114
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$2.1M
Property damage
Hail in Logan County, North Dakota: 114 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #1,265 nationally and #43 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Logan County, North Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Logan County is the 2000s, when 34 of the county's 114 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 Logan County archive, hail makes up 59.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,265 for this hazard and #43 within North Dakota, putting it in the 59.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Logan County with 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 1998 | GACKLE | 3 | 0 | 1 | $20K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2025 | BURNSTAD | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | BURNSTAD | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2024 | BURNSTAD | 1 | $0 |
| May 23, 2024 | BURNSTAD | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2023 | LEHR | 1.25 | $0 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | GACKLE | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | GACKLE | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | BURNSTAD | 1.25 | $0 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | NAPOLEON | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2022 | NAPOLEON | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Logan County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Multiple reports from various sources of large hail over north central and northeast Logan County, including in the city of Napoleon. Most of the hail was 1.50 to 2.50 inches in diameter. The largest stones were 3.50 inches diameter from 4 miles northeast of Napoleon to 8 miles northeast of Napoleon, and in the area 17 miles east of Napoleon. The swath of hail damage to crops was a few miles wide in spots. Reports came from law enforcement, newspapers, emergency management, weather spotters, and the public. The same supercell storm produced two tornadoes in Logan County on August 26.
Hail swath 2 miles wide from 2 miles SW Napoleon to 10 miles E Napoleon. Hail was piled a foot deep in places. Major damage to windows and roofs. Hail was being reported in real time by trained spotters. Hail path and swath was determined from newspaper articles. Crop damage included 250 acres of corn.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Logan County, North Dakota?
114 hail events are recorded in Logan County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Logan County?
The strongest hail on record in Logan County measured 3.5.
Where does the hail data for Logan 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 Logan County, North Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-dakota/logan-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.