331
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$50K
Property damage
Hail in Barnes County, North Dakota: 331 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #250 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Barnes County, North Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Barnes County is the 2000s, when 112 of the county's 331 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Barnes County archive, hail makes up 54.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #250 for this hazard and #4 within North Dakota, putting it in the 91.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Barnes County with 99 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2025 | VALLEY CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | SIBLEY | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | SIBLEY | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | VALLEY CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | LITCHVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| May 17, 2024 | PILLSBURY | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2022 | LITCHVILLE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2022 | NOME | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2022 | KATHRYN | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2022 | HASTINGS | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Barnes County
- Thunderstorm Wind 171
- Tornado 66
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A swath of large hail swept across the southwestern portions Greenland Township, extending from southeastern Stutsman County into northcentral Dickey County. Reports state that hail ranged from dime to nearly golf ball size and did produce some vegetation damage.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Barnes County, North Dakota?
331 hail events are recorded in Barnes County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Barnes County?
The strongest hail on record in Barnes County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Barnes County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Barnes County, North Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-dakota/barnes-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.