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Thunderstorm Wind in McHenry County, North Dakota

Thunderstorm Wind July 27, 2025 · McHenry County, North Dakota

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

$15K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The roof of a metal shop was damaged.

The wider storm

An upper level short wave trough approached western and central North Dakota where very strong instability was in place, along with elevated deep layer shear values. Initially, there was a mix of large hail and strong wind gusts, but the wind gusts quickly became the primary threat as the storms pushed through western and central North Dakota. The strongest wind gusts were estimated at 90 mph at two locations. The first was in Dunn County north of Marshall where a garage was destroyed, and the second was in Mercer County east of Twin Buttes where a roof was torn off a mobile home.

Began near Balfour (48.0200, -100.5300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1285369. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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