122
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.7M
Property damage
Hail in Wells County, North Dakota: 122 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #1,183 nationally and #40 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Wells County, North Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Wells County is the 2010s, when 41 of the county's 122 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 Wells County archive, hail makes up 52.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,183 for this hazard and #40 within North Dakota, putting it in the 61.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Wells County with 38 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 12, 2025 | FESSENDEN | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | BREMEN | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | BREMEN | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | CHASELEY | 1.75 | $500K |
| Aug 29, 2024 | HARVEY | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 19, 2023 | FESSENDEN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | HARVEY | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | HARVEY | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 30, 2022 | HURDSFIELD | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | SYKESTON | 1.5 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Wells County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A slow moving supercell thunderstorm dropped very large hail on the Harvey area. House roofs and gutters were damaged throughout the city. Many vehicles were damaged with windshields and back windows shattered. Crops were damaged, though most were expected to rebound as the plants were young enough to do so.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Wells County, North Dakota?
122 hail events are recorded in Wells County between 1963 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Wells County?
The strongest hail on record in Wells County measured 3.5.
Where does the hail data for Wells 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 Wells County, North Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-dakota/wells-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.