Hail in Ward County, North Dakota

Hail July 26, 2025 · Ward County, North Dakota

1.5 in

Hail diameter

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

The wider storm

Thunderstorms developed over western and central North Dakota as a short-wave trough moved into a highly unstable atmosphere. Although there were reports of large hail, the main concern with these storms were strong wind gusts. The strongest reported wind gust of 84 mph occurred in Williams County to the southeast of Wheelock. The largest hail reported was the size of a ping pong ball, which fell near Williston in Williams County.

Began near Minot (48.2000, -101.3100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1285325. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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