North Dakota, 2025

Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 22, 2025

July 22, 2025 · NWS BIS · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

Thunderstorms developed over northern South Dakota and southern North Dakota as a surface low and inverted trough moved through the area. The majority of the severe weather remained over South Dakota, while only one storm became severe over North Dakota.

Where it happened

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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 northern South Dakota and southern North Dakota as a surface low and inverted trough moved through the area. The majority of the severe weather remained over South Dakota, while only one storm became severe over North Dakota. This storm produced one inch diameter hail south of Bismarck in Burleigh County, and 71 mph wind gusts at the Mandan Airport in Morton County.

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 3 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:39 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Burleigh

When
July 22, 12:40 AM CST to 12:43 AM CST
Where
Burleigh County, 2.8 mi S of (Bis)bismarck Muni A
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
46.740, -100.760

Hail, Burleigh

When
July 22, 12:43 AM CST to 12:47 AM CST
Where
Burleigh County, 2.46 mi WSW of (Bis)bismarck Muni A
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
46.770, -100.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Morton

When
July 22, 12:55 AM CST to 12:58 AM CST
Where
Morton County, Mandan Muni Arpt
Measured
62 kt (71 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
46.770, -100.900

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: 1285309, 1285310, 1285311.