Hail — Ward, North Dakota

1995-08-18 · near Minot, Ward, North Dakota

Event narrative

A severe thunderstorm moved through Ward County in the early morning hours. Hail the size of walnut to grapefruit did extensive damage to crops and property. A camper-bus convention was occuring at the time with extensive damage done to campers ranging in value up to 0.5M. Many wheat crops that were at or near maturity were completely destroyed with no hopes of any harvest.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 10337123. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.