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Hail in Oliver County, North Dakota
109 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 109 hail events in Oliver County, North Dakota, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 34 years.
June is the busiest month, with 41 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 54 events against 43 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.1% of the 10,026 hail events recorded in North Dakota; its 15.1 per 100 square miles compares with 14.5 statewide.
34 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 3.50 inches (tea cup size).
Compared with North Dakota
| Measure | Oliver County | North Dakota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 109 | 10,026 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 15.1 | 14.5 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 582.0 | 129.4 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | June | July | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
0Apr
0May
7Jun
41Jul
33Aug
23Sep
4Oct
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
All 109 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Hail | 3.00 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Hail | 3.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2020 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Hail | 2.00 in | $5K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Sep 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Sep 2014 | Hail | 2.75 in | $200K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $60K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2013 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2008 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | $100 | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | $45K | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2000 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 1999 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 1999 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 1999 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 1999 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1996 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 1996 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1991 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1991 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1991 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1991 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1986 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1986 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jul 1986 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1986 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1986 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1981 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1980 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1980 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1977 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1974 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Oliver County had?
109 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 Oliver County?
27 Jun 2025 (Hail, 3.50 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Oliver County?
The hail of 4 Sep 2014, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $200K and crop damage at $100K.
How does Oliver County compare with North Dakota for hail?
15.1 events per 100 square miles against 14.5 statewide; the county holds 109 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.