Storms in North Dakota on May 31, 2018

27 published severe reports across North Dakota on May 31, 2018.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 8. Wind reports: 15. Tornado reports: 4.

The table and map show 27 of 27 reports.

Time	What	Size or Speed	Where	Details
May 31, 2018, 1:43 PM MDT	Tornado		EMERSON	Record May 31, 2018, 1:43 PM MDT. Tornado, EMERSON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754756.
May 31, 2018, 2:00 PM MDT	Wind	60 mph	3 NW MARSHALL	Record May 31, 2018, 2:00 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, 3 NW MARSHALL. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:2da2954562cb019480910e274297318be8cdba53745d2319a7f31b8f1d8e16b6.
May 31, 2018, 2:00 PM MDT	Hail	1.25 in	MARSHALL	Record May 31, 2018, 2:00 PM MDT. Hail, 1.25 in, MARSHALL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754394.
May 31, 2018, 2:00 PM MDT	Wind	60 mph	MARSHALL	Record May 31, 2018, 2:00 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, MARSHALL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754753.
May 31, 2018, 2:30 PM MDT	Hail	1.00 in	DICKINSON	Record May 31, 2018, 2:30 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, DICKINSON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754395.
May 31, 2018, 3:15 PM MDT	Hail	1.00 in	DICKINSON	Record May 31, 2018, 3:15 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, DICKINSON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754396.
May 31, 2018, 5:13 PM CDT	Wind	75 mph	BELCOURT	Record May 31, 2018, 5:13 PM CDT. Wind, 75 mph, BELCOURT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754772.
May 31, 2018, 4:19 PM MDT	Tornado		5 S RICHARDTON	Record May 31, 2018, 4:19 PM MDT. Tornado, 5 S RICHARDTON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:9eb12cf6f71179b3e24d6055eaf3304f7ffd7c9d79e84be631533826e1bb98c0.
May 31, 2018, 4:19 PM MDT	Tornado		RICHARDTON	Record May 31, 2018, 4:19 PM MDT. Tornado, RICHARDTON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754419.
May 31, 2018, 4:20 PM MDT	Hail	1.00 in	NEW ENGLAND	Record May 31, 2018, 4:20 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, NEW ENGLAND. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754397.
May 31, 2018, 4:30 PM MDT	Wind	70 mph	12 ESE LEFOR	Record May 31, 2018, 4:30 PM MDT. Wind, 70 mph, 12 ESE LEFOR. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f8acf14205e5b6910e5d89d1e375d6148126f66b9d44851d87c42d05b7255bb3.
May 31, 2018, 4:30 PM MDT	Wind	70 mph	MOTT	Record May 31, 2018, 4:30 PM MDT. Wind, 70 mph, MOTT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754399.
May 31, 2018, 5:06 PM MDT	Wind	60 mph	LEFOR	Record May 31, 2018, 5:06 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, LEFOR. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:213cd7b510b12a4dca98015f5448b9eb307507d77754ad14808346e40877ae74.
May 31, 2018, 5:06 PM MDT	Wind	60 mph	LEFOR	Record May 31, 2018, 5:06 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, LEFOR. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754400.
May 31, 2018, 5:15 PM MDT	Wind	75 mph	GLEN ULLIN	Record May 31, 2018, 5:15 PM MDT. Wind, 75 mph, GLEN ULLIN. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:10b694baed9057c06e5a11b47f13cc8176580cb8d3db4522128c88d569f499db.
May 31, 2018, 5:15 PM MDT	Wind	75 mph	GLEN ULLIN	Record May 31, 2018, 5:15 PM MDT. Wind, 75 mph, GLEN ULLIN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754401.
May 31, 2018, 5:15 PM MDT	Tornado		GLEN ULLIN	Record May 31, 2018, 5:15 PM MDT. Tornado, GLEN ULLIN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754765.
May 31, 2018, 7:29 PM MDT	Hail	1.00 in	MOTT	Record May 31, 2018, 7:29 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MOTT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754405.
May 31, 2018, 7:29 PM MDT	Wind	100 mph	MOTT	Record May 31, 2018, 7:29 PM MDT. Wind, 100 mph, MOTT. Source: SPC Preliminary Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: spc:a018555f16dee89ffabcd70748511bcc765143e20c0693bb94086c6eedd944c3.
May 31, 2018, 7:31 PM MDT	Hail	1.25 in	MOTT	Record May 31, 2018, 7:31 PM MDT. Hail, 1.25 in, MOTT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754406.
May 31, 2018, 7:31 PM MDT	Wind	125 mph	MOTT	Record May 31, 2018, 7:31 PM MDT. Wind, 125 mph, MOTT. Source: SPC Preliminary Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: spc:2dd4c5c7677c1397f5f1339d7986c43df41301d2f21eeed1f4ecd35bbb7a2890.
May 31, 2018, 7:36 PM MDT	Wind	60 mph	FLASHER	Record May 31, 2018, 7:36 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, FLASHER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:ff0536490b557041dcc9dfa3e358ed7fd95f8fd380fb168613ebe8f4cc165101.
May 31, 2018, 7:36 PM MDT	Wind	60 mph	FLASHER	Record May 31, 2018, 7:36 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, FLASHER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754408.
May 31, 2018, 8:09 PM MDT	Hail	1.00 in	NEW LEIPZIG	Record May 31, 2018, 8:09 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, NEW LEIPZIG. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754754.
May 31, 2018, 8:09 PM MDT	Wind	100 mph	NEW LEIPZIG	Record May 31, 2018, 8:09 PM MDT. Wind, 100 mph, NEW LEIPZIG. Source: SPC Preliminary Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: spc:4ccbf9ea9ca43d1858c2c2678608da42b0d9175fa54c89e244f45c3d35213752.
May 31, 2018, 11:20 PM CDT	Hail	1.00 in	SELFRIDGE	Record May 31, 2018, 11:20 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SELFRIDGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754409.
May 31, 2018, 11:20 PM CDT	Wind	100 mph	1 ENE SELFRIDGE	Record May 31, 2018, 11:20 PM CDT. Wind, 100 mph, 1 ENE SELFRIDGE. Source: SPC Preliminary Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: spc:e9ccd7d261a9348086484364d1bd32ca023d051b10292580afa06e2c1a38683a.

