Hail in Minneapolis-St. Paul since 2016
The Storm Prediction Center logged 592 hail reports in Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota, Washington, Scott, Carver, Wright and Sherburne counties from January 1, 2016 to September 27, 2026, on 78 different days. The largest was 4.00 inches, at 1 S Delano on August 5, 2019. The busiest day was May 19, 2022, with 78 reports.
Hail reports by year
2022 had the most reports (140). The 2026 count runs through September 27, 2026. Report counts rise and fall with how many people were watching and reporting, not only with how much hail fell.
Which months bring hail to Minneapolis-St. Paul
May, August and July account for 71% of the reports.
How big the hail was
| Reported size | For scale, the NWS compares it to | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.00 to 1.74 in | quarter, half dollar, ping pong ball | 437 | 73.8% |
| 1.75 to 2.49 in | golf ball, hen egg | 126 | 21.3% |
| 2.50 to 3.99 in | tennis ball, baseball, teacup | 26 | 4.4% |
| 4.00 in and up | softball or larger | 3 | 0.5% |
The largest hail reported
| Date | Size | Place | NWS comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2019 5:45 pm CDT | 4.00 in | 5 NE Clear Lake, Sherburne Co. | (MPX) |
| August 5, 2019 12:34 pm CDT | 4.00 in | 2 SSW Delano, Wright Co. | MULTIPLE PICTURES OF HAILSTONE WITH RULER; ALSO LOTS OF LIME TO BASEBALL HAIL IN SAME BLOCK. (MPX) |
| August 5, 2019 1:35 pm CDT | 4.00 in | 1 S Delano, Wright Co. | REPORTED VIA TWITTER WITH MEASUREMENT OF HAILSTONE. (MPX) |
| July 14, 2024 12:10 am CDT | 3.50 in | 3 ESE Monticello, Wright Co. | Sent with a picture showing the hail by a measuring tape. (MPX) |
| June 16, 2025 7:01 pm CDT | 3.25 in | 1 SSW Waconia, Carver Co. | Photo measurement provided via slack. Time estimated via radar. (MPX) |
| July 27, 2016 12:12 pm CDT | 3.00 in | 1 NE Winsted, Wright Co. | SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE WITH RULER. (MPX) |
| July 26, 2019 8:20 pm CDT | 3.00 in | Shoreview, Ramsey Co. | TIME ESTIMATED. (MPX) |
| August 5, 2019 12:40 pm CDT | 3.00 in | 1 SE Delano, Wright Co. | DELANO NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL MEDIA POST WITH RULER. (MPX) |
| August 5, 2019 12:41 pm CDT | 3.00 in | 2 SSW Delano, Wright Co. | NUMEROUS PICTURES; WINDOWS BROKEN OUT OF HOMES. (MPX) |
| August 5, 2019 12:42 pm CDT | 3.00 in | Independence, Hennepin Co. | (MPX) |
The days with the most hail reports
| Date | Reports | Largest | Counties with reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2022 | 78 | 2.00 in | Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington |
| August 11, 2023 | 43 | 3.00 in | Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington and Wright |
| June 19, 2026 | 41 | 2.25 in | Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington |
| August 5, 2019 | 37 | 4.00 in | Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Washington and Wright |
| May 9, 2022 | 28 | 2.00 in | Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey, Sherburne, Washington and Wright |
| July 26, 2019 | 23 | 4.00 in | Anoka, Ramsey, Sherburne and Wright |
| August 10, 2020 | 21 | 2.50 in | Dakota, Hennepin, Scott, Sherburne and Wright |
| June 11, 2017 | 18 | 1.75 in | Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington and Wright |
| May 11, 2022 | 18 | 2.50 in | Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Scott, Sherburne, Washington and Wright |
| September 21, 2025 | 17 | 2.00 in | Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington |
Storm dates in Minneapolis-St. Paul with their own page
Every local date since January 1, 2021 with 5 or more spotter hail reports in the metro. Each page lists the reports and what radar recorded.
2026
- June 19, 2026 41 reports, up to 2.25 in
2025
- June 16, 2025 8 reports, up to 3.25 in
- July 27, 2025 6 reports, up to 1.75 in
- August 15, 2025 12 reports, up to 1.25 in
- September 21, 2025 17 reports, up to 2.00 in
2024
- June 12, 2024 5 reports, up to 1.25 in
- July 14, 2024 8 reports, up to 3.50 in
2023
- July 3, 2023 6 reports, up to 1.90 in
- July 13, 2023 5 reports, up to 1.75 in
- July 24, 2023 7 reports, up to 1.75 in
- August 11, 2023 43 reports, up to 3.00 in
2022
- May 9, 2022 28 reports, up to 2.00 in
- May 11, 2022 18 reports, up to 2.50 in
- May 19, 2022 78 reports, up to 2.00 in
- September 20, 2022 8 reports, up to 2.00 in
2021
- March 10, 2021 7 reports, up to 2.50 in
- April 5, 2021 9 reports, up to 1.75 in
- June 17, 2021 7 reports, up to 2.00 in
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Counts are Storm Prediction Center hail reports from January 1, 2016 to September 27, 2026 whose coordinates fall inside Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota, Washington, Scott, Carver, Wright and Sherburne counties. The daily logs are preliminary, and a storm nobody reported is missing from them. Radar signatures, which do not depend on anyone watching, appear on each storm-date page and in the address report. How these pages are built.