Funnel Cloud in Ward County, North Dakota

Funnel Cloud September 15, 2025 · Ward County, North Dakota

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

The wider storm

Funnel clouds developed in Ward County near Minot in the afternoon hours as a low pressure system moved through northern North Dakota. Later in the evening thunderstorms moved into southwest North Dakota ahead of a short-wave trough ejecting ahead of an upper level low pressure system over southern Montana. One storm became severe producing 60 mph wind gusts northeast of Bucyrus in Adams County.

Began near (mot)minot Intl Arpt (48.2500, -101.3000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1294377. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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