North Dakota, 2023

Hail in North Dakota, June 27, 2023

June 27, 2023 · NWS FGF · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Storms dropped quarter sized hail in Northeastern North Dakota in the afternoon and evening of June 27th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 FGF wrote it up.

Storms dropped quarter sized hail in Northeastern North Dakota in the afternoon and evening of June 27th.

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 Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 27, 1:46 PM CST, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 1:46 PM CST, 3 hours 29 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 27, 11:38 AM CST, 5 hours 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1238 PM CDT Tue Jun 27 2023

MNZ006-271830-
Lake Of The Woods MN-
1238 PM CDT Tue Jun 27 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Lake of the
Woods County through 130 PM CDT...

At 1238 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Zippel Bay State Park, or 41 miles east of Roseau, moving northeast
at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Wheelers Point, Birch Beach and Zippel Bay State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4887 9469 4884 9470 4883 9471 4881 9470
      4877 9487 4893 9499 4905 9473 4888 9468
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 244DEG 10KT 4888 9486

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Lynch
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 11:39 AM CST, 5 hours 36 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
1239 PM CDT Tue Jun 27 2023

MNZ006-009-271830-
North Beltrami MN-Lake Of The Woods MN-
1239 PM CDT Tue Jun 27 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Beltrami and south central Lake of the Woods Counties through 130 PM
CDT...

At 1239 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles south of Oaks Corner, or 53 miles north of Bemidji, moving
northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Northwestern Upper Red Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4814 9499 4830 9510 4847 9473 4823 9456
TIME...MOT...LOC 1739Z 244DEG 10KT 4826 9495

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Lynch
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 12:14 PM CST, 5 hours 1 minute before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
114 PM CDT Tue Jun 27 2023

MNZ005-006-271845-
Roseau MN-Lake Of The Woods MN-
114 PM CDT Tue Jun 27 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Roseau
and west central Lake of the Woods Counties through 145 PM CDT...

At 113 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Swift, or 23 miles east of Roseau, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Arnesen, Roosevelt, Swift and Williams.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4873 9520 4883 9536 4900 9511 4880 9482
TIME...MOT...LOC 1813Z 234DEG 11KT 4881 9524

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

JR
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 12:18 PM CST, 4 hours 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
118 PM CDT Tue Jun 27 2023

MNZ005-271915-
Roseau MN-
118 PM CDT Tue Jun 27 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Roseau
County through 215 PM CDT...

At 117 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Salol, or near Roseau, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Salol and Warroad.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4886 9529 4879 9561 4888 9575 4900 9562
      4900 9544
TIME...MOT...LOC 1817Z 234DEG 11KT 4887 9565

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

JR
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 12:26 PM CST, 4 hours 49 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
126 PM CDT Tue Jun 27 2023

MNZ006-009-271930-
North Beltrami MN-Lake Of The Woods MN-
126 PM CDT Tue Jun 27 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central
Beltrami and south central Lake of the Woods Counties through 230 PM
CDT...

At 125 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles south of Oaks Corner, or 51 miles southeast of Roseau, moving
northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Oaks Corner.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4818 9501 4828 9513 4851 9502 4838 9456
TIME...MOT...LOC 1825Z 215DEG 9KT 4831 9498

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

JR
Special weather statement, Jun 27, 1:13 PM CST, 4 hours 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
213 PM CDT Tue Jun 27 2023

MNZ006-271945-
Lake Of The Woods MN-
213 PM CDT Tue Jun 27 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Lake of
the Woods County through 245 PM CDT...

At 212 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Arnesen, or 33 miles east of Roseau, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Arnesen, Lude, Birch Beach, Long Point and Garden Island State
Recreation Area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If on or near Lake of the Woods, get out of the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to
10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

&&

LAT...LON 4912 9477 4909 9475 4894 9470 4893 9517
      4900 9518 4900 9515 4913 9515 4927 9484
TIME...MOT...LOC 1912Z 264DEG 13KT 4903 9507

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

JR

The radar

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:15 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Towner

When
June 27, 5:15 PM CST to 5:20 PM CST
Where
Towner County, 1.54 mi ESE of Cando
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.470, -99.170

Public reports quarter sized hail mixed in with smaller stones in Cando. Brief duration.

Hail, Nelson

When
June 27, 7:00 PM CST to 7:25 PM CST
Where
Nelson County, 1.55 mi WNW of Mapes
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.040, -98.250

Public reports 20 minutes of quarter sized hail. Also reports crop damage occurred with 100% loss.

What these are

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

More

Every storm in North Dakota in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, June 2023

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: 1111445, 1111448.