Hail Storm Map — August 7, 2025

Hail storm map for August 7, 2025: max 2.50" hail across IA, ID, IL, KS, MI, MO, MT, ND, NE, SD, ~28,740 structures in swath.

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A moderate hail event swept across IA, ID, IL, KS and 6 more states on August 7, 2025, with MRMS radar measuring stones up to 2.50". An estimated 28,740 structures fell inside the qualifying swath. North Dakota took the brunt with ~11,230 structures estimated in the ≥1" footprint. About 1,181 fell under damaging ≥1.75" hail capable of denting metal and breaking shingles. NOAA logged 47 hail reports and 76 wind reports for the day.

Max hail size

2.50"

States impacted

Structures in swath

28,740

Estimated structures affected by state & hail size

State	≥1.00"	≥1.75"
North Dakota	11,230	846
Montana	8,849	229
Iowa	3,730	41
Missouri	3,440	9
Michigan	1,056	44
Idaho	268	0
Kansas	107	1
Illinois	50	11
South Dakota	6	0
Nebraska	4	0

NOAA storm reports

Hail reports (38)

Montana · 30 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
07:00	GLENDIVE	DAWSON	Public reported hail lasting about 20 minutes. The largest hail stones were hen egg size.
07:17	GLENDIVE	DAWSON	Public reported, via Facebook, quarter size hail and heavy rain.
07:22	GLENDIVE	DAWSON	Public reported quarter size hail.
07:23	GLENDIVE	DAWSON	Public reported quarter size hail.
07:31	GLENDIVE	DAWSON	Public reported, via Facebook, quarter size hail. Size estimated from photo.
07:38	GLENDIVE	DAWSON	A trained spotter reported hail up to the size of quarters lasting for at least 15 minutes and heavy rain.
14:27	GRASSRANGE	FERGUS	Spotter estimated hail up to an inch in size.
14:29	GRASSRANGE	FERGUS	Report received of a wind shield cracked from falling hail.
15:20	MOLT	STILLWATER	Large hail lasted 10 minutes.
15:22	LAUREL MUNI ARPT	YELLOWSTONE	Hail report by local spotter.
15:28	LAUREL MUNI ARPT	YELLOWSTONE	Corrects previous hail report from location at 8 nnw Laurel.
15:30	BILLINGS LOGAN ARPT	YELLOWSTONE	Reported via phone call from the public.
15:33	LAUREL MUNI ARPT	YELLOWSTONE	Hail report by local spotter.
15:33	LAUREL MUNI ARPT	YELLOWSTONE	Corrects previous hail report from 8 ESE Molt. Came from facebook comment.
15:38	BILLINGS LOGAN ARPT	YELLOWSTONE	Corrects previous hail report from 6 W Billings. From Facebook comment.
15:39	LAUREL MUNI ARPT	YELLOWSTONE	Report given by local spotter.
15:39	BILLINGS LOGAN ARPT	YELLOWSTONE	Corrects previous hail report from 4 W Billings. Some hail drifts were also reported.
15:46	BILLINGS LOGAN ARPT	YELLOWSTONE	Corrects previous hail report from 1 wnw of Billings.
15:46	BILLINGS LOGAN ARPT	YELLOWSTONE	Hail drifts also reported.
15:49	BILLINGS	YELLOWSTONE	Corrects previous hail report from 2 ene of Billings.
15:50	BILLINGS LOGAN ARPT	YELLOWSTONE	Report from mping.
15:52	BILLINGS LOGAN ARPT	YELLOWSTONE	Reported via phone call from the public.
16:00	SHEPHERD	YELLOWSTONE	Corrects previous hail report from Shepherd. From facebook comment.
16:14	BILLINGS LOGAN ARPT	YELLOWSTONE	From fcebook comment.
16:16	BILLINGS LOGAN ARPT	YELLOWSTONE	Also received 0.12 in rain.
16:20	LAUREL MUNI ARPT	YELLOWSTONE	From facebook comment.
16:52	SHEPHERD	YELLOWSTONE	From facebook comment.
17:00	HARDIN AIRPARK	BIG HORN	Reported from local spotter.
17:05	HARDIN	BIG HORN	From phone call.
18:48	LAMBERT	RICHLAND	Public reported quarter size hail, strong winds, and heavy rain.

