Ramsey County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 180 days · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Ramsey County, North Dakota recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 5 hail reports with hail up to 1", among 63 severe weather events logged here in the last 180 days, together with 58 high-wind reports with gusts up to 73 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.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Ramsey County
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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" Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 30, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, June 28, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 73 mph
- Wind 73 mph 1 S Webster SPC verified report
Monday, June 8, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 58 mph
“Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 1 N Webster. NDAWN site reporting at 33 ft. (FGF)”
- Wind 58 mph 1 N Webster SPC verified report
- Wind 58 mph 3 W Devils Lake SPC verified report
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 1"
“At 1200 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fairdale, or 16 miles south of Langdon, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Osnabrock, Milton, Nekoma, Fairdale, and Hove Mobile Park.”
“At 1130 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lawton, or 26 miles northeast of Devils Lake, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Edmore, Adams, Fairdale, and Lawton.”
- Hail 0.88" Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 1" 5 SW Brocket SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 1 WSW Doyon SPC verified report
Friday, May 15, 2026
7 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. For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. WHERE...Cavalier, Nelson, Ramsey, Towner, and Western Walsh Counties. WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening.”
“WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, west winds 30 to 40 mph with localized and sporadic gusts up to 60 mph under rain showers. For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust. WHERE...Cavalier, Nelson, Ramsey, Towner, and Western Walsh Counties. WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening.”
- Wind 60 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ramsey 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 Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ramsey 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 Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ramsey 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 Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey 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 Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
6 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 Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“NDAWN station 10m wind gust measured 60 mph. (FGF)”
- Wind 60 mph 1 E Brocket 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 Ramsey County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Ramsey County, ND?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 63 severe weather events in Ramsey County over the last 180 days. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Ramsey County recently?
Yes — 5 hail reports in the last 180 days, with hail up to 1" recorded.
How do I check whether a specific address was affected?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.