Hail & Wind Storms in Grand Forks, ND — Latest Dates and Sizes
Hail and wind activity within ~25 miles of Grand Forks, North Dakota or recorded for its county: the last 12 months from NWS warnings, storm reports, and station measurements, plus official NOAA records back to 2010.
Latest hail and wind near Grand Forks
- Last reported hail (0.75 in.+, screening): July 24, 2026 — 1.50 in. reported 21.1 mi NE of Grand Forks (Angus, Minnesota), NWS Local Storm Report.
- Last wind gust 45 mph+ (screening): September 3, 2026 — 75 mph measured 17.9 mi NE of Grand Forks (6 SW Warren, Minnesota), NWS Local Storm Report.
- 2026 so far: 3 hail days and 16 wind days within 25 miles (days with a storm report or station gust at the screening thresholds; warnings alone never count).
| Date | Largest reported hail | Strongest gust |
|---|---|---|
| September 3, 2026 | — | 75 mph measured (Minnesota) |
| August 24, 2026 | — | 62 mph measured (Minnesota) |
| August 17, 2026 | — | 62 mph measured (Minnesota) |
| July 30, 2026 | — | 57 mph measured |
| July 24, 2026 | 1.50 in. reported (Minnesota) | 66 mph measured (Minnesota) |
| June 10, 2026 | — | 54 mph measured (Minnesota) |
| June 3, 2026 | 1.00 in. reported | — |
| May 14, 2026 | — | 54 mph measured |
| May 12, 2026 | — | 53 mph measured (Minnesota) |
| May 3, 2026 | — | 51 mph measured |
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Grand Forks storm facts
- StormAuditor's analysis of NOAA and National Weather Service records found 91 wind and hail events, NWS warning products included, within 25 miles of Grand Forks, North Dakota (including the parts of Minnesota inside that circle) or recorded for Grand Forks County in the 12 months ending October 7, 2026 (72 wind, 19 hail).
- The strongest gust within 25 miles of Grand Forks in the last 12 months was 75 mph, measured 17.9 mi NE of Grand Forks (6 SW Warren, Minnesota) on September 3, 2026 (NWS Local Storm Report; storm reports and station gusts only, warnings excluded).
- The largest hail reported within 25 miles of Grand Forks in the last 12 months was 1.50 in., 21.1 mi NE of Grand Forks (Angus, Minnesota) on July 24, 2026 (NWS Local Storm Report).
- The busiest day by event count near Grand Forks was December 18, 2025, with 13 events.
- Grand Forks County alone recorded 63 of those wind and hail events (46 wind, 17 hail); the North Dakota page ranks counties by events of every type, floods and Special Weather Statements included.
Grand Forks, North Dakota storm history at a glance (last 12 months)
This free weather history for Grand Forks — home to about 60,000 residents — draws on StormAuditor's consolidated public record: 91 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Grand Forks (including the parts of Minnesota inside that circle) or recorded for Grand Forks County in the trailing 12 months — 72 wind and 19 hail.
Events combine NWS warning products, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements and official NCEI records in one event table. Because they include warnings, and wind covers thunderstorm and non-thunderstorm wind alike, they measure something different from the NCEI entry counts in the history section below; the two are not comparable year to year.
Busiest days near Grand Forks by event count
Ranked by the number of 12-month events, NWS warnings included, so a day with many warnings can outrank a day with larger hail.
- December 18, 2025 — 13 events incl. warnings · 13 wind
- July 24, 2026 — 9 events incl. warnings · 2 wind · 7 hail
- September 3, 2026 — 8 events incl. warnings · 7 wind · 1 hail · storm-date page: 4 storm reports
- May 14, 2026 — 6 events incl. warnings · 6 wind
- February 27, 2026 — 5 events incl. warnings · 5 wind
Storm-day records for Grand Forks
Storm-date pages for the biggest days near Grand Forks: a report or station gust within 25 miles met NWS severe criteria (hail 1.00 in.+ or wind 58 mph+), with at least two separate observations. Not every storm day in the table above has a page. Each page lists the reports, station gusts and a free way to check one address:
How these numbers are counted
The storm numbers on this page are counted in four different ways, plus the free address check. Each answers a different question with its own size cutoffs, area and time span, so compare numbers within one group, not across groups.
