Powerful T-Storms Drop Heavy Rainfall Over Southern ND

Fiesty Thunderstorms

Not everyone received rain, but a pretty good swath of southern North Dakota received some much-needed rain last evening. Thunderstorms started to develop early last evening in Bowman County in extreme southwest North Dakota, and eventually a line began to form all the way just north of Interstate 94. Those storms then moved to the east and soon turned severe. Several Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued, and about 10 pm these severe storms reached the Bismarck-Mandan metro. They brought winds up to 70 miles per hour, hail up to golf ball-sized, and rainfall over 2 inches in some locations close to the metro.

More Severe Weather Possible Today

We are in a Level 1 threat for severe weather for this afternoon and evening, with the main threats being damaging winds up to 60 miles per hour and golf ball-sized hail. Yesterday, we were in a Level 2 threat.

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Area Rainfall Totals

Here's what we received over the Capital Region and some other North Dakota locations according to the National Weather Service, and rainfall estimates from RainDrop.

Bismarck (NWS) .81

Lincoln 1.55

Mandan 1.28

St. Anthony 1.07

8 miles west of St. Anthony 2.62 (Highest Total in the State)

Moffit .60

McKenzie .93

Menoken .72

Sterling 1.05

Hazelton 1.02

Napoleon .24

2 miles north of Cleveland 2.26

Valley City .70

Jamestown .95

Fargo .33

New Leipzig .28

Regent .66

New England .85

Mott .25