Thunderstorm Wind in Bottineau County, North Dakota

Thunderstorm Wind July 31, 2023 · Bottineau County, North Dakota

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$75K

Crop damage

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The strong thunderstorm winds combined with small hail to strip a nearby corn field down to its stalks.

The wider storm

Surface low pressure from eastern Montana into western North Dakota ushered moisture northward into western and central North Dakota which served as fuel for thunderstorm development. Although forcing for storm development was weak, enough was present to produce a supercell thunderstorm that moved south-southeast through Bottineau County. This storm produced winds that destroyed grain bins and severely damaged crops. Later in the evening additional thunderstorms developed over southwest North Dakota, with one producing ping-pong ball size hail in Bowman County.

Began near Kramer (48.7800, -100.7100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1120464. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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