- Storm days (latest hail and wind): A day in the last 12 months when at least one report within 25 miles of Grand Forks showed hail 0.75 in. or larger or wind of 45 mph or more (StormAuditor screening thresholds). Reports are NWS storm reports from spotters, the public and officials, plus weather-station gusts, which count from 50 mph. A warning on its own never makes a storm day. The latest and largest hail, the latest and strongest gust, and the storm-day table all use this record. The 25-mile circle around Grand Forks reaches into Minnesota. Values marked with that state's name come from there: they count for Grand Forks but not on the North Dakota state page, which counts reports inside North Dakota only.
- Storm-date pages (NWS severe): A storm-date page is published only when at least one report or station gust within 25 miles of a city met the National Weather Service severe criteria (hail 1.00 in. or larger, or wind 58 mph or more), at least two separate observations were logged, and the day ranks among the most significant. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. Not every storm day gets a page; when one does, the page and the storm-day table show the same largest hail and strongest gust.
- Events (12-month counts): Events count NWS warnings, storm reports (wind 50 mph+, hail 0.75 in.+), station gusts (50 mph+) and NCEI entries within 25 miles of Grand Forks or recorded for Grand Forks County, tornado entries counted as wind. One event is one place on one day, counted separately for hail and for wind. A weather station or storm-report point counts once a day, at that day's highest reading, however many readings it filed; a place with hail and wind on the same day is two events. NWS warnings count once per county per day, and each NCEI entry once per place per day. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. The same report arriving through another feed (SPC or NCEI) is one record. Events measure how busy the area was, not whether a storm hit: one storm can bring warnings and reports from many places, so the busiest days by event count can differ from the storm days.
- NOAA history (since 2010): The official NOAA storm record (NCEI Storm Events) within 25 miles of Grand Forks or in Grand Forks County from January 1, 2010 to the day before the 12-month window starts: hail 0.50 in.+, thunderstorm wind 40 mph+ and tornadoes. It is a separate, older record with its own "storm days" (days with any entry), so its counts are not compared with the 12-month numbers.
- Free Report Snapshot: A free YES/NO estimate for one address, from radar and wind analysis at the property rather than area reports, at the same screening thresholds: hail 0.75 in. or wind 45 mph.
Full method: Methodology and Data Sources.
Grand Forks hail and wind history in NOAA NCEI records, 2010–Oct. 2025
This section covers January 1, 2010 through October 6, 2025. Storms from October 7, 2025 on are in the 12-month summary above, so no date is counted in both.
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 690 NCEI Storm Events entries within 25 miles of Grand Forks or in Grand Forks County for this period, on 146 separate storm days. Thunderstorm wind outnumbers hail here: 379 wind reports against 246 hail reports.
On June 27, 2015, 3.00 in. (teacup size) hail was reported in Grand Forks County — the largest in these records for this area. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in 4 different years of this record, the latest being 2025 through Oct. 6. The strongest measured thunderstorm gust was 92 mph on June 20, 2025 in Grand Forks County. NCEI also lists 65 tornado entries for the area — one entry per county a tornado crossed.
July is the peak month for both hazards, with 42% of all hail reports. None of these NCEI storm days fell in December through February.
The most storm days came in 2010 and 2016, with 13 each; the fewest in a full year was 3, in 2024. Across 2022–2024, the area averaged 7.7 storm days a year, below the 15-year average of 9.1.
