Thunderstorm Wind — Adams, North Dakota

2024-05-17 · near Haynes, Adams, North Dakota

Event narrative

One inch diameter tree branches were broken.

Wider weather episode

An upper level short-wave trough and a cold front pushed through western and central North Dakota resulting in thunderstorms developing by mid-afternoon. The main threat from these storms was damaging wind gusts, but a few storms produced large hail. The strongest reported wind gust of 70 mph occurred at the Hettinger Airport in Adams County, while the largest hail reported was the size of a half-dollar, which occurred near Burt in Hettinger County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1179888. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.