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Bismarck hail season 2008
11 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 6 storm days, max 2.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2008 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2008, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 19, 2008 | 3 | 2.75" | MORTON, BURLEIGH |
| July 10, 2008 | 3 | 2.25" | BURLEIGH |
| May 24, 2008 | 2 | 1.00" | MORTON, BURLEIGH |
| July 30, 2008 | 1 | 2.50" | MORTON |
| June 24, 2008 | 1 | 1.00" | BURLEIGH |
“A severe thunderstorm brought a large swath of very large hail through the north side of Bismarck early Saturday evening. Hail reports ranged from golf ball size to baseball size, along with multiple reports of hail damage to vehicles and homes. The hail swath width is estimated to have ranged from two to four miles, with the largest hail reports contained within a quarter of a mile swath width.”
— NWS event narrative, July 19, 2008 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 2 · Jun 2 · Jul 7
Wind context: the record also holds 5 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2008 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Bismarck anchor. 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. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.