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Hail in Ward County, North Dakota

Hail August 18, 1995 · Ward County, North Dakota

1.5 in

Hail diameter

Injuries

$40.0M

Damage as recorded

$10.0M

Crop damage

What the National Weather Service wrote

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 10337123. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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