Tornado

May 31, 2018, 1:43 PM MDT

EMERSON
Record
- May 31, 2018, 1:43 PM MDT. Tornado, EMERSON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754756.
Wind, 60 mph

May 31, 2018, 2:00 PM MDT

3 NW MARSHALL
Record
- May 31, 2018, 2:00 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, 3 NW MARSHALL. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:2da2954562cb019480910e274297318be8cdba53745d2319a7f31b8f1d8e16b6.
Hail, 1.25 in

May 31, 2018, 2:00 PM MDT

MARSHALL
Record
- May 31, 2018, 2:00 PM MDT. Hail, 1.25 in, MARSHALL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754394.
Wind, 60 mph

May 31, 2018, 2:00 PM MDT

MARSHALL
Record
- May 31, 2018, 2:00 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, MARSHALL. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754753.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 31, 2018, 2:30 PM MDT

DICKINSON
Record
- May 31, 2018, 2:30 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, DICKINSON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754395.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 31, 2018, 3:15 PM MDT

DICKINSON
Record
- May 31, 2018, 3:15 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, DICKINSON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754396.
Wind, 75 mph

May 31, 2018, 5:13 PM CDT

BELCOURT
Record
- May 31, 2018, 5:13 PM CDT. Wind, 75 mph, BELCOURT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754772.
Tornado

May 31, 2018, 4:19 PM MDT

5 S RICHARDTON
Record
- May 31, 2018, 4:19 PM MDT. Tornado, 5 S RICHARDTON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:9eb12cf6f71179b3e24d6055eaf3304f7ffd7c9d79e84be631533826e1bb98c0.
Tornado

May 31, 2018, 4:19 PM MDT

RICHARDTON
Record
- May 31, 2018, 4:19 PM MDT. Tornado, RICHARDTON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754419.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 31, 2018, 4:20 PM MDT

NEW ENGLAND
Record
- May 31, 2018, 4:20 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, NEW ENGLAND. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754397.
Wind, 70 mph

