Hail — Cass, North Dakota

2007-09-21 · near Fargo, Cass, North Dakota

Event narrative

Baseball sized hail fell at the intersection of 19th Street and 33rd Avenue South. The large hail damaged many vehicles and homes.

Wider weather episode

This episode of storms dealt with 4 distinct groupings. The first group of storms began near Nashua in southeast Wilkin County (MN) and tracked to the northeast. The second began near Lake Park in western Becker County (MN) and tracked to the east-northeast. The third began near Enderlin in northern Ransom County (ND) and tracked to the east-northeast. And finally, the fourth group of storms formed near Goodridge in northeast Pennington County (MN) and tracked to the east-northeast. These storms appeared to be elevated too, forming near a tight 850 mb moisture gradient and a 35 to 45 knot low level jet. This event also had upper level jet support too.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 54754. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.