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Independence, MN hail history

Hail thlang 10 mile a hlaaJun 19, 20261.00 in (coin 25-cent)

Hail khathu, 12 month thlang1

Hail khawm 2006 thlang4.00 in (grapefruit)Aug 5, 2019

Hail khathu 2006 thlang46

Khathu ah hail 1 inch ahih kha a khawm26

Tornadoes 10 mile a hlaa7

10 mile a hlaa thlang a thlen khawm66

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Hail thlang Independence a hlaa

Date	Size hail	Where	Source
Jun 19, 2026	1.00 in coin 25-cent	Greenwood, Hanover, Corcoran 3 hail reports · Independence a hlaa 9 mile	NOAA Storm Events
Sep 21, 2025	0.75 in coin 1-cent	Delano 1 hail report · Independence a hlaa 5 mile	NOAA Storm Events
Jun 16, 2025	0.75 in coin 1-cent	Mound 1 hail report · Independence a hlaa 7 mile	NOAA Storm Events
May 15, 2025	0.88 in coin 5-cent	Hanover 1 hail report · Independence a hlaa 9 mile	NOAA Storm Events

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Independence ngai a hail season a thleng

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Aug 5, 2019 · 4.00 in (grapefruit) · Delano (5 mi from Independence)

National Weather Service description (English): The four inch diameter hailstone was measured with a ruler, and posted on social media.

Jun 20, 2007 · 2.75 in (baseball) · Delano (8 mi from Independence)

National Weather Service description (English): The Carver County News described one report of baseball size hail (2.75 inch), but this was unconfirmed. Hail damaged houses, vehicles, and area crops.

Jul 17, 2010 · 2.75 in (baseball) · St Bonifacius (6 mi from Independence)

National Weather Service description (English): Several trained spotters reported numerous dime, up to baseball size hail from west of Minnetrista, southeast to Minnetrista, St. Bonifacius and Mound.

Aug 10, 2020 · 2.50 in (kuk tennis) · Rockford (4 mi from Independence)

National Weather Service description (English): There were numerous reports of very large hail, up to tennis ball size, that occurred from Rockford, east-southeast along Highway 55, toward Medina, and eastward to Plymouth. The largest hailstone was measured in the town of Loretto where the 2.5-inch diameter hail fell around 2325 LST. Damage was reported to roofs and cars.

May 21, 2011 · 2.00 in (khawm khawm) · Mound (6 mi from Independence)

Independence a hla 10 mile a tornado

Date	Rating	Where	Path
Jun 29, 2025	EF1	Victoria 10 mi from Independence	4.4 mi long, 250 yd wide
Sep 29, 2023	EF0	Delano 8 mi from Independence	0.7 mi long, 25 yd wide
Aug 14, 2020	EF0	Greenfield 8 mi from Independence	0.4 mi long, 65 yd wide
Sep 2, 2019	EF0	Watertown 6 mi from Independence	1.3 mi long, 90 yd wide
Sep 2, 2019	EF1	Minnetrista 6 mi from Independence	2.5 mi long, 210 yd wide
May 21, 2011	EF0	Hamel 7 mi from Independence	0.2 mi long, 25 yd wide
Aug 8, 2009	EF1	Minnetrista 5 mi from Independence	9.1 mi long, 200 yd wide

Damaging thunderstorm winds near Independence

66 reports of damaging thunderstorm wind within 10 miles of Independence since 2006, on 38 days. The strongest measured gust was 62 mph on Sep 29, 2023.

Date	Strongest gust	Where	Source
Jun 19, 2026	58 mph, a thlang	Montrose thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Aug 9, 2025	64 mph, a thlang	Medina thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Jun 28, 2025	64 mph, a thlang	Hanover thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Aug 26, 2024	58 mph, a thlang	Loretto thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Jul 14, 2024	62 mph, a thlang	Hamel thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Sep 29, 2023	85 mph, a thlang	Buffalo Muni Airport, Delano, Corcoran thlang 4 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Jul 19, 2023	58 mph, a thlang	Hamel thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
May 30, 2022	64 mph, a thlang	Delano, Montrose thlang 2 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Aug 26, 2021	49 mph, a thlang	Waconia thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events
Aug 9, 2020	60 mph, a thlang	Greenfield thlang 1 a thlang	NOAA Storm Events

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Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (final records through Jun 30, 2026) kiah National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (preliminary, since then). Distances a Independence center a measure.

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