391
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$20.0M
Property damage
Hail in Grand Forks County, North Dakota: 391 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #176 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Grand Forks County, North Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Grand Forks County is the 2000s, when 177 of the county's 391 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 Grand Forks County archive, hail makes up 38.7% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #176 for this hazard and #3 within North Dakota, putting it in the 94.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Grand Forks County with 120 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 15, 2001 | GRAND FORKS | 2 | 0 | 1 | $10.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2025 | INKSTER | 2 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | INKSTER | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 8, 2025 | MERRIFIELD | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 8, 2025 | MERRIFIELD | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | MANVEL | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | GRAND FORKS | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | MANVEL | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | JOHNSTOWN | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 19, 2022 | MANVEL | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 19, 2022 | (RDR)GRAND FORKS AFB | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Grand Forks County
- Thunderstorm Wind 400
- Tornado 92
- Flash Flood 54
- Funnel Cloud 42
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Grand Forks County, North Dakota?
391 hail events are recorded in Grand Forks County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Grand Forks County?
The strongest hail on record in Grand Forks County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks County, North Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-dakota/grand-forks-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.