Hail events in Billings County, North Dakota The hail events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 118 hail events on record for Billings County, North Dakota, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 7 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 40 hail events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Jun 7 2026

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

8 miles E of FAIRFIELD

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

11 miles NNE of FRYBURG

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At MEDORA

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

4 miles WNW of MEDORA

Hail3.00 in, tea cup size

5 miles SW of MEDORA

Jun 20 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

7 miles E of FAIRFIELD

Jun 19 2025

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

8 miles S of FAIRFIELD

Jun 27 2024

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

4 miles SSE of FAIRFIELD

Jun 13 2022

Hail0.75 in, penny size

10 miles NNE of FAIRFIELD

Jul 8 2021

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

10 miles S of FAIRFIELD

Jul 12 2020

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

At MEDORA

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

8 miles S of FAIRFIELD

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

5 miles SW of MEDORA

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

16 miles SSW of SULLY SPGS

Jun 29 2020

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

6 miles WNW of FAIRFIELD

Jun 14 2020

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

At FAIRFIELD

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

4 miles SE of FAIRFIELD

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

4 miles SE of FAIRFIELD

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

4 miles SSE of FAIRFIELD

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

4 miles SSE of FAIRFIELD

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

4 miles SE of FAIRFIELD

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

At FAIRFIELD

Aug 19 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

11 miles SE of FAIRFIELD

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

7 miles SE of FAIRFIELD

Jul 31 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

15 miles S of FRYBURG

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.

Hail events by year

Hail events on record for Billings County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1960s	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970s	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1980s	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	5	10
1990s	2	1	0	0	1	1	3	1	4	3	16
2000s	3	4	3	5	0	4	6	2	3	1	31
2010s	4	0	0	1	7	3	12	3	3	5	38
2020s	12	1	1	0	1	2	5 (part of the year)				22

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan0 events
Feb0 events
Mar0 events
Apr0 events
May4 events
Jun49 events
Jul28 events
Aug27 events
Sep10 events
Oct0 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Billings County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	32
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	40
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	41
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	5
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Billings County beside the total of the counties of North Dakota and of the United States
Measure	Billings	All counties of North Dakota	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	118	10,013	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	10.3	14.5	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	1,235.6	129.2	12.8

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More hail events on record

Hail events on record for Billings County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Injuries	On record for
2 Jun 2019	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	0	County
2 Jun 2019	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
3 Sep 2018	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
21 Jul 2018	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
23 May 2018	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
11 Aug 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
11 Aug 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
13 Jun 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
10 Aug 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
10 Aug 2016	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
10 Aug 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
10 Aug 2016	Hail	2.50 in	$45 thousand	0	County
10 Jul 2016	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
10 Jul 2016	Hail	1.75 in	$350 thousand	0	County
10 Jul 2016	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
10 Jul 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 Jun 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 Jun 2016	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
11 Jun 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
9 Jun 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
5 Sep 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
26 Jul 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
1 Jun 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
3 Sep 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
3 Sep 2014	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
3 Sep 2014	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
3 Sep 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
30 Aug 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
30 Aug 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 May 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
6 Aug 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
9 Sep 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
9 Sep 2010	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
26 Jul 2010	Hail	1.00 in	$20 thousand	0	County
26 Jun 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
5 Jul 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
21 Aug 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
21 Aug 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
24 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 Aug 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
22 Jun 2007	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
23 Aug 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
17 Aug 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
11 Aug 2006	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
30 Jun 2006	Hail	2.25 in	$10 thousand	0	County
30 Jun 2006	Hail	2.25 in	$75 thousand	0	County
14 Jun 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
16 Jul 2005	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
16 Jul 2005	Hail	3.00 in	none	0	County
16 Jul 2005	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
20 May 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
18 Jul 2003	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
18 Jul 2003	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
18 Jul 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
17 Jul 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
11 Jun 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
17 Jul 2002	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
8 Jun 2002	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
8 Jun 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
25 Jul 2001	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
19 Jul 2001	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
9 Jun 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
9 Jun 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
4 Jul 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
4 Jul 2000	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
12 Jun 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
20 Aug 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
20 Aug 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
15 Aug 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
22 Aug 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
22 Aug 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
22 Aug 1998	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
25 Jun 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
10 Jul 1997	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
2 Aug 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
28 Jun 1996	Hail	1.75 in	$525 thousand	3	County
28 Jun 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
6 Jun 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
14 Sep 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
8 Jun 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
26 Jul 1990	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
28 Jun 1990	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
2 Sep 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
30 Aug 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
30 Aug 1989	Hail	3.00 in	none	0	County
28 Jun 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
29 May 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 Jun 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
15 Jun 1984	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
11 Jun 1984	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	County
24 Aug 1983	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
11 Jun 1980	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
18 Jun 1971	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Bismarck, ND (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Billings County, North Dakota". https://countyhazards.com/county/nd/billings/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Billings County?: June has 49 of the 118 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many hail events are on record for North Dakota?: NCEI has 10,026 hail events on record for North Dakota from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Billings County compare with the other counties of North Dakota?: The counties of North Dakota have 14.5 hail events for each 100 square miles. Billings County has 10.3.
How large is the hail on record for Billings County?: 46 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.