Severe Storms Strike Dakotas — Golf Ball-Sized Hail and Winds Up to 80mph

On Sunday evening, the National Weather Service issued several severe thunderstorm alerts for North Dakota and southwest Texas as hazardous supercell storms unleashed golf ball-sized hail and wind gusts reaching 80mph. In North Dakota, storms posed a threat to areas near Bismarck, New Salem, and surrounding Morton County, bringing ping-pong ball-sized hail and 60mph winds strong enough to flip vehicles. Meanwhile, a damaging storm near Fort Stockton in southwest Texas generated 80mph winds, prompting warnings for dangerous flying debris. Meteorologists caution that further severe thunderstorms could occur across the central and northern Plains and into the Upper Midwest through Monday, with large hail and destructive winds being the main concerns.