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Bismarck hail season 2024
19 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 4 storm days, max 4.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2024 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2024, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 28, 2024 | 9 | 4.00" | MORTON, BURLEIGH |
| July 29, 2024 | 6 | 4.50" | BURLEIGH, MORTON |
| July 27, 2024 | 3 | 1.25" | MORTON, BURLEIGH |
| July 12, 2024 | 1 | 1.00" | MORTON |
“Mainly baseball size hail fell at this location, but one hailstone was measured at 4 inches in diameter. Significant damage occurred to roofs of buildings and to vehicles.”
— NWS event narrative, August 28, 2024 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Jul 10 · Aug 9
Wind context: the record also holds 7 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2024 — 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.