93
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$460K
Property damage
Hail in Pierce County, North Dakota: 93 recorded events between 1973 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,525 nationally and #50 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Pierce County, North Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Pierce County is the 2010s, when 28 of the county's 93 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 Pierce County archive, hail makes up 50.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,525 for this hazard and #50 within North Dakota, putting it in the 50.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Pierce County with 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2025 | WOLFORD | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | ORRIN | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | ORRIN | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | RUGBY | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 21, 2023 | SELZ | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2023 | WOLFORD | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2022 | SELZ | 1.5 | $0 |
| Aug 9, 2020 | ORRIN | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2020 | WOLFORD | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2020 | RUGBY | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Pierce County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Large hail occurred in the city of Rugby, with the largest hail falling near the intersection of US Highway 2 and ND Highway 3 on the south end of town. Damage occurred to structures and automobiles, and south of town to crops.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Pierce County, North Dakota?
93 hail events are recorded in Pierce County between 1973 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Pierce County?
The strongest hail on record in Pierce County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Pierce 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 Pierce County, North Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-dakota/pierce-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.