May 31, 2018, 4:30 PM MDT

12 ESE LEFOR
Record
- May 31, 2018, 4:30 PM MDT. Wind, 70 mph, 12 ESE LEFOR. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f8acf14205e5b6910e5d89d1e375d6148126f66b9d44851d87c42d05b7255bb3.
Wind, 70 mph

May 31, 2018, 4:30 PM MDT

MOTT
Record
- May 31, 2018, 4:30 PM MDT. Wind, 70 mph, MOTT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754399.
Wind, 60 mph

May 31, 2018, 5:06 PM MDT

LEFOR
Record
- May 31, 2018, 5:06 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, LEFOR. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:213cd7b510b12a4dca98015f5448b9eb307507d77754ad14808346e40877ae74.
Wind, 60 mph

May 31, 2018, 5:06 PM MDT

LEFOR
Record
- May 31, 2018, 5:06 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, LEFOR. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754400.
Wind, 75 mph

May 31, 2018, 5:15 PM MDT

GLEN ULLIN
Record
- May 31, 2018, 5:15 PM MDT. Wind, 75 mph, GLEN ULLIN. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:10b694baed9057c06e5a11b47f13cc8176580cb8d3db4522128c88d569f499db.
Wind, 75 mph

May 31, 2018, 5:15 PM MDT

GLEN ULLIN
Record
- May 31, 2018, 5:15 PM MDT. Wind, 75 mph, GLEN ULLIN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754401.
Tornado

May 31, 2018, 5:15 PM MDT

GLEN ULLIN
Record
- May 31, 2018, 5:15 PM MDT. Tornado, GLEN ULLIN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754765.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 31, 2018, 7:29 PM MDT

MOTT
Record
- May 31, 2018, 7:29 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, MOTT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754405.
Wind, 100 mph

May 31, 2018, 7:29 PM MDT

MOTT
Record
- May 31, 2018, 7:29 PM MDT. Wind, 100 mph, MOTT. Source: SPC Preliminary Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: spc:a018555f16dee89ffabcd70748511bcc765143e20c0693bb94086c6eedd944c3.
Hail, 1.25 in

May 31, 2018, 7:31 PM MDT

MOTT
Record
- May 31, 2018, 7:31 PM MDT. Hail, 1.25 in, MOTT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754406.
Wind, 125 mph

May 31, 2018, 7:31 PM MDT

MOTT
Record
- May 31, 2018, 7:31 PM MDT. Wind, 125 mph, MOTT. Source: SPC Preliminary Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: spc:2dd4c5c7677c1397f5f1339d7986c43df41301d2f21eeed1f4ecd35bbb7a2890.
Wind, 60 mph

May 31, 2018, 7:36 PM MDT

FLASHER
Record
- May 31, 2018, 7:36 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, FLASHER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:ff0536490b557041dcc9dfa3e358ed7fd95f8fd380fb168613ebe8f4cc165101.
Wind, 60 mph

May 31, 2018, 7:36 PM MDT

FLASHER
Record
- May 31, 2018, 7:36 PM MDT. Wind, 60 mph, FLASHER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754408.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 31, 2018, 8:09 PM MDT

NEW LEIPZIG
Record
- May 31, 2018, 8:09 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, NEW LEIPZIG. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754754.
Wind, 100 mph

May 31, 2018, 8:09 PM MDT

NEW LEIPZIG
Record
- May 31, 2018, 8:09 PM MDT. Wind, 100 mph, NEW LEIPZIG. Source: SPC Preliminary Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: spc:4ccbf9ea9ca43d1858c2c2678608da42b0d9175fa54c89e244f45c3d35213752.
Hail, 1.00 in

May 31, 2018, 11:20 PM CDT

SELFRIDGE
Record
- May 31, 2018, 11:20 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, SELFRIDGE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:754409.
Wind, 100 mph

May 31, 2018, 11:20 PM CDT

1 ENE SELFRIDGE
Record
- May 31, 2018, 11:20 PM CDT. Wind, 100 mph, 1 ENE SELFRIDGE. Source: SPC Preliminary Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: spc:e9ccd7d261a9348086484364d1bd32ca023d051b10292580afa06e2c1a38683a.

How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.

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