Thunderstorm Wind — Grant, North Dakota

2025-05-11 · near New Leipzig, Grant, North Dakota

Wider weather episode

A variety of weak short-wave troughs moving through southwest flow aloft combined with a slow moving frontal boundary to produced thunderstorms over parts of western and central North Dakota. The thunderstorms were very short-lived, but were able to produce brief severe wind gusts over southwest North Dakota due to a very dry lower atmosphere. The strongest reported wind gust of 77 mph occurred at the Hettinger Airport in Adams County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1247914. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.