Burleigh storm history

Straight line winds pushed through the Copper Ridge subdivision south of Lincoln, and caused extensive damage. Several home were severely damaged, with large sections of shingles blown off roofs, some roof sheathing blown off, blown in garage doors, extensive siding damage, and r…

Torrential downpours with between two and five inches of rain moved through the Bismarck area as a very slow moving thunderstorm passed over. Storm sewer and drainage systems in the city were overwhelmed by the intense rain rates. Many downtown businesses took on water, resulting…

The severe thunderstorm that passed over the Harmon Lake area in Morton County moved into Burleigh County, and produced a swath of ping pong ball to tennis ball size hail as it passed to the north of the city of Bismarck. This storm caused extensive damage to roofs and vehicles.

A slow moving thunderstorm developed to the south of Mandan and rapidly strengthened as it moved into Burleigh County. The storm then gradually moved to the east-southeast passing over Lincoln. This storm caused extensive damage to developments to the south of Bismarck and throug…

This was the first of two storms that produced severe hail over the Bismarck and Lincoln areas of Burleigh County. Initially, quarter to ping pong ball size hail fell just to the northwest of Bismarck, but hail size increased as the storm moved through the city. Many roofs and ve…

A severe thunderstorm struck northern portions of the city of Bismarck around 4:30 AM CDT. Large hail combined with strong wind gusts to cause substantial damage. The largest hail with a diameter of 3.25 inches fell near Legacy High School. Winds of 75 mph combined with large hai…

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Five to twelve inches of heavy wet snow and sleet fell across Burleigh County. The combination of strong winds and the wet snow resulted in damages to electrical utilities, causing power outages across the county. In some areas it took several days to restore power. Preliminary d…

Nickel size to tennis ball size hail combined with 70 mph winds caused extensive and widespread damage in Bismarck. The larger hail fell on the north side of the city where most of the damage occurred. Numerous homes and vehicles damaged. There was damage to siding and roofs, and…

Widespread damage to buildings, downed power lines, uprooted trees, street flooding and water damage to homes.

Bismarck received 17 nches of snow

Bismarck ASOS reported wind gusts to 59 mph.

Long Lake RAWS reported wind gusts to 59 mph.

The tornado touched down in an open field north of Driscoll and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).

The tornado touched down in an open field east of Baldwin and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).

The tornado touched down in an open field north of Arena and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).

The tornado touched down in an open field northwest of Wing and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).

The tornado touched down in an open field southeast of Wilton and impacted no structures. There was no damage to evaluate. By National Weather Service policy the tornado is rated EF-U (Unknown).

This is the first event entry for one tornado that passed through two counties, Burleigh and Sheridan. The tornado touched down in an open field north of Wing and impacted no structures before it ended south of Denhoff. During the time this tornado was on the ground, another torn…

Approximately two to three inches of rain fell in a short period of time, leading to flash flooding. The most notable flash flooding occurred in the Bismarck area. Many vehicles were stalled due to floodwaters along State Street south of the North Dakota State Capitol Building, a…

A five inch diameter cottonwood tree was snapped off near its base.