177
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$70K
Property damage
Hail in Sargent County, North Dakota: 177 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #753 nationally and #23 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Sargent County, North Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Sargent County is the 2000s, when 81 of the county's 177 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 Sargent County archive, hail makes up 49.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #753 for this hazard and #23 within North Dakota, putting it in the 75.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Sargent County with 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2025 | GWINNER ARPT | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | GENESEO | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | CAYUGA | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | BRAMPTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2022 | RUTLAND | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2022 | BRAMPTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2022 | RUTLAND | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2022 | GWINNER ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | RUTLAND | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | HOVING | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Dime to Quarter-sized hail fell across central portions of Brampton Township, along with strong winds. There was a swath that had a width of one quarter to one half mile wide, and extended for around one mile. This swath contained damaged crops, with corn stalks stripped and about 80 percent of the soybeans defoliated.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Sargent County, North Dakota?
177 hail events are recorded in Sargent County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Sargent County?
The strongest hail on record in Sargent County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Sargent 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 Sargent County, North Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-dakota/sargent-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.