Bottineau County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 15, 2026
Has it hailed in Bottineau County, North Dakota recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 24 hail reports with hail up to 1.75", among 76 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 52 high-wind reports with gusts up to 75 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.
Bottineau County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Bottineau County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Bottineau 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.
Sunday, August 9, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 730 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northwest of Sherwood, or 58 miles northeast of Stanley, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Sherwood and Loraine.”
“At 758 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Mohall, or 44 miles north of Minot, moving southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Mohall, Lansford, Maxbass and Loraine.”
- Hail 0.88" Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 311 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 6 miles southeast of Bottineau, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Bottineau, Omemee, Homen State Forest, and Butte St. Paul State Recreation Area.”
“At 204 AM CDT, an area of strong thunderstorms extended from 6 miles southeast of Westhope to 10 miles south of Dunseith, or from 23 miles west of Bottineau to 21 miles north of Rugby, moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Half inch size hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1.75"
“[Delayed Report] Photo of golf ball sized hail southeast of Bottineau... found on social media. Time and location determined by radar. (BIS)”
- Hail 1.75" 3 NNE Omemee SPC verified report
Sunday, July 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1110 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms near Maxbass, or 36 miles west of Bottineau, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Hail may accumulate on roadways causing hazardous travel.”
- Hail 0.5" Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 29, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1113 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Bottineau to 6 miles southeast of Rolla, or extending from over Bottineau to 38 miles northeast of Rugby, moving north at 35 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...”
“At 1026 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Upham to 10 miles east of Wolford, or extending from 18 miles southwest of Bottineau to 25 miles east of Rugby, moving northeast at 35 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 831 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from near Upham to 9 miles north of Granville, or extending from 21 miles southwest of Bottineau to 24 miles northeast of Minot, moving east at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Upham and Bantry.”
- Wind 50 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 8, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 69 mph
“Measured wind gust at Westhope NDDOT site. Time estimated from radar. (BIS)”
“62MPH gust recorded at 3M NDAWN 14W of Bottineau. (BIS)”
- Wind 69 mph 6 S Westhope SPC verified report
- Wind 62 mph 6 SSE Roth SPC verified report
- Wind 60 mph 8 ENE Bottineau SPC verified report
Sunday, June 7, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 514 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Westhope, or 23 miles northwest of Bottineau, moving northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Landa.”
“At 426 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Greene, or 32 miles northwest of Minot, moving northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 6, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 75 mph
“Measured wind gust at private weather station. (BIS)”
“Photo relayed through social media of a large tree knocked down and on top of a porch. Time estimated from radar. (BIS)”
- Wind 75 mph 1 ENE Bottineau SPC verified report
- Wind 58 mph 4 E Kramer SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Bottineau SPC verified report
Friday, May 29, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Southeast winds to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of western and central North Dakota. WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ this evening. IMPACTS...Items left unsecured outside will be blown around.”
- Wind 50 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 811 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 10 miles north of Bottineau, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.75" Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 15, 2026
6 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Much of northwest and north central North Dakota. WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Objects left unsecured outside will be blown around. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusty winds may cause blowing dust, which could briefly reduce visibility at times.”
“WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Much of northwest and north central North Dakota. WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Objects left unsecured outside will be blown around. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusty winds may cause blowing dust, which could briefly reduce visibility at times.”
- Wind 55 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 14, 2026
13 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 70 mph
“WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Warning, widespread blowing dust with visibility as low as a quarter mile. For the High Wind Warning, west winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. WHERE...Much of northwest and north central North Dakota. WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Warning, until 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ this evening. For the High Wind Warning, until 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ Friday.”
“WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Warning, widespread blowing dust with visibility as low as a quarter mile. For the High Wind Warning, west winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. WHERE...Much of northwest and north central North Dakota. WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Warning, until 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ this evening. For the High Wind Warning, until 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ Friday.”
- Wind 70 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 70 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 65 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 65 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- + 1 more event this day — full detail in the app
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central, south central, and southeast North Dakota. WHEN...From 1 AM CDT /midnight MDT/ Thursday to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ Friday. IMPACTS...Objects left unsecured outside will be blown around. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Southeasterly winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph before the cold front rolls through.”
- Wind 55 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds around 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Much of western and north central North Dakota. WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ this evening. IMPACTS...Things left unsecured outside will be blown around. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strong winds, combined with scattered snow showers could produce on and off brief periods of low visibilities this afternoon.”
- Wind 50 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 23, 2026
5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West-northwest winds around 35 mph with gusts to 55 mph. WHERE...Western and central North Dakota. WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ this evening. IMPACTS...Items left unsecured outside will be blown around.”
“WHAT...West-northwest winds around 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph. WHERE...Central and parts of northwest North Dakota. WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ this evening. IMPACTS...Items left unsecured outside will be blown around.”
- Wind 55 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds around 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Western and Central North Dakota WHEN...From 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ to 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ Wednesday. IMPACTS...Objects left unsecured outside will be blown around.”
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central, northwest, south central, southeast, and southwest North Dakota. WHEN...From 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ to 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ Wednesday. IMPACTS...Objects left unsecured outside will be blown around.”
- Wind 55 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Bottineau 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 northern and central North Dakota. WHEN...From 9 AM to 7 PM CST Friday. IMPACTS...Items left unsecured outside will be blown around.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northern and central North Dakota. WHEN...From 9 AM to 7 PM CST Friday. IMPACTS...Items left unsecured outside will be blown around.”
- Wind 50 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Bottineau County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Bottineau County, ND?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 76 severe weather events in Bottineau 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 Bottineau County recently?
Yes — 24 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1.75" 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 Bottineau 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.