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Fargo hail season 2023
15 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 2023 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2023, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 13, 2023 | 10 | 2.75" | CLAY, CASS |
| September 29, 2023 | 1 | 1.75" | CLAY |
| August 8, 2023 | 1 | 2.00" | CLAY |
| July 7, 2023 | 1 | 1.50" | CLAY |
| June 7, 2023 | 1 | 1.75" | CASS |
“Property damage with multiple hail pictures suggesting 3 inches or larger possible, based on visual estimates.”
— NWS event narrative, July 13, 2023 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 1 · Jun 1 · Jul 11 · Aug 1 · Sep 1
Wind context: the record also holds 6 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2023 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Fargo claim from 2023?
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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 Fargo 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.