North Dakota Hail Map & Hail Report History
North Dakota's short but intense hail season runs June through August, when fast-moving supercells cross the Red River Valley and the Bismarck and Fargo areas.
Every hail report below comes from official National Weather Service storm reports for North Dakota, covering the last 365 days. Times are Central. Sizes are the measured or estimated stone diameter in inches.
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Open the national mapHail reports, last 365 days
173
41 at 2" or larger
Largest stone
4"
softball near 5 E Horace
Most recent hail
Sep 23, 2026, 18:45
2 Sw South Heart
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Recent North Dakota hail reports
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2.75" hail (tennis ball) — 2 Sw South Heart, Stark County
NOAA report date: Sep 23, 2026Occurred: Sep 23, 2026, 18:45 CTSevere · Social media report of baseball size hail southwest of South Heart. (BIS)
1.25" hail (quarter) — 3 Se Belfield, Stark County
NOAA report date: Sep 23, 2026Occurred: Sep 23, 2026, 18:40 CTDamaging · Social media report of half dollar size hail. (BIS)
1" hail (quarter) — New England, Hettinger County
NOAA report date: Sep 23, 2026Occurred: Sep 23, 2026, 18:07 CTDamaging · COOP observer reported quarter size hail in New England. (BIS)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — 4 Ssw Ruso, Mclean County
NOAA report date: Sep 7, 2026Occurred: Sep 7, 2026, 18:30 CTMajor · Photo relayed from broadcast media. (BIS)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — 5 S Watford City, Mckenzie County
NOAA report date: Sep 6, 2026Occurred: Sep 6, 2026, 19:29 CTMajor · Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (BIS)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — 7 S Watford City, Mckenzie County
NOAA report date: Sep 6, 2026Occurred: Sep 6, 2026, 19:16 CTMajor · Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (BIS)
1.25" hail (quarter) — 11 Nne Alexander, Mckenzie County
NOAA report date: Sep 6, 2026Occurred: Sep 6, 2026, 18:58 CTDamaging · (BIS)
1" hail (quarter) — 4 S Garrison, Mclean County
NOAA report date: Sep 6, 2026Occurred: Sep 6, 2026, 11:34 CTDamaging · Fort Stevenson State Park. (BIS)
1.25" hail (quarter) — Hebron, Morton County
NOAA report date: Sep 6, 2026Occurred: Sep 6, 2026, 10:52 CTDamaging · (BIS)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 6 S Gladstone, Stark County
NOAA report date: Sep 6, 2026Occurred: Sep 6, 2026, 10:00 CTDamaging · Relayed through broadcast media. Estimated size from photos. (BIS)
1" hail (quarter) — 8 Sw Hansboro, Towner County
NOAA report date: Sep 5, 2026Occurred: Sep 5, 2026, 19:10 CTDamaging · Public report of many small hailstones... a few larger quarter sized hailstones mixed in. Very little wind. (FGF)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 1 Nne Rolla, Rolette County
NOAA report date: Sep 5, 2026Occurred: Sep 5, 2026, 18:50 CTDamaging · Relayed through broadcast media of slightly larger than half dollar size hail in Rolla. Time estimated based on radar. (BIS)
1" hail (quarter) — 2 Se Saint John, Rolette County
NOAA report date: Sep 5, 2026Occurred: Sep 5, 2026, 18:48 CTDamaging · Trained spotter called in a report of quarter size hail. (BIS)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — Finley, Steele County
NOAA report date: Sep 3, 2026Occurred: Sep 3, 2026, 12:56 CTDamaging · (FGF)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 3 Nne Simcoe, Mchenry County
NOAA report date: Sep 3, 2026Occurred: Sep 3, 2026, 07:00 CTDamaging · Largest hail size reported. (BIS)
1" hail (quarter) — Williston, Williams County
NOAA report date: Sep 2, 2026Occurred: Sep 3, 2026, 03:40 CTDamaging · Multiple reports of penny to quarter size hail. (BIS)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — 5 Ene Edgeley, Lamoure County
NOAA report date: Aug 24, 2026Occurred: Aug 24, 2026, 21:10 CTMajor · Delayed social media report of golf ball size hail west of LaMoure. (BIS)
1" hail (quarter) — 8 S Lakota, Nelson County
NOAA report date: Aug 24, 2026Occurred: Aug 24, 2026, 20:30 CTDamaging · Corrects previous hail report from 8 S Lakota. Photo of hailstone sent in right next to a quarter. (FGF)
1" hail (quarter) — 8 S Lakota, Nelson County
NOAA report date: Aug 24, 2026Occurred: Aug 24, 2026, 20:20 CTDamaging · Photo of hailstone sent in right next to a quarter. (FGF)
3" hail (baseball) — 1 N Tolna, Nelson County
