North Dakota, 2022

Hail in North Dakota, September 19, 2022

September 19, 2022 · NWS BIS · 5 events in 2 counties and zones

Thunderstorms developed during the morning hours along the intersection of a low level jet and a stationary surface front over southwest and south central North Dakota. A few of these storms became severe producing large hail.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

Thunderstorms developed during the morning hours along the intersection of a low level jet and a stationary surface front over southwest and south central North Dakota. A few of these storms became severe producing large hail. The largest hail reported was half-dollar size and fell in Logan County.

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The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 17 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:15 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Morton

When
September 19, 6:15 AM CST to 6:17 AM CST
Where
Morton County, 2.02 mi WNW of Huff
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
46.630, -100.690

Hail, Logan

When
September 19, 7:15 AM CST to 7:18 AM CST
Where
Logan County, 10.36 mi ENE of Napoleon
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
46.540, -99.560

Hail, Logan

When
September 19, 7:22 AM CST to 7:25 AM CST
Where
Logan County, 13.91 mi NE of Burnstad
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
46.520, -99.410

Hail, Logan

When
September 19, 7:30 AM CST to 7:33 AM CST
Where
Logan County, 11.51 mi WSW of Gackle
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
46.560, -99.350

Hail, Logan

When
September 19, 7:44 AM CST to 7:46 AM CST
Where
Logan County, 6.93 mi S of Gackle
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
46.530, -99.140

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1054553, 1054557, 1054556, 1054555, 1054554.