Fairfield, ND Hail Storm – June 2025

What Happened

A severe hail storm moved through Fairfield, ND, on June 19, 2025, with spotter-verified hail reaching 2.75 inches during the early evening. The storm produced a long sequence of NWS alerts from 6:00 PM CDT through 10:57 PM CDT, with the largest verified readings arriving near 7:02 PM CDT and 7:10 PM CDT.

The first alert at 6:00 PM CDT carried a 2-inch hail estimate with radar and spotter confidence. By 6:44 PM CDT, the alert size had increased to 2.5 inches. The peak alert of 2.75 inches followed at 7:02 PM CDT and repeated at 7:10 PM CDT, both tied to radar and spotter verification. Additional alerts continued through the evening, including 1.75-inch, 1.5-inch, 1.25-inch, and 1-inch hail estimates as the storm evolved across the area.

Ground reports came in close to the period of peak hail. Several spotter-verified reports from skyspy photos placed 2.75-inch hail around 7:40 PM CDT, with additional 3-inch reports logged at 7:45 PM CDT. A separate report at 7:23 PM CDT described hail about 45 minutes after it fell and noted a concentration of window and siding damage, along with vehicle damage. Earlier ground truth at 6:35 PM CDT and 7:15 PM CDT supported 2.5-inch and 2-inch hail estimates.

Damage Assessment

The field reports point to a concentrated impact area with hard-surface and exterior damage, not just isolated hail marks. The emergency manager report at 7:23 PM CDT described 20 to 30 damaged windows on the north and east sides of area homes, along with siding damage and multiple damaged vehicles. That report came after the hail had already fallen, and it aligned with other spotter-verified photos showing stones in the 2-inch to 3-inch range.

The damage picture is consistent with a multi-pass hail event. Reports of 2.5-inch hail at 6:35 PM CDT and again at 7:23 PM CDT suggest more than one pulse of larger stones. Later spotter-verified observations of 2.75-inch and 3-inch hail show that peak intensity held long enough to damage exposed surfaces across multiple properties.

Residential claims in this event likely center on window glass, vinyl or painted siding, roof slopes with lighter impact resistance, and vehicle panels and glass. The report does not describe a single isolated hit. It describes repeated hail exposure during the evening storm cycle, with the clearest damage notes tied to homes on the north and east sides of the affected area.

What Contractors Should Know

Fairfield, ND should be treated as a hail response job with repeated impact windows across the evening of June 19. Crews should expect mixed claims from the same neighborhood. One property may show broken glass and siding strikes while a nearby roof shows only cosmetic bruising. That pattern fits the field reports here, which range from 2-inch hail to spotter-verified 3-inch stones.

Roof inspections should start with slopes facing the main hail path, then move to soft metals, vents, flashing, and accessory structures. The report of damaged windows and siding on the north and east sides points to direct exposure on those elevations. Vehicle inspections matter here as well. The emergency manager report specifically noted vehicle damage, so parking lots, driveways, and street-facing cars should be part of the first canvass.

Fairfield, ND Hail Storm – June 2025

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What Happened

Damage Assessment

What Contractors Should Know

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