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Thunderstorm Wind in Adams County, North Dakota

Thunderstorm Wind May 17, 2024 · Adams County, North Dakota

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

One inch diameter tree branches were broken.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Haynes (45.9700, -102.1100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1179888. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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