Michigan · 4 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
18:00	LACHINE	ALPENA	Multiple reports of hailstones up to 2 inches in diameter in the Lachine and Flanders areas in west central Alpena county, Michigan. Hail accumulated on decks and resulted in multiple instances of car and home damage, as well as some damage to trees.
18:10	SPRUCE	ALCONA	Multiple reports of hailstones up to the size of ping pong balls around the Hubbard Lake area in northern Alcona county.
18:50	LOST LAKE WOODS	ALCONA	Reports of quarter size hail in the Long Lake Woods area in central Alcona county.
19:31	ALPENA	ALPENA	Multiple reports of hailstones up to 2 inches in diameter near El Cajon and Misery Bays on the Lake Huron coast east of Alpena.

Kansas · 3 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
17:41	BIRD CITY	CHEYENNE	Public report of hail up to 1-1.25 inches in Bird City.
17:46	BIRD CITY	CHEYENNE	Estimated 2 inch hail in Bird City with photo. Multiple stones around 1-1.5 inches.
17:46	BIRD CITY	CHEYENNE	Public report of 1/2 mile of accumulating hail of various stone size. Accumulation of 3-4 inches deep.

North Dakota · 1 report

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
17:15	HANSBORO	TOWNER	Hail estimated in size. Significant crop damage occurred in near mature wheat and soybeans.

Wind reports (48)

Montana · 25 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
02:10	LEWISTOWN HOLLAND AR	FERGUS	MT Mesonet station Forestgrove N. Peak gust for the sensor.
02:11	LEWISTOWN HOLLAND AR	FERGUS	AWOS station K1NM Novemeber. Peak gust for the sensor.
02:24	GRASSRANGE CLARK ARP	FERGUS	Weather underground station near Grass Range.
02:31	ROY	FERGUS	AWOS station K1OM Oscar. Peak gust for the thunderstorm at this sensor.
03:43	SOUTH SAWMILL RAWS	GARFIELD	The South Sawmill Creek RAWS site (SSMM8) recorded a 62 mph wind gust.
04:17	KING COULEE RAWS	VALLEY	The King Coulee RAWS site (KIGM8) recorded a 58 mph wind gust.
05:45	GLENDIVE DAWSON ARPT	DAWSON	The Glendive Airport (AWOS station KGDV) recorded a 59 mph wind gust.
16:48	DUCK CREEK	VALLEY	Public reported heavy rainfall, wind gusts up to 60 mph, and a power outage.
16:50	FT PECK	VALLEY	A trained spotter measured an 80 mph wind gust, heavy rain, and a 12-hour power outage.
16:50	FT PECK	VALLEY	An NWS storm survey concluded that straight-line severe thunderstorm wind gusts up to 84 mph caused roof and siding damage to multiple structures. A large camper was flipped on its side.
16:56	FT PECK LAKE HANDAR	MCCONE	Public estimated 80 mph wind gusts.
17:00	INGOMAR	ROSEBUD	Mesonet station mting at 1.6 W Ingomar.
17:10	SARPY JCT	TREASURE	Reported via mesonet weather station.
17:35	FORSYTH ARPT	ROSEBUD	From weather station near Forsyth.
17:39	FORSYTH	ROSEBUD	Mesonet station ew1247 located near Forsyth.
17:40	FORSYTH	ROSEBUD	Reported 3 inch tree limbs downed.
17:45	HATHAWAY	ROSEBUD	From montana dot weather station.
17:55	WOLF PT INTL AIRPORT(KOLF)	ROOSEVELT	The Wolf Point Airport ASOS site (KOLF) recorded a 66 mph wind gust.
17:59	BRANDENBERG	ROSEBUD	Mesonet station mccm8 at Cow Creek.
18:15	MILES CITY ARPT	CUSTER	From airport asos station kmls at Miles City.
18:38	LAMBERT	RICHLAND	Public estimated 80 mph wind gusts.
18:45	LAMBERT	RICHLAND	The mesonet site near Lambert (D8633) recorded a 58 mph wind gust.
18:55	LAMBERT	RICHLAND	The mesonet site (D8633) near lambert recorded a 64 mph wind gust.
19:36	BAKER ARPT	FALLON	Corrects the time on previous tstm wnd gst report from 1 SE Baker. asos station kbhk Baker.
20:31	GLENDIVE DAWSON ARPT	DAWSON	The Glendive Airport (AWOS station KGDV) recorded a 63 mph wind gust.

