Hail in McHenry County, North Dakota

Hail in McHenry County, North Dakota: 197 recorded events between 1975 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #633 nationally and #18 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in McHenry County is the 2000s, when 60 of the county's 197 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 McHenry County archive, hail makes up 55.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #633 for this hazard and #18 within North Dakota, putting it in the 79.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in McHenry County with 76 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 84
• Tornado 42

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many hail events are on record in McHenry County, North Dakota?

197 hail events are recorded in McHenry County between 1975 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in McHenry County?

The strongest hail on record in McHenry County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for McHenry 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.