494
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$34.0M
Property damage
Hail in Cass County, North Dakota: 494 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #90 nationally and #1 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Cass County, North Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Cass County is the 2000s, when 163 of the county's 494 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 Cass County archive, hail makes up 43.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #90 for this hazard and #1 within North Dakota, putting it in the 97.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Cass County with 144 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2025 | LEONARD | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | ARGUSVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | ARTHUR | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | ERIE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2025 | CHAFFEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | FARGO | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | FARGO | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | FARGO | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | RIVERSIDE | 1 | $0 |
| May 17, 2024 | PAGE | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Cass County
- Thunderstorm Wind 418
- Tornado 109
- Flash Flood 50
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A two foot deep drift of hail was left next to one home. Hail knocked out several windows at another home. Wind driven (70 mph) hail also damaged an extensive amount of cropland across the Howes, Gill, Eldred, and Walburg Townships.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Cass County, North Dakota?
494 hail events are recorded in Cass County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Cass County?
The strongest hail on record in Cass County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Cass 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 Cass County, North Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-dakota/cass-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.