Thunderstorm Wind, Divide
- When
- July 19, 10:33 PM CST to 10:41 PM CST
- Where
- Divide County, 8.99 mi S of Alkabo
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 48.740, -103.880
Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 19, 2025
Thunderstorms developed over Montana in an area of elevated instability, with some becoming severe. The storms then moved into North Dakota, producing a 73 mph wind gust north of Grenora in Divide County.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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 over Montana in an area of elevated instability, with some becoming severe. The storms then moved into North Dakota, producing a 73 mph wind gust north of Grenora in Divide County.
The radar
The Glasgow radar (KGGW), 211 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:33 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1285195.