North Dakota, 2025

Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 29, 2025

July 29, 2025 · NWS BIS · 5 events in 2 counties and zones

An isolated supercell thunderstorm developed along an outflow boundary in a moderately unstable atmosphere. The storm became severe, briefly producing very strong winds estimated at 100 mph to the southeast of Charlson in McKenzie County.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$145,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

An isolated supercell thunderstorm developed along an outflow boundary in a moderately unstable atmosphere. The storm became severe, briefly producing very strong winds estimated at 100 mph to the southeast of Charlson in McKenzie County. In this area a single wide manufactured home was blown off its cinder block foundation, displaced approximately 50 to 60 feet, and completely destroyed. A livestock trailer was flipped onto its roof, a metal storage container was shifted and tipped onto its side and a large dumpster was blown approximately 100 feet. Nearby several panels of a metal industrial building roof were displaced or blown off, and a camper was tipped on its side. Thereafter, the only other severe report was for one-inch diameter hail to the south of Four Bears Lodge.

The radar

The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 148 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:32 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, McKenzie

When
July 29, 2:30 PM MST to 2:33 PM MST
Where
McKenzie County, 8.03 mi SE of Charlson
Measured
87 kt (100 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
47.980, -102.760

A single wide manufactured home was blown off its cinder block foundation, displaced approximately 50 to 60 feet, and completely destroyed. A livestock trailer was flipped onto its roof, a metal storage container was shifted and tipped onto its side and a large dumpster was blown approximately 100 feet.

Thunderstorm Wind, McKenzie

When
July 29, 2:30 PM MST to 2:35 PM MST
Where
McKenzie County, 7.48 mi SE of Charlson
Measured
61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
47.980, -102.780

A pull-behind camper was tipped onto its side.

Thunderstorm Wind, McKenzie

When
July 29, 2:30 PM MST to 2:35 PM MST
Where
McKenzie County, 7.23 mi SSE of Charlson
Measured
70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
47.980, -102.790

Several panels on the roof of a metal industrial building were displaced, and a couple were completely blown off.

Hail, Mountrail

When
July 29, 3:55 PM CST to 3:57 PM CST
Where
Mountrail County, 9.03 mi S of Sanish
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
47.850, -102.590

Funnel Cloud, Mountrail

When
July 29, 4:05 PM CST to 4:07 PM CST
Where
Mountrail County, 12.51 mi S of Sanish
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
47.800, -102.540

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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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: 1285438, 1285439, 1285440, 1285441, 1285442.