Thunderstorms tore through the Bismarck area Thursday night, leaving dented cars and broken windows and tree branches in their path.

Jim Fors, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Bismarck, said most of the damage in Bismarck was on the northern side of town, where golfball-size hail fell for 10 minutes combined with wind speeds at 60 miles per hour.

Large hail also fell throughout the rest of the city. The Bismarck Police Department had reports of windows broken out of houses, damage to siding and shingles, trees down and damage to cars. At one point, River Road was completely blocked by trees knocked down by the heavy winds.

Fors said radar also showed a tornado in north central Morton County, but no tornado sightings were reported. Mandan had hail up to 1.75 inches.

"Tomorrow we'll get a break from the weather," Fors said. "But tomorrow night we'll have a slight chance of the same kinds of storms."

The Bismarck Fire Department received a report of a house struck by lightning at 8459 Red Oak Drive. The Metro Area Ambulance responded to check on the man inside the house, who did not sustain injuries.

The Fire Department also took many calls of general damage from the storm throughout the night.

Hail forced the Sleepy Hollow Arts Park at 26th Street and Divide Avenue to cancel the Thursday performance of "Peter Pan."

Susan Lundberg, executive director of the park, said the high winds and hail knocked trees down and punched holes in the plastic chairs set out for the play. She said hail covered the ground of the park, but the storm subsided well before the audience arrived.

"The show will go on," Lundberg said about the performances scheduled for tonight and this weekend.

She said participants will meet at the park at 10 a.m. today to begin cleaning up the damage.

"We just have to roll with the punches as an outdoor theatre," Lundberg said.

Severe weather warnings for Burleigh and Morton counties expired at midnight.