NOAA report date: Aug 24, 2026Occurred: Aug 24, 2026, 20:07 CTSevere · Photo of a hailstone by a quarter... estimated 3 inches across. (FGF)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — 6 Ne Hamar, Nelson County
NOAA report date: Aug 24, 2026Occurred: Aug 24, 2026, 20:05 CTMajor · Pea to golf ball sized hail lasted ten minutes. Half inch of rain. Brief big gust of wind before the hail... then dead calm. Storm ending at the time of the report. (FGF)
3.25" hail (baseball) — 2 Nw Tolna, Nelson County
NOAA report date: Aug 24, 2026Occurred: Aug 24, 2026, 20:05 CTSevere · Several hailstones in a photo with a ruler. Largest hailstone was over 3 inches in size... with several the size of baseballs. (FGF)
1" hail (quarter) — 10 Wnw Binford, Eddy County
NOAA report date: Aug 24, 2026Occurred: Aug 24, 2026, 19:35 CTDamaging · Mixture of hail sizes... dimes to quarters the largest. 0.22 of an inch of rain as well. No wind or damage to crops that he knew of. (FGF)
1.25" hail (quarter) — 3 W Mchenry, Foster County
NOAA report date: Aug 24, 2026Occurred: Aug 24, 2026, 19:21 CTDamaging · Radar estimated time. (BIS)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 11 Nnw Woodworth, Stutsman County
NOAA report date: Aug 24, 2026Occurred: Aug 24, 2026, 18:24 CTDamaging · Social media report and photo of hail north of Woodworth. Size estimated. Time estimated based on radar. (BIS)
1.25" hail (quarter) — 6 Nw Lake Williams, Kidder County
NOAA report date: Aug 24, 2026Occurred: Aug 24, 2026, 17:46 CTDamaging · Social media report and photo of hail northeast of Robinson. Size estimated. Time estimated based on radar. (BIS)
1" hail (quarter) — Medora, Billings County
NOAA report date: Aug 23, 2026Occurred: Aug 23, 2026, 17:23 CTDamaging · Lots of dimes and nickels... and a few quarters. (BIS)
1.5" hail (ping pong ball) — 4 W Medora, Billings County
NOAA report date: Aug 23, 2026Occurred: Aug 23, 2026, 17:05 CTDamaging · Relayed to NWS by broadcast media partner. Time estimated from radar. (BIS)
2" hail (hen egg) — 5 Se Crystal Springs, Stutsman County
NOAA report date: Aug 11, 2026Occurred: Aug 12, 2026, 00:00 CTMajor · Photo relayed through social media. Time estimated by radar. (BIS)
1" hail (quarter) — 8 N Menoken, Burleigh County
NOAA report date: Aug 11, 2026Occurred: Aug 11, 2026, 23:08 CTDamaging · Mostly pea sized hail with a few nickel to quarter sized mixed in. Hail lasted 16 minutes ending at 1124 pm CDT. Little wind. 0.89 inches of rain. (BIS)
2.75" hail (tennis ball) — 3 W Menoken, Burleigh County
NOAA report date: Aug 11, 2026Occurred: Aug 11, 2026, 22:45 CTSevere · Public social media report and photo of near baseball size hail south of Apple Valley. (BIS)
2.75" hail (tennis ball) — 1 S Menoken, Burleigh County
NOAA report date: Aug 11, 2026Occurred: Aug 11, 2026, 22:35 CTSevere · Social media report and photo of baseball sized hail south of Menoken. (BIS)
2" hail (hen egg) — 4 E Lincoln, Burleigh County
NOAA report date: Aug 11, 2026Occurred: Aug 11, 2026, 22:30 CTMajor · Photo relayed through social media. (BIS)
2" hail (hen egg) — Lincoln, Burleigh County
NOAA report date: Aug 11, 2026Occurred: Aug 11, 2026, 22:29 CTMajor · (BIS)
1" hail (quarter) — 1 Ne Lincoln, Burleigh County
NOAA report date: Aug 11, 2026Occurred: Aug 11, 2026, 22:28 CTDamaging · Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (BIS)
2.5" hail (tennis ball) — 2 S Lincoln, Burleigh County
NOAA report date: Aug 11, 2026Occurred: Aug 11, 2026, 22:23 CTSevere · Multiple reports of large hail in and around Lincoln. Largest around tennis ball sized. (BIS)
1.25" hail (quarter) — Lincoln, Burleigh County
NOAA report date: Aug 11, 2026Occurred: Aug 11, 2026, 22:22 CTDamaging · (BIS)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — 3 W Crown Butte Lake, Morton County
NOAA report date: Aug 11, 2026Occurred: Aug 11, 2026, 22:20 CTMajor · Photo shared by broadcast media. Hail lasted 17 minutes. (BIS)
1.75" hail (golf ball) — 3 E Selfridge, Sioux County
NOAA report date: Aug 11, 2026Occurred: Aug 11, 2026, 21:24 CTMajor · Social media video of hail estimated up to golf ball size. (BIS)
2" hail (hen egg) — 3 N Selfridge, Sioux County
NOAA report date: Aug 11, 2026Occurred: Aug 11, 2026, 21:15 CTMajor · (BIS)
Hardest-hit North Dakota counties
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How to read North Dakota hail sizes
- 1" (quarter) — the NWS severe threshold. Enough to dent soft metal and bruise shingles.
- 1.75" (golf ball) — widespread vehicle dents and the size that usually opens PDR work.
- 2.5"+ (tennis ball and up) — roof fractures, broken glass and full-scale catastrophe deployments.