- Average: 9.1 storm days a year (2010–2024)
- June and July: 74% of all hail reports
- Most hail reports in one year: 36 in 2016
- Hail of 1 in. or larger reported in 14 of 15 full years (2010–2024)
| Year | Hail reports | Thunderstorm wind reports | Tornado entries | Storm days | Largest hail | Strongest measured gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 1.25 in. | 62 mph |
| 2011 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 1.75 in. | 66 mph |
| 2012 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 1.75 in. | 58 mph |
| 2013 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1.75 in. | — |
| 2014 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1.75 in. | 61 mph |
| 2015 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3.00 in. | 63 mph |
| 2016 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 13 | 2.50 in. | 81 mph |
| 2017 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2.00 in. | 64 mph |
| 2018 | 20 | 48 | 3 | 11 | 1.75 in. | 71 mph |
| 2019 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 1.50 in. | 63 mph |
| 2020 | 18 | 49 | 2 | 12 | 1.75 in. | 74 mph |
| 2021 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 1.75 in. | 63 mph |
| 2022 | 12 | 33 | 2 | 12 | 1.75 in. | 91 mph |
| 2023 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1.00 in. | 79 mph |
| 2024 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | — | 76 mph |
| 2025 through Oct. 6 | 14 | 39 | 13 | 10 | 2.00 in. | 92 mph |
Download this history: CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-history/nd/grand-forks.json (free, open license, cite StormAuditor).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (thunderstorm wind, hail, and tornado entries; hail 0.50 in. or larger, wind 40 mph or more; wind converted from knots).
Grand Forks storm history questions, 2010–Oct. 2025
How big did hail get in Grand Forks, 2010–Oct. 2025?
3.00 in., teacup size, reported on June 27, 2015 in Grand Forks County, per NCEI. Other years with hail of 2 inches or more: 2016, 2017 and 2025 through Oct. 6.
Which year had the most storm days near Grand Forks, 2010–Oct. 2025?
2010 and 2016 tied, with 13 storm days each. The 15-year average is 9.1 storm days.
How many hail reports does Grand Forks see in a typical year?
About 15 hail reports a year (2010–2024 average), with 1-inch or larger hail in 14 of 15 years. Thunderstorm wind averages 23 reports a year.
What month has the most hail near Grand Forks?
July has the most hail reports (103, 2010–Oct. 2025), followed by June (79) and August (33).
What is the strongest measured thunderstorm gust near Grand Forks, 2010–Oct. 2025?
92 mph, measured on June 20, 2025 in Grand Forks County. Only gusts NCEI lists as measured count here; gusts measured on a date and county with a tornado entry, and entries of 120 knots or more (known entry errors), are left out.
Grand Forks hail map and wind map
Researching hail or wind in Grand Forks? The Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer map radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths across North Dakota, including the Grand Forks metro: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and gust bands tracked through Grand Forks County. Both explorers are included with Pro+ and Organization plans.
County-level activity is on the Impact Heatmap (free with an account), and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar (Pro plans and higher).
Free Grand Forks weather report by address
Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection turns on what happened at the property. Three ways to check one Grand Forks address:
- The Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO instantly on estimated wind of 45 mph or more and hail of 0.75 in. or larger (screening thresholds) at the address.
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All values are estimates from public NOAA data under our published methodology (see Limitations).
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Sources: NWS alerts (api.weather.gov) · NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · ASOS/AWOS station gusts via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database · every StormAuditor data source.
Free Grand Forks storm data download
The Grand Forks storm records for the last 12 months download free, free to reuse under the data license: download CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-data/nd/grand-forks.json.
- Coverage: every wind and hail record within about 25 miles of Grand Forks (including the parts of Minnesota inside that circle) or recorded for Grand Forks County, with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts and hail sizes.
- Rows: each source record before consolidation, including every NWS warning product and smaller storm reports, so the row count differs from the event counts above. The file holds North Dakota records only; the counts above also include the neighboring-state records inside the 25-mile circle.
- Statewide files are on the North Dakota storm data page.
Nearby city storm pages:
- Fargo hail & wind history
- Moorhead, MN hail & wind history
- Bismarck hail & wind history
- North Dakota statewide storm data
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Data last refreshed October 7, 2026. Event counts cover wind and hail (warning products, and storm reports from 50 mph or 0.75 in.); flood activity and Special Weather Statements are not counted here.