Hail — Emmons, North Dakota

2024-05-23 · near Linton, Emmons, North Dakota

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system over west-central South Dakota lifted a warm front into far southern North Dakota, with thunderstorms developing along and ahead of the front. This was in an area of enhanced instability and strong deep layer shear. Some of the thunderstorms became severe with the main threat being large hail, though a few produced damaging wind gusts. In addition, one storm produced a tornado in Adams County. The tornado touched down in an open field east of Bucyrus and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate and so by National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF Unknown. The largest hail reported was the size of golf balls and fell in Emmons County. The strongest reported wind gust was 60 mph and occurred in Adams County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1180200. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.