A strong surface low deepened as it moved through North Dakota, leading to high non-thunderstorm wind gusts. By the early afternoon, the strong winds were producing blowing dust and significantly reduced visibility across western North Dakota, with a Blowing Dust Warning and Blowing Dust Advisory issued for much of western and central North Dakota.
Every event with a place to put it; 45 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS BIS wrote it up.
A strong surface low deepened as it moved through North Dakota, leading to high non-thunderstorm wind gusts. By the early afternoon, the strong winds were producing blowing dust and significantly reduced visibility across western North Dakota, with a Blowing Dust Warning and Blowing Dust Advisory issued for much of western and central North Dakota. Visibility was under one quarter of a mile at times. The strongest wind gust reported was 76 mph near Crosby in Divide County.
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 May 14, 8:18 AM CST, 42 minutes earlier.
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
30 high wind, 15 dust storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Tioga AWOS reported wind gusts up to 66 mph. Sustained winds were up to 49 mph.
Williston Airport ASOS reported wind gusts up to 68 mph.
Stanley AWOS reported wind gusts up to 69 mph. Sustained winds were up to 45 mph.
Crosby mesonet reported wind gusts up to 76 mph.
Lostwood mesonet station reported wind gusts up to 66 mph.
NDAWN Little Missouri station reported wind gusts up to 64 mph.
NDAWN station 3 SW Watford City reported wind gusts up to 63 mph.
NDAWN station 5 W New England reported wind gusts up to 60 mph.
Dickinson Airport ASOS reported wind gusts up to 58 mph.
Ray NDAWN station reported wind gusts up to 71 mph.
Grenora NDAWN station reported gusts up to 69 mph.
Fortuna NDAWN station reported wind gusts up to 68 mph.
Columbus NDAWN station reported wind gusts up to 64 mph.
Noonan NDAWN station reported wind gusts up to 63 mph.
Charbonneau NDAWN station reported wind gusts up to 63 mph.
Mohall AWOS reported wind gusts up to 63 mph.
Keene NDAWN station reported wind gusts up to 62 mph.
Shell Lake NDAWN station reported wind gusts up to 62 mph.
Powers Lake NDAWN station reported wind gusts up to 62 mph.
Hofflund NDAWN station reported wind gusts up to 59 mph.
Liberty NDAWN station reported wind gusts up to 59 mph.
Widespread blowing dust with visibility down to a quarter mile.
Widespread blowing dust with visibility down to a quarter mile.
Widespread blowing dust with visibility down to a quarter mile.
Widespread blowing dust with visibility down to a quarter mile.
Widespread blowing dust with visibility down to a quarter mile.
Widespread blowing dust with visibility down to a quarter mile.
Widespread blowing dust with visibility down to a quarter mile.
Widespread blowing dust with visibility down to a quarter mile.
Widespread blowing dust with visibility down to a quarter mile.
Widespread blowing dust with visibility down to a quarter mile.
Widespread blowing dust with visibility down to a quarter mile.
Widespread blowing dust with visibility down to a quarter mile.
Widespread blowing dust with visibility down to a quarter mile.
Widespread blowing dust with visibility down to a quarter mile.
Widespread blowing dust with visibility down to a quarter mile.
Garrison ASOS reported wind gusts up to 67 mph.
Heartland AWOS reported wind gusts up to 63 mph.
Rolla AWOS reported wind gusts up to 61 mph.
Antler AWOS reported wind gusts up to 60 mph.
McHenry County had estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph.
Pierce County had estimated wind gusts up to 60 mph.
Coulee AWOS station reported wind gusts up to 63 mph.
Hartland AWOS station reported wind gusts up to 63 mph.
Minot Airport ASOS reported wind gusts up to 62 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Dakota in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in North Dakota, May 2026
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: 1340112, 1340114, 1340115, 1340116, 1340118, 1340120, 1340124, 1340134, 1340140, 1343844, 1343847, 1343850, 1343860, 1343867, 1343870, 1343872, 1343890, 1343921, 1343923, 1344316, 1344317, 1342353, 1342355, 1342357, 1342358, 1342359, 1342360, 1342361, 1342362, 1342363, 1342364, 1342365, 1342366, 1342368, 1342369, 1342373, 1340117, 1340130, 1340132, 1340138, and more.