64
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$287K
Property damage
Hail in Sheridan County, North Dakota: 64 recorded events between 1966 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #1,968 nationally and #53 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Sheridan County, North Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Sheridan County is the 2000s, when 18 of the county's 64 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 Sheridan County archive, hail makes up 50.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,968 for this hazard and #53 within North Dakota, putting it in the 36.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Sheridan County with 22 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2007 | MCCLUSKY | 1.75 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2025 | MARTIN | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | PICKARDVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | MCCLUSKY | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2024 | GOODRICH | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | MCCLUSKY | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | MCCLUSKY | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2022 | GOODRICH | 2 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2022 | DENHOFF | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 5, 2020 | PICKARDVILLE | 1 | $10K |
| Jul 17, 2020 | MCCLUSKY | 1.75 | $0 |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
One 60 year old female was injured by hail while outside. She heard the severe thunderstorm warning and went outside to secure property in anticipation of the storm. Golf ball size hail fell from a mostly sunny sky, hitting her in the head. She required 8 stiches to her forehead. The large hail was falling miles away from the storm core.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Sheridan County, North Dakota?
64 hail events are recorded in Sheridan County between 1966 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Sheridan County?
The strongest hail on record in Sheridan County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Sheridan 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 Sheridan County, North Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-dakota/sheridan-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.