150
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$200K
Property damage
Hail in Traill County, North Dakota: 150 recorded events between 1957 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #924 nationally and #33 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Traill County, North Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Traill County is the 2000s, when 63 of the county's 150 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 Traill County archive, hail makes up 36.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #924 for this hazard and #33 within North Dakota, putting it in the 70.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Traill County with 48 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 24, 2023 | PORTLAND | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2023 | MAYVILLE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2022 | GREENFIELD | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | HILLSBORO | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 19, 2021 | BUXTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2021 | HATTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2021 | BUXTON | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2021 | REYNOLDS | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2021 | HATTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2021 | HATTON | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Traill County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The Traill County Sheriff reported driving rain and large hail just west of Interstate 29 near Hillsboro. Strong wind gusts also uprooted a few trees and blew a door off a grain elevator. Crop damage also occurred across portions of Norway, Bloomfield, and Hillsboro Townships.
Snowplows were called out to remove the 5 inch deep layer of hail from Interstate 29. The melting hail produced a layer of ground fog, which reduced the visibility to around 100 feet. The hailstorm caused an estimated 30 million dollars in damage to Traill county.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Traill County, North Dakota?
150 hail events are recorded in Traill County between 1957 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Traill County?
The strongest hail on record in Traill County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Traill 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 Traill County, North Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-dakota/traill-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.