North Dakota, 2024

Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, June 15 to 16, 2024

June 15 to 16, 2024 · NWS BIS · 25 events in 14 counties and zones

Thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening hours as a surface trough and upper level short wave trough moved through the area. Some of the storms became severe with the initial threat being large hail, with the largest hail the size of tennis balls in Hettinger County to the west of Lake Tschida.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$391,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
25

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 afternoon and evening hours as a surface trough and upper level short wave trough moved through the area. Some of the storms became severe with the initial threat being large hail, with the largest hail the size of tennis balls in Hettinger County to the west of Lake Tschida. Later in the event, damaging wind gusts became the main concern. The greatest reported damage was in the Turtle Mountains region of north central North Dakota, where a movie drive in restaurant was severely damaged near Lake Metigoshie, and near Belcourt where a home, playground equipment, and trees were damaged.

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 Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 15, 4:45 PM MST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 4:45 PM MST, 30 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 15, 3:06 PM MST, 2 hours 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Bismarck ND
406 PM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024

NDZ033-040-152230-
Stark ND-Slope ND-
406 PM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN SLOPE AND
SOUTHWESTERN STARK COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM MDT...

At 406 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles southwest of South Heart, or 20 miles southwest of Dickinson,
moving northeast at 35 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 hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
South Heart and Dickinson Regional Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4663 10323 4671 10321 4693 10305 4688 10288
      4677 10272 4653 10314
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 226DEG 28KT 4670 10311

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

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Event by event

18 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Slope

When
June 15, 5:15 PM MST to 5:18 PM MST
Where
Slope County, 21.23 mi ENE of Amidon
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
46.630, -102.930

Hail, Stark

When
June 15, 6:28 PM MST to 6:30 PM MST
Where
Stark County, 10.99 mi ESE of Lefor
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
46.630, -102.330

Hail, Grant

When
June 15, 6:30 PM MST to 6:33 PM MST
Where
Grant County, 18.69 mi NNW of Elgin
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
46.650, -102.000

Hail, Hettinger

When
June 15, 6:50 PM MST to 6:54 PM MST
Where
Hettinger County, 16.91 mi NNE of Burt
Measured
2.5 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
46.610, -102.080

Hail, Grant

When
June 15, 7:24 PM MST to 7:27 PM MST
Where
Grant County, 15.47 mi N of Elgin
Measured
1.5 in hail
Property damage
$40,000
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
46.620, -101.910

Hail fell at a campground at Lake Tschida causing damage to campers.

Thunderstorm Wind, McKenzie

When
June 15, 8:05 PM MST to 8:08 PM MST
Where
McKenzie County, 4.92 mi N of Charbonneau
Measured
54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
47.920, -103.790

Thunderstorm Wind, McKenzie

When
June 15, 8:05 PM MST to 8:08 PM MST
Where
McKenzie County, 1.46 mi NNE of Alexander
Measured
72 kt (83 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
47.870, -103.640

Thunderstorm Wind, Williams

When
June 15, 9:32 PM CST to 9:34 PM CST
Where
Williams County, 3.45 mi N of Ray
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
48.400, -103.170

Thunderstorm Wind, McKenzie

When
June 15, 8:40 PM MST to 8:42 PM MST
Where
McKenzie County, 3.11 mi WSW of Arnegard
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
47.800, -103.490

Thunderstorm Wind, McKenzie

When
June 15, 8:45 PM MST to 8:47 PM MST
Where
McKenzie County, 2.07 mi S of Watford City
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
47.770, -103.280

Thunderstorm Wind, McKenzie

When
June 15, 8:53 PM MST to 8:56 PM MST
Where
McKenzie County, 4.73 mi SW of Charlson
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
48.020, -102.940

Thunderstorm Wind, Williams

When
June 15, 10:12 PM CST to 10:15 PM CST
Where
Williams County, 3.45 mi N of Ray
Measured
59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.400, -103.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Williams

When
June 15, 10:27 PM CST to 10:30 PM CST
Where
Williams County, 0.92 mi E of Tioga
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.400, -102.910

Thunderstorm Wind, Williams

When
June 15, 10:35 PM CST to 10:38 PM CST
Where
Williams County, 1.95 mi SE of Tioga
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
48.380, -102.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Mountrail

When
June 15, 10:43 PM CST to 10:45 PM CST
Where
Mountrail County, 7.22 mi ENE of Epworth
Measured
66 kt (76 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
48.150, -102.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Burke

When
June 15, 10:57 PM CST to 10:59 PM CST
Where
Burke County, 8.04 mi SSW of Coteau
Measured
51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
48.650, -102.410

Hail, Renville

When
June 15, 11:00 PM CST to 11:03 PM CST
Where
Renville County, 1.95 mi WSW of Mohall
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.760, -101.540

Thunderstorm Wind, Ward

When
June 15, 11:22 PM CST to 11:24 PM CST
Where
Ward County, 1.46 mi SSE of (Mot)minot Intl Arpt
Measured
65 kt (75 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
48.250, -101.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When
June 15, 11:29 PM CST to 11:31 PM CST
Where
Mercer County, 6.38 mi NNE of Golden Vly
Measured
64 kt (74 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
47.370, -102.040

Thunderstorm Wind, Ward

When
June 15, 11:30 PM CST to 11:42 PM CST
Where
Ward County, 2.05 mi W of Minot to 0.99 mi E of Minot
Measured
61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$75,000
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.236, -101.324

Strong thunderstorm winds in the Minot area downed tree branches and caused some shingle damage.

Hail, Renville

When
June 15, 11:43 PM CST to 11:45 PM CST
Where
Renville County, 6.08 mi WNW of Mohall
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
48.790, -101.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Mercer

When
June 15, 11:46 PM CST to 11:48 PM CST
Where
Mercer County, 7.39 mi WSW of Pick City
Measured
53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
47.470, -101.610

Thunderstorm Wind, Bottineau

When
June 15, 11:59 PM CST to June 16, 12:10 AM CST
Where
Bottineau County, 11.12 mi NNE of Bottineau Arpt
Measured
65 kt (75 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$150,000
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
48.985, -100.352

The Metigoshe Drive In building was severely damaged by thunderstorm wind gusts with the front awning and much of the roof completely torn off.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rolette

When
June 16, 12:32 AM CST to 12:40 AM CST
Where
Rolette County, 1.14 mi NW of Belcourt
Measured
70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$125,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
48.840, -99.750

Strong thunderstorm winds damaged playground equipment, knocked over some trees, severely damaged a home, blew a shed down, and pushed two dumpsters.

Thunderstorm Wind, Burleigh

When
June 16, 1:09 AM CST to 1:15 AM CST
Where
Burleigh County, 5.94 mi NW of Bismarck
Measured
61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
46.860, -100.860

Large tree limbs were blown down.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1193904, 1193905, 1193906, 1193907, 1193909, 1193910, 1193911, 1193915, 1193912, 1193913, 1193914, 1193916, 1193917, 1193918, 1193919, 1193920, 1193921, 1193922, 1193923, 1194061, 1194065, 1194070, 1194086, 1194115, 1194117.