HAIL

Powerful storms rumble through much of Minnesota

Powerful thunderstorms rumbled through Minnesota on Sunday and Sunday night, pounding communities in the west and south of the state with strong wind and hail, damaging homes and cutting power in some areas.

By Associated Press , June 18, 2012

Hail damages crops near ND town of Prosper

Farmers near the rural Cass County town of Prosper were looking for moisture, but not in the form of large hail. WDAY television reports that growers just north of Prosper found corn fields stripped and shredded and soybean plants flattened by hail chunks. Grain fields looked like they escaped the heavy artillery at first glance, but closer inspection revealed broken stalks.

By Associated Press , June 09, 2012

NWS issues tornado warnings Sunday; storms drop some hail

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning Sunday evening in Kittson and Marshall counties in northwest Minnesota and Pembina and Walsh counties in northeast North Dakota.

By Herald Staff Report , June 03, 2012

Storm drops hail in south Grand Forks; Cooperstown, N.D., gets heavy rain

A briefly intense thunderstorm dropped hail around 5:30 p.m. Thursday on the south end of Grand Forks but spared the rest of the Grand Cities.

By Herald staff report , August 23, 2011

Brief storm drops hail in southern Grand Forks; Cooperstown gets heavy rain

A briefly intense thunderstorm dropped hail around 5:30 p.m. Thursday on the south end of Grand Forks but spared the rest of the city.

By Herald staff report , August 12, 2011

Storms drop hail, damage trees in area

Thunderstorms dumped hail Sunday night in Emerado and Grand Forks and damaged trees in Marshall and Polk counties of northwest Minnesota, the Naitonal Weather Service reported.

By Herald Staff Report , July 25, 2011

Thunderstorm watch for eastern North Dakota until 10 p.m.

UPDATED at 8:15 p.m.: A tornado warning in effect for a big swath of northwest Minnesota until 8 p.m. today, expired with no reports of actual tornadoes. The warning included west-central Beltrami County, northwest Clearwater County, southeastern Marshall County, eastern Pennington County and east-central Polk county. Meanwhile, a severe thunderstorm watch for most of eastern North Dakota, from Grand Forks to Fargo, Harvey and Lisbon, continues until 10 p.m. The National Weather Service says radar showed at 7:04 p.m. a severe thunderstorm, capable of producing a tornado, six miles west of Espelie, Minn., or 19 miles northeast of Thief River Falls, moving southeast at 30 mph. People in the general path of this storm should seek cover, abandon cars or trailer homes and seek sturdier shelters, according to the weather service. Hail up to 1.75 inch in diameter fell near Larimore, N.D., late this afternoon as a thunderstorm moved from west to east through the area. A severe thunderstorm watch for southern Grand Forks County remains in effect until 8 p.m., according to the National Weather Service office in Grand Forks.

By Stephen J. Lee , July 24, 2011

WEATHER: Public reports 2-inch 'jagged, spikey' hail in Marshall County

UPDATED 6:25 P.M.
The National Weather Service website includes a public report tonight of "very jagged and spikey" hail measuring an estimated two inches about 10 miles northwest of Gatzke, Minn., in Marshall County.

By Herald Staff Report , August 17, 2010

ALL HAIL: S.D. 8-inch, 1-pound hailstone sets U.S. record

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says a giant hailstone that fell in central South Dakota has broken U.S. records, even though the man who found it says it melted somewhat while waiting to be evaluated.

By Associated Press , July 31, 2010

8-inch hailstone? S.D. storm might have produced world record

The chunk of ice was found by a ranch hand near the town of Vivian on Friday night. It unofficially measured 8 inches in diameter with an 18.5-inch circumference.

By Associated Press , July 27, 2010

AROUND NORTH DAKOTA: Weiler's charge dismissed ... Dairy plans move slowly ... Hail damages homes, vehicles ... more

A judge has dismissed an assault charge against a North Dakota lawmaker whose wife accused him of punching her. South Central District Judge Donald Jorgensen ordered the case against Bismarck state Rep. Dave Weiler dismissed Friday.

By Associated Press , July 17, 2010

Nasty storms stay southeast, southwest of Grand Forks area

UPDATED 12:15 A.M.
Severe thunderstorms, funnel clouds and tornadoes exploded onto the scene this afternoon and evening. but they were well southwest and southeast of the Grand Forks area.

By Dale Stensgaard , July 10, 2010

Weather could be rough later today

By Herald Staff Report , June 26, 2010

More warnings, watches follow severe weather trend

Severe weather was the norm again Thursday for the Grand Forks area. Parts of Grand Forks and Walsh counties were in a tornado warning in the late afternoon as several storm systems moved through the region, dropping rain, and in some areas, hail. By 5 p.m., the tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings had expired. Most of the northern Red River region was in a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m. Thursday.

By Herald staff reports , June 24, 2010

Storms drop hail, prompt warnings in North Dakota, Minnesota

Disturbances in the upper atmosphere gave rise to storms Saturday afternoon and evening in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota.

By Dale Stensgaard , June 05, 2010