Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Nov 1, 2026
Has it hailed in Towner County, North Dakota recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 7 hail reports with hail up to 1.75", among 68 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 61 high-wind reports with gusts up to 60 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was on Sep 14, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Towner County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
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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.
5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Nelson, Ramsey, Towner, Western Walsh, Barnes, Griggs, and Steele Counties. WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Nelson, Ramsey, Towner, Western Walsh, Barnes, Griggs, and Steele Counties. WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Nelson, Ramsey, Towner, Western Walsh, and Griggs Counties. WHEN...From 10 PM Monday to 7 AM CDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Nelson, Ramsey, Towner, Western Walsh, and Griggs Counties. WHEN...From 10 PM Monday to 7 AM CDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Nelson, Ramsey, Towner, Western Walsh, and Griggs Counties. WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Nelson, Ramsey, Towner, Western Walsh, and Griggs Counties. WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northwest Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. WHEN...From 10 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.”
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northwest Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota. WHEN...From 10 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.”
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 1"
“Public report of many small hailstones... a few larger quarter sized hailstones mixed in. Very little wind. (FGF)”
“At 716 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Rolla, or 35 miles northeast of Rugby, moving east 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 hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Benson, Cavalier, Eastern Walsh, Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina, Ramsey, Towner, and Western Walsh Counties. WHEN...From noon to 7 PM CDT Monday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down.”
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1.25"
“Lots of quarter size hail with some up to half dollar size. Time estimated from radar. (FGF)”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1211 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hansboro to near Amourdale to Perth. Movement was east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.75"
“Hail slightly bigger than quarter size fell for 2 to 3 minutes. (FGF)”
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.”
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.”
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...”
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.”
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.”
3 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.”
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.”
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 35 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northwest Minnesota and northeast North Dakota. WHEN...Until 7 PM CST this evening. IMPACTS...Very gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Travel will become difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 35 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of northwest Minnesota and northeast North Dakota. WHEN...Until 7 PM CST this evening. IMPACTS...Very gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Travel will become difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
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.”
The most recent recorded event was on Sep 14, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 68 severe weather events in Towner County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 7 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.
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