Benson County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026
Benson County, North Dakota has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 2 tornado reports among 74 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 5 hail reports with hail up to 1.5" and 67 high-wind reports with gusts up to 64 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Benson County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Benson County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Benson County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →Storm log — the official record, day by day
Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Monday, August 3, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 518 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Hamberg, or 22 miles east of Harvey, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... New Rockford, Camp Grafton, Lakewood Park, Fort Totten, Minnewaukan, Sheyenne, and Oberon.”
- Hail 0.88" Benson County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 30, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 905 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Minnewaukan, or 15 miles west of Devils Lake, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Devils Lake, Camp Grafton, Lakewood Park, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Penn, and Webster.”
“At 826 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Esmond to near Flora to Spirit Lake Nation. Movement was north at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Maddock, Fort Totten, Minnewaukan, Oberon, Esmond, Harlow, and Brinsmade.”
- Wind 50 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 62 mph, 2 tornado reports
“Tornado in progress 3.5 miles west of Maddock. (FGF)”
“Multiple reports of thin tornado in open field. (FGF)”
- Tornado Tornado 4 W Maddock SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 1 NW Knox SPC verified report
- Wind 62 mph 2 N Maddock SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 2 S York SPC verified report
Thursday, July 9, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.5"
“Mostly peas... but a few dime to quarter sized hail stones. Very heavy rainfall. Hail lasted five minutes. Time estimated from radar. (FGF)”
- Hail 1.5" 1 NW Fillmore SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 12 S Esmond SPC verified report
Sunday, June 28, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1", wind gusts up to 62 mph
“NDDOT site measured a 62 mph wind gust 6.4 miles west of Churchs Ferry... ND. (FGF)”
“Delayed Report: Siding damage to multiple homes in Leeds and vehicle damage from hail. (FGF)”
- Wind 62 mph 6.4 W Churchs Ferry SPC verified report
- Hail 1" Leeds SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 3 NNW Baker SPC verified report
Monday, June 8, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 61 mph
- Wind 61 mph Baker SPC verified report
- Wind 58 mph 2 N Maddock SPC verified report
Sunday, June 7, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 59 mph
“Personal Weather station measurement. (FGF)”
- Wind 59 mph 5 SSW Baker SPC verified report
Friday, May 15, 2026
5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, west winds 30 to 40 mph with localized and sporadic gusts up to 60 mph under rain showers. WHERE...Benson County. WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 60 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 14, 2026
11 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of northwest Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusty winds may result in areas of blowing dust that may reduce visibility.”
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of northwest Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusty winds may result in areas of blowing dust that may reduce visibility.”
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...”
“...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...”
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of northeast and southeast North Dakota. WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 11, 2026
12 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. WHEN...From 9 AM to 7 PM CDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“AFFECTED AREA...In North Dakota, Towner, Benson, Ramsey, Eddy, Nelson, Griggs, Barnes, Cass, Ransom, Sargent and Richland. WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 28 percent. IMPACTS...Any fires that ignite will spread rapidly and become difficult to control. Outdoor burning is not recommended.”
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“A cluster of showers and isolated thunderstorms will produce wind gusts up to 55 mph at times. The gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 1106 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from near Southam to Harvey. Movement was north at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Devils Lake, Camp Grafton, Lakewood Park, Leeds, Maddock, Fort Totten, and Minnewaukan.”
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 58 mph
“NDAWN station 10m wind gust measured 58 mph. (FGF)”
- Wind 58 mph 2 N Maddock SPC verified report
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of northeast and southeast North Dakota. WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, February 27, 2026
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Portions of north central, northwest, and west central Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. WHEN...Until 7 PM CST this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Drifting and blowing snow may lead to icy spots north of US Highway 2.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northwest, and west central Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. WHEN...Until 7 PM CST this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 55 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, February 26, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central, northwest, and west central Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. WHEN...From 9 AM to 7 PM CST Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central, northwest, and west central Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. WHEN...From 9 AM to 7 PM CST Friday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 50 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Benson County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Benson County, ND?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 74 severe weather events in Benson County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Did it hail in Benson County recently?
Yes — 5 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.5" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Benson County?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.