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Hail in Stark County, North Dakota
223 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 223 hail events in Stark County, North Dakota, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 52 years.
June is the busiest month, with 72 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 138 events against 54 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 2.2% of the 10,026 hail events recorded in North Dakota; its 16.7 per 100 square miles compares with 14.5 statewide.
77 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 3.00 inches (tea cup size).
Compared with North Dakota
| Measure | Stark County | North Dakota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 223 | 10,026 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 16.7 | 14.5 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 67.5 | 129.4 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | June | July | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
1Apr
0May
14Jun
72Jul
71Aug
45Sep
20Oct
0Nov
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 183 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 223. 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 | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2025 | Hail | 2.25 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Hail | 2.50 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2025 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | $100K | $75K | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $200K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2021 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 2020 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2018 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2018 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Sep 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2017 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2017 | Hail | 2.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2017 | Hail | 2.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2016 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2016 | Hail | 2.75 in | $125K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2016 | Hail | 3.00 in | $100K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2014 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2014 | Hail | 2.75 in | $15K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Aug 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2013 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2012 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2012 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Aug 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2011 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2011 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2010 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2010 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | $75K | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Aug 2010 | Hail | 2.50 in | $200K | $200K | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2010 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2009 | Hail | 1.50 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 1999 | Hail | 3.00 in | $2.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 1999 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1999 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 1998 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 May 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1997 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Aug 1996 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | $8K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Sep 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1990 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1990 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1990 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1990 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1990 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1989 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 1989 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1988 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 1985 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1983 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1982 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 1981 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1981 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1980 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1980 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1979 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 1978 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 1977 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1977 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1977 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 1977 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 1976 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 1972 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1971 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 1971 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Jul 1966 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 1965 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 1964 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Sep 1963 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 1963 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 1963 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1962 | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jul 1962 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1962 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1961 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Stark County had?
223 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 Stark County?
29 Jun 2026 (Hail, 1.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Stark County?
The hail of 15 Aug 1999, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $2.0M.
How does Stark County compare with North Dakota for hail?
16.7 events per 100 square miles against 14.5 statewide; the county holds 223 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.