North Dakota · 7 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
18:15	CROSBY	DIVIDE	Winds combined with copious amounts of small hail, along with some hail the size of quarters, to cause crop damage in the area.
19:22	BOWBELLS	BURKE	Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by emergency management.
21:15	BURLINGTON	WARD	A large tree fell on a camper and totaled it.
21:16	MINOT	WARD	A large tree fell onto a mobile home and caused 6 large holes in the roof. The tree may have been struck by lightning.
21:40	TIOGA	WILLIAMS	A camper-trailer flipped on Highway 2.
22:04	BOTTINEAU	BOTTINEAU	Multiple power poles blew down.
23:55	NEW SALEM	MORTON	Wind speeds were estimated by Fire Department Personnel.

Missouri · 7 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
07:57	SOUTH LINEVILLE	MERCER	Trees uprooted just south of the Iowa state line along US Highway 65 north of Mercer.
08:00	MERCER	MERCER	Damage to a structure along US Highway 65 along with a snapped power pole.
08:00	MERCER	MERCER	Wires down and widespread power outages in northern Mercer County.
08:26	NEWTOWN	SULLIVAN	Large tree limbs downed in Newtown due to thunderstorm wind gusts.
08:32	HARRIS	SULLIVAN	Tree limbs reported downed in Harris from thunderstorm winds.
08:55	MILAN	SULLIVAN	Estimated wind gusts up to 65 mph about 3 miles northwest of Milan.
09:02	GALT	GRUNDY	Estimated 60 mph wind gusts just north of Galt.

Kansas · 5 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
17:32	BIRD CITY	CHEYENNE	Picture of a large tree branch down estimated around 2-3 inches. Additional other tree limbs were down around town as well. Portion of a wooden fence was also blown down as well. A large steel tank was also rolled. Unknown if the steel tank was full or empty or how far it rolled.
21:50	BEARDSLEY	RAWLINS	The mesonet site named K5ADT reported 63 mph gust.
22:00	ATWOOD MUNI ARPT	RAWLINS	The Atwood Airport (KADT) reported a 60 mph wind gust. A 58 mph wind gust was also reported during this time frame.
22:10	LUDELL	RAWLINS	The Kansas Mesonet site named KS-Ludell3N reported 60 MPH gusts and 69 mph wind gusts during this time frame.
23:10	LYLE	DECATUR	Various damage associated with a wind gust from a decaying shower including a tree blown down, bent antenna tower and tree limb damage. Unknown on health or kind of tree and how large the tree limbs were.

Louisiana · 2 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
16:02	LACOMBE	ST. TAMMANY	Law enforcement reported a tree down on Fish Hatchery road near Lacombe.
16:45	DUCKROOST	ASCENSION	Law enforcement reported of powerlines down on George Rouyea road near Cannon road.

Florida · 1 report

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
16:45	PINELLAS PARK	PINELLAS	Video posted to social media by broadcast media depicted a short-lived gustnado lofting primarily dust and other small loose debris near the intersection of 66th Street and 118th Avenue in Pinellas Park. No damage was reported by local officials.

Iowa · 1 report

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
07:58	LINEVILLE	WAYNE	Damage to tin buildings in town. Trailers shifted on foundation. Tree limbs down and some trees uprooted. Delayed report, time estimated from radar.

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