Hail, Golden Valley
- When
- June 19, 8:06 PM MST to 8:08 PM MST
- Where
- Golden Valley County, 3.52 mi SE of Golva
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.700, -103.920
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 19 to 20, 2023
Thunderstorms initially formed over Montana in the vicinity of a surface low that gradually lifted northward near the North Dakota and Montana border. The first storms moved into southwest North Dakota, with one becoming severe producing one-inch diameter hail to the southeast of Golva in Golden Valley County.
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 initially formed over Montana in the vicinity of a surface low that gradually lifted northward near the North Dakota and Montana border. The first storms moved into southwest North Dakota, with one becoming severe producing one-inch diameter hail to the southeast of Golva in Golden Valley County. Late that night, additional thunderstorms developed over northwest North Dakota as a low level jet increased over the area. Another storm became severe, producing wind gusts of 77 mph near Ray in Williams County.
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 241 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:06 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Golden Valley
- When
- June 19, 8:13 PM MST to 8:16 PM MST
- Where
- Golden Valley County, 0.69 mi N of Golva
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 46.740, -103.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Williams
- When
- June 20, 2:01 AM CST to 2:03 AM CST
- Where
- Williams County, 3.45 mi N of Ray
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 48.400, -103.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Williams
- When
- June 20, 2:04 AM CST to 2:07 AM CST
- Where
- Williams County, 0.69 mi S of Ray
- Measured
- 67 kt (77 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.340, -103.170
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
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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: 1102387, 1102388, 1102389, 1102390.