277
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$380K
Property damage
Hail in McLean County, North Dakota: 277 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #362 nationally and #9 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in McLean County, North Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in McLean County is the 2000s, when 113 of the county's 277 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 McLean County archive, hail makes up 49.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #362 for this hazard and #9 within North Dakota, putting it in the 88.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in McLean County with 93 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2010 | EMMET | 1.75 | 0 | 1 | $45K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2025 | RUSO | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | RUSO | 1.86 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | BENEDICT | 2.4 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | MAX | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | BENEDICT | 2 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | GARRISON | 2.5 | $0 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | BUTTE | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | TURTLE LAKE | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | RAUB | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | ROSEGLEN | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from McLean County
- Thunderstorm Wind 200
- Tornado 47
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
NWS storm survey completed for the tornado in Mclean County produced from the same supercell thunderstorm, revealed a path of crop destruction from near Raub to just south of Emmet. In some cases crop destruction looked to be 100 percent. The storm also produced a tornado and high thunderstorm wind of around 70 mph.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in McLean County, North Dakota?
277 hail events are recorded in McLean County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in McLean County?
The strongest hail on record in McLean County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for McLean 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 McLean County, North Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-dakota/mclean-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.