Hail, Williams
- When
- July 25, 5:41 PM CST to 5:44 PM CST
- Where
- Williams County, 0.83 mi SSW of (Isn)sloulin Fld Wil
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.170, -103.660
Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 25 to 26, 2025
Thunderstorms developed over western and central North Dakota as a short-wave trough moved into a highly unstable atmosphere. Although there were reports of large hail, the main concern with these storms were strong wind gusts.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
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 western and central North Dakota as a short-wave trough moved into a highly unstable atmosphere. Although there were reports of large hail, the main concern with these storms were strong wind gusts. The strongest reported wind gust of 84 mph occurred in Williams County to the southeast of Wheelock. The largest hail reported was the size of a ping pong ball, which fell near Williston in Williams County.
The radar
The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 208 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:39 UTC.
Event by event
12 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Williams
- When
- July 25, 5:44 PM CST to 5:47 PM CST
- Where
- Williams County, 0.83 mi SSW of (Isn)sloulin Fld Wil
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 48.170, -103.660
Hail, Williams
- When
- July 25, 6:00 PM CST to 6:03 PM CST
- Where
- Williams County, 1.97 mi WSW of (Isn)sloulin Fld Wil
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.170, -103.690
Hail, Williams
- When
- July 25, 6:11 PM CST to 6:14 PM CST
- Where
- Williams County, 0.46 mi W of Williston
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 48.150, -103.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Williams
- When
- July 25, 6:28 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Williams County, 11.62 mi SSE of Wheelock
- Measured
- 73 kt (84 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 48.160, -103.110
Thunderstorm Wind, Williams
- When
- July 25, 6:39 PM CST to 6:41 PM CST
- Where
- Williams County, 11.21 mi S of Tioga
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 48.240, -102.890
Thunderstorm Wind, Mountrail
- When
- July 25, 7:05 PM CST to 7:07 PM CST
- Where
- Mountrail County, 9.54 mi SSW of Manitou
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 48.200, -102.700
Hail, Mountrail
- When
- July 25, 7:15 PM CST to 7:17 PM CST
- Where
- Mountrail County, 8.34 mi S of Ross
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.200, -102.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Mountrail
- When
- July 25, 7:15 PM CST to 7:18 PM CST
- Where
- Mountrail County, 6.52 mi WNW of Belden
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 48.200, -102.470
Thunderstorm Wind, McKenzie
- When
- July 25, 6:30 PM MST to 6:33 PM MST
- Where
- McKenzie County, 15.19 mi ESE of Charlson
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 47.980, -102.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Hettinger
- When
- July 25, 8:30 PM MST to 8:33 PM MST
- Where
- Hettinger County, 14 mi NNE of Regent
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 46.590, -102.390
Thunderstorm Wind, Morton
- When
- July 25, 10:00 PM CST to 10:03 PM CST
- Where
- Morton County, 0.94 mi W of Hebron
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 46.900, -102.050
Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by the public.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sheridan
- When
- July 25, 11:08 PM CST to 11:10 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan County, 0.47 mi W of Goodrich
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.470, -100.130
Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by the public.
Hail, Ward
- When
- July 26, 12:02 AM CST to 12:05 AM CST
- Where
- Ward County, 2.49 mi SSW of Minot
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 48.200, -101.310
Thunderstorm Wind, Wells
- When
- July 26, 12:18 AM CST to 12:20 AM CST
- Where
- Wells County, 3.34 mi WSW of Sykeston
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.460, -99.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Foster
- When
- July 26, 12:45 AM CST to 12:48 AM CST
- Where
- Foster County, 1.46 mi NNE of Carrington
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.470, -99.120
A couple of trees were uprooted and a fence was blown over at a park on the north side of Carrington. At CrossRoads Golf Course, multiple tree branches were blown down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stutsman
- When
- July 26, 1:15 AM CST to 1:17 AM CST
- Where
- Stutsman County, Kensal
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 47.300, -98.730
Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by the public.
Thunderstorm Wind, Foster
- When
- July 26, 1:25 AM CST to 1:28 AM CST
- Where
- Foster County, 1.16 mi NE of Glenfield
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 47.460, -98.550
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: 1285312, 1285313, 1285314, 1285315, 1285316, 1285318, 1285319, 1285320, 1285321, 1285317, 1285322, 1285323, 1285324, 1285325, 1285326, 1285327, 1285328, 1285329.