Thunderstorm Wind — Emmons, North Dakota

2024-05-19 · near Westfield, Emmons, North Dakota

Event narrative

Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by the public.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms developed over southern parts of North Dakota as an inverted surface trough and a warm front lifted into the area. A couple of the thunderstorms became severe with large hail as the main threat, though one thunderstorm did produce estimated 60 mph wind gusts near Westfield in Emmons County. The large hail reports were all in Sioux County, with the largest report being the size of golf balls near Porcupine.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1179915. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.