Hail — Golden Valley, North Dakota

2023-05-25 · near Sentinel Butte, Golden Valley, North Dakota

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed along a surface trough over western North Dakota, with some of the storms becoming severe. One note of interest with these storms was that the strongest ones exhibited anticyclonic rotation, with multiple splitting storms. The largest hail reported was ping-pong ball size, which fell in far northern McKenzie County, just south of Lake Sakakawea. NWS received no reports of damage from the hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1097617. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.