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Hail in McLean County, North Dakota
281 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
McLean County, North Dakota, has 281 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 51 different years.
July is the busiest month, with 91 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 148 events against 90 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.8% of the 10,026 hail events recorded in North Dakota; its 13.3 per 100 square miles compares with 14.5 statewide.
72 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.50 inches (grapefruit size).
Compared with North Dakota
| Measure | McLean County | North Dakota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 281 | 10,026 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 13.3 | 14.5 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 286.9 | 129.4 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | July | July | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
1Apr
0May
17Jun
83Jul
91Aug
75Sep
13Oct
0Nov
1Dec
0
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
The 189 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 281. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Hail | 2.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Hail | 2.40 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.86 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $20K | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $500K | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.25 in | $20K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | $25K | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jul 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $150K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2014 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2014 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2012 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | $45K | — | — | 1 | County |
| 26 Jul 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $75K | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Hail | 2.75 in | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2008 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2008 | Hail | 2.50 in | $35K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2008 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $50K | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2007 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | $250K | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $4K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | $3K | $5K | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1996 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1995 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1994 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1992 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1992 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1991 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1991 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1990 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1990 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1988 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1987 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1983 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1983 | Hail | 4.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1983 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 1982 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1982 | Hail | 4.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 1982 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1982 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 1981 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1981 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1981 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1981 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1981 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1980 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1980 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1980 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 1979 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1979 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1979 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1977 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1977 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1976 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1976 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1976 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 1976 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1974 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 1973 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1973 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1970 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1969 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1969 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 1969 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1966 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1966 | Hail | 0.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1962 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1955 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has McLean County had?
281 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in McLean County?
29 Jun 2026 (Hail, 2.25 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in McLean County?
The hail of 23 Aug 2022, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $0 and crop damage at $500K.
How does McLean County compare with North Dakota for hail?
13.3 events per 100 square miles against 14.5 statewide; the county holds 281 of the state's 10,026 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.