STORM BRIEF · NOAA PRELIMINARY REPORTS · UPDATED 2026-10-21
North Dakota hail reports, last 90 days.
71 preliminary hail reports on 14 days, 19 of them at two inches or larger. NOAA logs hail from one inch, the size that starts shingle claims. Last report Sep 23. Below: where it hit, then what a roofer may and may not do in North Dakota before the first door.
| Date | Time | Hail | Place | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | 23:45 UTC | 2.75" | 2 SW South Heart | Stark |
| Sep 23 | 23:40 UTC | 1.25" | 3 SE Belfield | Stark |
| Sep 23 | 23:07 UTC | 1.00" | New England | Hettinger |
| Sep 7 | 23:30 UTC | 1.75" | 4 SSW Ruso | McLean |
| Sep 6 | 23:58 UTC | 1.25" | 11 NNE Alexander | McKenzie |
| Sep 6 | 16:34 UTC | 1.00" | 4 S Garrison | McLean |
| Sep 6 | 15:52 UTC | 1.25" | Hebron | Morton |
| Sep 6 | 15:00 UTC | 1.50" | 6 S Gladstone | Stark |
| Sep 6 | 00:29 UTC | 1.75" | 5 S Watford City | McKenzie |
| Sep 6 | 00:16 UTC | 1.75" | 7 S Watford City | McKenzie |
| Sep 5 | 23:50 UTC | 1.50" | 1 NNE Rolla | Rolette |
| Sep 5 | 23:48 UTC | 1.00" | 2 SE Saint John | Rolette |
| Sep 5 | 00:10 UTC | 1.00" | 8 SW Hansboro | Towner |
| Sep 3 | 17:56 UTC | 1.50" | Finley | Steele |
| Sep 3 | 12:00 UTC | 1.50" | 3 NNE Simcoe | McHenry |
| Sep 2 | 08:40 UTC | 1.00" | Williston | Williams |
| Aug 24 | 23:24 UTC | 1.50" | 11 NNW Woodworth | Stutsman |
| Aug 24 | 22:46 UTC | 1.25" | 6 NW Lake Williams | Kidder |
| Aug 24 | 02:10 UTC | 1.75" | 5 ENE Edgeley | LaMoure |
| Aug 24 | 01:30 UTC | 1.00" | 8 S Lakota | Nelson |
| Aug 24 | 01:20 UTC | 1.00" | 8 S Lakota | Nelson |
| Aug 24 | 01:07 UTC | 3.00" | 1 N Tolna | Nelson |
| Aug 24 | 01:05 UTC | 3.25" | 2 NW Tolna | Nelson |
| Aug 24 | 01:05 UTC | 1.75" | 6 NE Hamar | Nelson |
| Aug 24 | 00:35 UTC | 1.00" | 10 WNW Binford | Eddy |
| Aug 24 | 00:21 UTC | 1.25" | 3 W Mchenry | Foster |
| Aug 23 | 22:23 UTC | 1.00" | Medora | Billings |
| Aug 23 | 22:05 UTC | 1.50" | 4 W Medora | Billings |
| Aug 11 | 23:36 UTC | 1.00" | Amidon | Slope |
| Aug 11 | 23:25 UTC | 1.75" | 10 N Rhame | Slope |
| Aug 11 | 15:57 UTC | 2.25" | 12 N Verona | LaMoure |
| Aug 11 | 15:43 UTC | 1.00" | 1 NNE Litchville | Barnes |
| Aug 11 | 15:41 UTC | 1.75" | Litchville | Barnes |
| Aug 11 | 15:40 UTC | 2.50" | 2 N Litchville | Barnes |
| Aug 11 | 05:00 UTC | 2.00" | 5 SE Crystal Springs | Stutsman |
| Aug 11 | 04:08 UTC | 1.00" | 8 N Menoken | Burleigh |
| Aug 11 | 03:45 UTC | 2.75" | 3 W Menoken | Burleigh |
| Aug 11 | 03:35 UTC | 2.75" | 1 S Menoken | Burleigh |
| Aug 11 | 03:30 UTC | 2.00" | 4 E Lincoln | Burleigh |
| Aug 11 | 03:29 UTC | 2.00" | Lincoln | Burleigh |
NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary reports, public domain; times are UTC; sizes are as reported, not surveyed. Full 120-day file: reports.json.
What a roofer may and may not do in North Dakota.
Solicitation and rescission
Federal floor: FTC Cooling-Off Rule, 16 C.F.R. §§ 429.0–429.1 — a door-to-door sale of $25 or more agreed at the buyer's home carries a 3-business-day right to cancel, with a narrow exemption where the buyer initiated the call for emergency repairs and signs a dated waiver. Checked at law.cornell.edu, 2026-08-15. State law can add to this floor; it… Full entry and sources →
Deductibleverified
N.D. Cent. Code § 26.1-39.2-03: a residential contractor may not promise to rebate a portion of an insurance deductible as an inducement to sale — including granting an allowance, offering a discount against fees, or paying the insured or anyone associated with the property any compensation beyond nominal value. Full entry and sources →
Contractor adjustingnot located
for North Dakota. This pack does not assert where North Dakota draws the line between documenting a roof and adjusting a claim. Public-adjuster licensing is issued by the insurance regulator, not the contractor board — put the question to the North Dakota Insurance Department in writing before you negotiate, interpret coverage, or advise the homeowner on… Full entry and sources →
Licence
State licence Full entry and sources →
Free, no signup: the proposal and contract with the 51-state notices appendix, the supplement packet and the estimate calculator, the supplement and canvass guides, and the roofing calculators. The storm canvass brief in Roofing OS turns a report list like the one above into a neighbourhood plan and a door pitch; see what is inside.
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