Thunderstorm Wind in Foster County, North Dakota

Thunderstorm Wind July 26, 2025 · Foster County, North Dakota

81 mph

Estimated gust (70 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A couple of trees were uprooted and a fence was blown over at a park on the north side of Carrington. At CrossRoads Golf Course, multiple tree branches were blown down.

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 Carrington (47.4700, -99.1200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1285327. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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