Wells County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026
Wells County, North Dakota has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 2 tornado reports among 54 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 15 hail reports with hail up to 2.5" and 37 high-wind reports with gusts up to 61 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.
Wells County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Wells County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Wells 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
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 514 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 6 miles south of Fessenden, or 20 miles southeast of Harvey, moving northeast at 50 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...”
“At 442 AM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of Goodrich, or 27 miles south of Harvey, moving northeast at 50 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... Goodrich, Hurdsfield, Bowdon, Chaseley, and Denhoff.”
- Hail 0.75" Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Wells County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 30, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 58 mph
“Hurdsfield NW NDAWN reported wind. (BIS)”
“At 756 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms generally along a line from near Hurdsfield and Chaseley stretching northeastward through Fessenden, Hamberg, and Bremen. The storms were moving northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail, along with locally heavy rainfall. Impact: Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 58 mph Hurdsfield SPC verified report
- Hail 0.75" Wells County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 24, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 416 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southeast of Hurdsfield, or 33 miles south of Harvey, moving southeast at 40 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...”
“At 350 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Goodrich, or 30 miles south of Harvey, moving east at 35 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... Goodrich, Hurdsfield, Chaseley and Denhoff.”
- Hail 0.88" Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Wells County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1", 1 tornado report
“Photos of a tornado relayed via broadcast media. (BIS)”
“Report relayed via broadcast media. (BIS)”
- Tornado Tornado 8 SSE Bremen SPC verified report
- Hail 1" Bremen SPC verified report
Thursday, July 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1100 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Anamoose, or 13 miles west of Harvey, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Wells County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
6 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 2.5", 1 tornado report
“Tornado on ground from 7:16 PM to 7:18 PM. (BIS)”
“Corrects previous hail report from Heimdal... changing it to Wellsburg. Public report relayed by broadcast media. Hailstones measured by ruler to be 2.5 inches. Radar a (BIS)”
- Tornado Tornado 4 SW Hamberg SPC verified report
- Hail 2.5" Wellsburg SPC verified report
- Hail 1.25" 4 S Wellsburg SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Sykeston SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Cathay SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Fessenden SPC verified report
Monday, June 8, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 61 mph
“AWOS station K5H4 Harvey ND AWOS. Time estimated from radar. (BIS)”
“Public report of 1NW of Fessenden of estimated 60 mph. (BIS)”
- Wind 61 mph 1 N Harvey SPC verified report
- Wind 60 mph 1 N Fessenden SPC verified report
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 607 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Robinson, or 36 miles southwest of Carrington, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Pettibone, Robinson, Lake Williams and Horsehead Lake.”
“At 556 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northeast of Hurdsfield, or 16 miles south of Harvey, moving north at 30 mph. Hazard: Half inch size hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Fessenden, Heimdal, Manfred and Hamberg.”
- Hail 0.88" Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Wells County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 14, 2026
11 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...Eastern McLean, Sheridan, Wells, Western McLean, and Foster Counties. WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Objects left unsecured outside will be blown around. ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusty winds may return areas of blowing dust and reduced visibility on Friday.”
“WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Warning, widespread blowing dust with visibility as low as a quarter mile. For the Wind Advisory, west winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. WHERE...McLean, Sheridan, and Wells Counties. WHEN...For the Blowing Dust Warning, until 9 PM CDT this evening. For the Wind Advisory, until 9 PM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Severely limited visibilities are expected.”
- Wind 55 mph Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wells County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 61 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.”
“NDAWN 10 meter peak wind gust measurement. (BIS)”
- Wind 55 mph Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 61 mph Hurdsfield SPC verified report
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 Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wells County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“A cluster of strong thunderstorms mainly east of Highway 83 will produce wind gusts up to 55 mph. The gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“A cluster of strong thunderstorms over south central North Dakota will produce wind gusts up to 55 mph. The gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 55 mph Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Wells 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 Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wells 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 Wells County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Wells County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Wells County, ND?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 54 severe weather events in Wells 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 Wells County recently?
Yes — 15 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2.5" 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 Wells 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.