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Hail in Minnesota: reports, history and hardest-hit cities

8,957 hail reports in Minnesota since 2006. The largest stones measured 6 in near Chokio on Jul 31, 2024.

Recent hail in Minnesota

Hail map of Minnesota: the last 12 months

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Each dot is one hail report since Sep 29, 2025 (482 reports); hover or tap a dot for the date and size.

Hail days in Minnesota by year

Cities in Minnesota with the most hail

• Richfield
  85 hail days
• Longfellow Community
  83 hail days
• Mendota Heights
  83 hail days
• Burnsville
  82 hail days
• Minneapolis
  80 hail days
• Saint Paul
  80 hail days
• West Saint Paul
  79 hail days
• Saint Louis Park
  78 hail days
• Savage
  78 hail days
• Bloomington
  76 hail days
• Saint Anthony
  76 hail days
• Edina
  75 hail days
• Lauderdale
  74 hail days
• Eagan
  73 hail days
• Falcon Heights
  72 hail days
• Roseville
  72 hail days
• Apple Valley
  71 hail days
• Columbia Heights
  71 hail days
• New Brighton
  71 hail days
• Fridley
  70 hail days
• Arden Hills
  69 hail days
• Brooklyn
  68 hail days
• Eden Prairie
  68 hail days
• Brooklyn Park
  67 hail days
• Coon Rapids
  67 hail days
• South Saint Paul
  67 hail days
• Maplewood
  66 hail days
• Robbinsdale
  66 hail days
• Saint Paul Park
  66 hail days
• Crystal
  65 hail days

Counties

• Aitkin
  125 hail reports
• Anoka
  161 hail reports
• Becker
  135 hail reports
• Beltrami
  178 hail reports
• Benton
  61 hail reports
• Big Stone
  60 hail reports
• Blue Earth
  107 hail reports
• Brown
  52 hail reports
• Carlton
  92 hail reports
• Carver
  111 hail reports
• Cass
  187 hail reports
• Chippewa
  54 hail reports
• Chisago
  63 hail reports
• Clay
  96 hail reports
• Clearwater
  57 hail reports
• Cook
  20 hail reports
• Cottonwood
  83 hail reports
• Crow Wing
  194 hail reports
• Dakota
  205 hail reports
• Dodge
  85 hail reports
• Douglas
  69 hail reports
• Faribault
  44 hail reports
• Fillmore
  99 hail reports
• Freeborn
  85 hail reports
• Goodhue
  107 hail reports
• Grant
  71 hail reports
• Hennepin
  382 hail reports
• Houston
  45 hail reports
• Hubbard
  129 hail reports
• Isanti
  64 hail reports
• Itasca
  191 hail reports
• Jackson
  89 hail reports
• Kanabec
  41 hail reports
• Kandiyohi
  88 hail reports
• Kittson
  76 hail reports
• Koochiching
  37 hail reports
• Lac Qui Parle
  72 hail reports
• Lake
  43 hail reports
• Lake Of The Woods
  59 hail reports
• Le Sueur
  62 hail reports
• Lincoln
  55 hail reports
• Lyon
  156 hail reports
• Mahnomen
  54 hail reports
• Marshall
  116 hail reports
• Martin
  59 hail reports
• Mcleod
  127 hail reports
• Meeker
  82 hail reports
• Mille Lacs
  60 hail reports
• Morrison
  81 hail reports
• Mower
  82 hail reports
• Murray
  71 hail reports
• Nicollet
  50 hail reports
• Nobles
  105 hail reports
• Norman
  66 hail reports
• Olmsted
  193 hail reports
• Otter Tail
  236 hail reports
• Pennington
  51 hail reports
• Pine
  118 hail reports
• Pipestone
  81 hail reports
• Polk
  206 hail reports
• Pope
  69 hail reports
• Ramsey
  172 hail reports
• Red Lake
  47 hail reports
• Redwood
  75 hail reports
• Renville
  89 hail reports
• Rice
  109 hail reports
• Rock
  63 hail reports
• Roseau
  141 hail reports
• Scott
  137 hail reports
• Sherburne
  120 hail reports
• Sibley
  72 hail reports
• St. Louis
  368 hail reports
• Stearns
  250 hail reports
• Steele
  48 hail reports
• Stevens
  81 hail reports
• Swift
  37 hail reports
• Todd
  79 hail reports
• Traverse
  56 hail reports
• Wabasha
  93 hail reports
• Wadena
  104 hail reports
• Waseca
  54 hail reports
• Washington
  147 hail reports
• Watonwan
  42 hail reports
• Wilkin
  54 hail reports
• Winona
  134 hail reports
• Wright
  232 hail reports
• Yellow Medicine
  56 hail reports

All cities in Minnesota

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