187
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$10.0M
Property damage
Hail in Nelson County, North Dakota: 187 recorded events between 1971 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #692 nationally and #20 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Nelson County, North Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Nelson County is the 2000s, when 104 of the county's 187 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 Nelson County archive, hail makes up 44.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #692 for this hazard and #20 within North Dakota, putting it in the 77.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Nelson County with 77 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2025 | PETERSBURG | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2025 | ANETA | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 28, 2023 | MAPES | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | MC VILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | PEKIN | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2021 | PEKIN | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 25, 2020 | TOLNA | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2020 | TOLNA | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2020 | TOLNA | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2020 | PELTO | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Nelson County
- Thunderstorm Wind 139
- Tornado 41
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Large hail damaged several sections of corn, wheat, and soybeans from northeastern Dodds Township into north central Williams Township. The hail heavily bruised corn stalks and ears. Some areas had beans stems stripped to the stalk.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Nelson County, North Dakota?
187 hail events are recorded in Nelson County between 1971 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Nelson County?
The strongest hail on record in Nelson County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Nelson 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 Nelson County, North Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-dakota/nelson-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.