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Hail in Morton County, North Dakota
424 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.
NCEI records 424 hail events in Morton County, North Dakota, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 53 years.
June is the busiest month, with 133 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 250 events against 128 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 4.2% of the 10,026 hail events recorded in North Dakota; its 22.0 per 100 square miles compares with 14.5 statewide.
145 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.00 inches (softball size).
Compared with North Dakota
| Measure | Morton County | North Dakota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 424 | 10,026 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 22.0 | 14.5 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 126.1 | 129.4 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | June | July | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
1Apr
1May
31Jun
133Jul
132Aug
112Sep
13Oct
1Nov
0Dec
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 179 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 424. 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 | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2025 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2024 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2024 | Hail | 4.00 in | $125K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 2024 | Hail | 3.00 in | $300K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2022 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2022 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $150K | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2022 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | $125K | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Hail | 2.75 in | $400K | $750K | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Hail | 2.75 in | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Hail | 2.25 in | — | $50K | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2021 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Mar 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $10K | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | $25K | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | $120K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2019 | Hail | 1.25 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2017 | Hail | 2.75 in | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2017 | Hail | 2.00 in | $40K | $15K | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2016 | Hail | 2.50 in | $150K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2016 | Hail | 2.50 in | $50K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2016 | Hail | 3.00 in | $50K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2016 | Hail | 2.00 in | $250K | $25K | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2016 | Hail | 2.00 in | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $20K | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.50 in | $250K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2015 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | $45K | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | $180K | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2011 | Hail | 2.50 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2010 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | $100K | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2010 | Hail | 2.75 in | $50K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $7K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $10K | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Hail | 2.75 in | $40K | $40K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | $35K | $125K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | $40K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2006 | Hail | 2.50 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2001 | Hail | 2.75 in | $113M | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | $50K | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1986 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 1985 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 1985 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 1981 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 1981 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1981 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1981 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Aug 1980 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 1980 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Aug 1980 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1980 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1978 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 1978 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 1978 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 1978 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1977 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1975 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 1975 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 1974 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1974 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 1973 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 1973 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 1973 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1968 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1965 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 1965 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 1962 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1962 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 1959 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Morton County had?
424 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 Morton County?
29 Jun 2026 (Hail, 2.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Morton County?
The hail of 9 Jun 2001, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $113M.
How does Morton County compare with North Dakota for hail?
22.0 events per 100 square miles against 14.5 statewide; the county holds 424 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.