a trained spotter.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stutsman

When: June 19, 8:55 PM CST to 8:58 PM CST
Where: Stutsman County, 0.84 mi NW of Streeter
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 46.660, -99.360

Small branches were broken in trees.

Hail, Adams

When: June 19, 8:04 PM MST to 8:06 PM MST
Where: Adams County, 0.48 mi W of Hettinger
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 46.000, -102.640

Thunderstorm Wind, Stutsman

When: June 19, 9:05 PM CST to 9:08 PM CST
Where: Stutsman County, 0.94 mi E of Medina
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 46.880, -99.280

Hail, Adams

When: June 19, 8:10 PM MST to 8:13 PM MST
Where: Adams County, 2.52 mi NW of Haynes
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 46.000, -102.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Stutsman

When: June 19, 9:20 PM CST to 9:22 PM CST
Where: Stutsman County, 0.94 mi E of Medina
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 46.880, -99.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Emmons

When: June 19, 9:35 PM CST to 9:37 PM CST
Where: Emmons County, 4.99 mi WSW of Hague
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 46.010, -100.080

Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by a trained spotter.

Thunderstorm Wind, McIntosh

When: June 19, 9:57 PM CST to 9:59 PM CST
Where: McIntosh County, 5.77 mi W of Wishek
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 46.260, -99.670

Hail, Grant

When: June 19, 9:05 PM MST to 9:07 PM MST
Where: Grant County, 0.69 mi N of New Leipzig
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 46.380, -101.950

Hail, Grant

When: June 19, 9:25 PM MST to 9:28 PM MST
Where: Grant County, 10.89 mi NNE of Elgin Muni Arpt
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 46.550, -101.760

Hail, Grant

When: June 19, 10:21 PM MST to 10:24 PM MST
Where: Grant County, 5.3 mi W of Shields
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $30,000
Crop damage: $20,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 46.220, -101.240

Crops were damaged by the hail. In addition, house windows were damaged, along with the windows and siding on a camper.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When: June 19, 11:49 PM CST to 11:52 PM CST
Where: Morton County, 0.47 mi W of Mandan Muni Arpt
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 46.770, -100.910

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When: June 19, 11:52 PM CST to 11:55 PM CST
Where: Morton County, Mandan Muni Arpt
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 46.770, -100.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When: June 19, 11:55 PM CST to 11:58 PM CST
Where: Morton County, 0.47 mi W of Mandan Muni Arpt
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 46.770, -100.910

Thunderstorm Wind, Hettinger

When: June 19, 10:59 PM MST to 11:01 PM MST
Where: Hettinger County, 2.76 mi S of Bentley
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 46.290, -102.070

An anchored hopper grain bin was blown over.

Hail, Hettinger

When: June 19, 11:00 PM MST to 11:03 PM MST
Where: Hettinger County, 2.07 mi S of Bentley
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 46.300, -102.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Burleigh

When: June 20, 12:10 AM CST to 12:12 AM CST
Where: Burleigh County, 0.69 mi S of (Bis)bismarck Muni A
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 46.770, -100.750

Hail, Burleigh

When: June 20, 12:12 AM CST to 12:15 AM CST
Where: Burleigh County, 4.17 mi N of Bismarck
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 46.860, -100.780

Hail, Burleigh

When: June 20, 12:17 AM CST to 12:19 AM CST
Where: Burleigh County, 4.17 mi N of Bismarck
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 46.860, -100.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Burleigh

When: June 20, 12:30 AM CST to 12:33 AM CST
Where: Burleigh County, 5.71 mi NNE of Bismarck
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 46.880, -100.740

Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by a NWS Employee.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sheridan

When: June 20, 1:08 AM CST to 1:11 AM CST
Where: Sheridan County, 8.47 mi SSW of Goodrich
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 47.360, -100.200

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1038316, 1038321, 1038323, 1038324, 1038318, 1038325, 1038320, 1038326, 1038322, 1038328, 1038330, 1038331, 1038327, 1038329, 1038334, 1038337, 1038338, 1038340, 1038335, 1038336, 1038341, 1038342, 1038343, 1038344, 1038345.