Hail, Grant
- When
- July 30, 4:14 AM MST to 4:17 AM MST
- Where
- Grant County, 13.16 mi N of Elgin Muni Arpt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.590, -101.810
Hail in North Dakota, July 30, 2023
Thunderstorms formed during the early morning hours as an upper level short-wave moved into an environment of enhanced instability and strong deep layer shear. Some of these storms became severe over southwest and south central North Dakota, producing large hail.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 formed during the early morning hours as an upper level short-wave moved into an environment of enhanced instability and strong deep layer shear. Some of these storms became severe over southwest and south central North Dakota, producing large hail. The largest hail reported was the size of a golf ball, and fell in Grant County south of Brisbane.
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 83 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:14 UTC.
Event by event
10 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Grant
- When
- July 30, 5:10 AM MST to 5:14 AM MST
- Where
- Grant County, Carson
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.420, -101.570
Hail, Grant
- When
- July 30, 5:12 AM MST to 5:15 AM MST
- Where
- Grant County, 0.48 mi E of Carson
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.420, -101.560
Hail, Stark
- When
- July 30, 5:33 AM MST to 5:35 AM MST
- Where
- Stark County, 0.47 mi E of Richardton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.880, -102.310
Hail, Sioux
- When
- July 30, 6:00 AM MST to 6:03 AM MST
- Where
- Sioux County, 0.84 mi NE of Selfridge
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.040, -100.920
Hail, Grant
- When
- July 30, 6:20 AM MST to 6:23 AM MST
- Where
- Grant County, 14.51 mi N of Elgin Muni Arpt
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.610, -101.830
Hail, Sioux
- When
- July 30, 7:00 AM MST to 7:03 AM MST
- Where
- Sioux County, 2.07 mi N of Selfridge
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.060, -100.930
Hail, Grant
- When
- July 30, 7:24 AM MST to 7:26 AM MST
- Where
- Grant County, 16.59 mi S of Brisbane
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.110, -101.490
Hail, Grant
- When
- July 30, 7:27 AM MST to 7:30 AM MST
- Where
- Grant County, 18.81 mi S of Brisbane
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.080, -101.530
A large garden was destroyed.
Hail, Sioux
- When
- July 30, 7:32 AM MST to 7:36 AM MST
- Where
- Sioux County, 26.86 mi W of Selfridge
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.030, -101.490
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1117293, 1117294, 1117295, 1117296, 1117297, 1117298, 1117299, 1117300, 1117301, 1117302.