HailEvidence → hail history by county → North Dakota → Benson County
Hail dates in Benson County, North Dakota
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Benson County on 32 days since 2016 (56 separate reports, 49 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.75" (baseball) on July 17, 2020; the most recent hail was June 29, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Benson County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Report of quarter size hail. |
| 2025-09-12 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Social media report - Time estimated via radar. Handful of nickel to quarter sized hail with one larger stone of at least half dollar size. |
| 2025-07-09 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Report relayed through social media. Time estimated by radar. |
| 2024-07-22 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 5 | Half dollar to ping pong ball sized hail. Covered 15 to 20% of the ground. |
| 2023-10-03 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | Trained Spotter reports 1.5 inch hail 4 miles SW of Oberon, ND. |
| 2022-07-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Received a public report of hail to at least the size of quarters, with some larger. |
| 2022-06-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Dime to quarter size hail and very heavy rain was reported. Periods of hail off and on for 20 minutes. |
| 2022-06-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Dime to quarter-sized hail was reported as covering the ground. |
| 2021-08-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Received a public report of dime to quarter-sized hail that fell off and on for about 5 minutes. |
| 2020-08-09 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | The hail was mainly pea to penny sized. |
| 2020-07-17 | 2.75" (baseball) | 1 | — |
| 2020-06-30 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2020-04-24 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | The hail fell along highway 2, just west of highway 281. |
| 2019-09-20 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Video from a NDAWN mesonet site showed hail the size of quarters. |
| 2019-08-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-06-29 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Strong winds and torrential rain accompanied the hail. |
| 2018-09-06 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Small hail nearly covered the ground. |
| 2018-06-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Pea to quarter sized hail fell. |
| 2018-06-14 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Some crop damage was noted across northeast Riggin Township. |
| 2017-09-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-07-21 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | The large hail was accompanied by very strong winds, which were estimated to be 50 mph or greater. |
| 2017-06-09 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 5 | Pea to nickel sized hail covered the ground. A wall cloud was also visible to the south from this location around 730 pm CDT. |
| 2017-06-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | Very heavy rain was accompanied by a lot of dime to quarter sized hail. |
| 2016-10-03 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2016-08-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter sized hail was reported along with heavy rain. |
| 2016-07-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2016-07-09 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 4 | A lot of two inch diameter hailstones covered the ground, but a few larger hailstones were also found. |
| 2016-07-04 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 6 | Hail covered the ground. |
| 2016-06-19 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Quarter to ping pong ball sized hail fell. |
| 2016-06-17 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 2 | The hail ranged from 2 to 2.5 inches. |
| 2016-06-12 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | The storm also dropped 1.10 inches of rain. |
| 2016-06-03 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2024 | 1 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2017 | 4 | 12 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2016 | 9 | 18 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
Damaging wind in Benson County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 66 reports since 2016, strongest 119 mph. 6 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-09 | 119 mph | 3 | The gust was measured by mobile mesonet equipment. |
| 2017-06-02 | 110 mph | 1 | A deputy reported 18 to 20 power poles snapped along the highway west of Minnewauken. An accompanying photo showed a damage pattern assoc… |
| 2020-07-17 | 101 mph | 5 | The wind gust was measured by a RWIS mesonet sensor along highway 2. |
| 2016-06-17 | 90 mph | 4 | Roofing and siding was torn off of two trailer homes. |
| 2022-07-22 | 87 mph | 8 | Peak wind was measured at an RWIS station along US Highway 2. |
| 2018-06-29 | 81 mph | 3 | Tree and roof damage was reported in Oberon. A few cottonwood trees were blown down in shelterbelts across Oberon Township. |
| 2021-06-06 | 78 mph | 4 | This wind gust was reported by a ND DOT sensor. |
| 2022-06-20 | 75 mph | 3 | A mile-long stretch of power poles were snapped along east to west running Hwy 19 in central Eldon Township. Time estimated based on powe… |
Was hail recorded at your Benson County address? Check free
Type a street address — or just a ZIP code. We measure it
against every hail event the National Weather Service recorded in the last 10 years and show you
how many fall within 1, 3 and 10 miles — free, instantly, nothing stored. Rural property with no street
address? Enter coordinates as 44.05, -107.31.
Address lookup by the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder. Records: NOAA NCEI Storm Events (final) plus SPC preliminary reports for storms newer than the latest compile — see methodology.
Need it in writing for a claim?
The verification report lists every NWS hail (and, in the extended version, wind and tornado) record within 1, 3 and 10 miles of one address, each linked to its official source, with the disputed date called out in plain English. Adjusters can verify every line.
10-year hail history for one address + the disputed-date finding.
15-year window, wind & tornado records, plus a drafted claim-appeal letter.
Questions
What date did hail last hit Benson County?
June 29, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.75" (baseball) on July 17, 2020.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
Nearby counties
Pierce County, ND (27 mi) · Ramsey County, ND (30 mi) · Wells County, ND (35 mi) · Eddy County, ND (35 mi) · Towner County, ND (37 mi) · Foster County, ND (47 mi) · Rolette County, ND (48 mi) · Nelson County, ND (55 mi)
See also: North Dakota hail history by city · all counties