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Hail in North Dakota: reports, history and hardest-hit cities

5,473 hail reports in North Dakota since 2006. The largest stones measured 5 in near Cannon Ball on Jul 14, 2010.

Recent hail in North Dakota

Hail map of North Dakota: the last 12 months

under 1 in1–1.5 in1.75–2.5 in2.75 in and larger

Each dot is one hail report since Sep 30, 2025 (188 reports); hover or tap a dot for the date and size.

Hail days in North Dakota by year

Cities in North Dakota with the most hail

• Bismarck
  76 hail days
• Mandan
  71 hail days
• Lincoln
  69 hail days
• Fargo
  41 hail days
• Grand Forks
  40 hail days
• West Fargo
  40 hail days
• Horace
  39 hail days
• Beulah
  37 hail days
• Minot
  36 hail days
• Williston
  34 hail days
• Jamestown
  28 hail days
• Dickinson
  27 hail days
• Devils Lake
  23 hail days
• Casselton
  22 hail days
• Grafton
  22 hail days
• New Town
  21 hail days
• Stanley
  21 hail days
• Valley City
  21 hail days
• Watford City
  20 hail days
• Wahpeton
  19 hail days
• Minot Air Force Base
  14 hail days
• Rugby
  12 hail days

Counties

• Adams
  96 hail reports
• Barnes
  135 hail reports
• Benson
  136 hail reports
• Billings
  78 hail reports
• Bottineau
  117 hail reports
• Bowman
  104 hail reports
• Burke
  58 hail reports
• Burleigh
  209 hail reports
• Cass
  230 hail reports
• Cavalier
  102 hail reports
• Dickey
  75 hail reports
• Divide
  62 hail reports
• Dunn
  110 hail reports
• Eddy
  73 hail reports
• Emmons
  96 hail reports
• Foster
  46 hail reports
• Golden Valley
  49 hail reports
• Grand Forks
  198 hail reports
• Grant
  130 hail reports
• Griggs
  69 hail reports
• Hettinger
  107 hail reports
• Kidder
  98 hail reports
• La Moure
  70 hail reports
• Logan
  72 hail reports
• Mchenry
  132 hail reports
• Mcintosh
  85 hail reports
• Mckenzie
  147 hail reports
• Mclean
  163 hail reports
• Mercer
  102 hail reports
• Morton
  273 hail reports
• Mountrail
  114 hail reports
• Nelson
  66 hail reports
• Oliver
  59 hail reports
• Pembina
  102 hail reports
• Pierce
  58 hail reports
• Ramsey
  101 hail reports
• Ransom
  72 hail reports
• Renville
  59 hail reports
• Richland
  120 hail reports
• Rolette
  43 hail reports
• Sargent
  69 hail reports
• Sheridan
  34 hail reports
• Sioux
  90 hail reports
• Slope
  58 hail reports
• Stark
  147 hail reports
• Steele
  73 hail reports
• Stutsman
  123 hail reports
• Towner
  83 hail reports
• Traill
  82 hail reports
• Walsh
  92 hail reports
• Ward
  159 hail reports
• Wells
  78 hail reports
• Williams
  165 hail reports