Hail, Wells
- When
- July 18, 7:10 PM CST to 7:12 PM CST
- Where
- Wells County, 3.12 mi NW of Fessenden
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 47.680, -99.670
Hail in North Dakota, July 18, 2023
Thunderstorms developed during the evening hours ahead of an advancing surface trough where ample moisture was present. Two storms became severe, producing one-inch diameter hail.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 evening hours ahead of an advancing surface trough where ample moisture was present. Two storms became severe, producing one-inch diameter hail. In addition, one storm produced a funnel cloud in southeastern Wells County.
The radar
The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:08 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Wells
- When
- July 18, 7:50 PM CST to 7:51 PM CST
- Where
- Wells County, 0.69 mi S of Sykeston
- Reported by
- Storm Chaser
- Coordinates
- 47.460, -99.380
Hail, Foster
- When
- July 18, 8:17 PM CST to 8:21 PM CST
- Where
- Foster County, 3.93 mi SSE of Carrington
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.400, -99.090
Hail, McIntosh
- When
- July 18, 9:40 PM CST to 9:42 PM CST
- Where
- McIntosh County, 4.35 mi NE of Ashley
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.070, -99.300
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1112349, 1112350, 1112352, 1112353.