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Hail history for Waconia, MN

Last hail within 10 milesAug 15, 20251.25 in (half dollar)

Hail days, last 12 monthsNone

Largest hail since 20063.25 inJun 16, 2025

Hail days since 200644

Days with hail 1 inch or larger26

Tornadoes within 10 miles9

Damaging wind reports within 10 miles81

Hail has been reported within 10 miles of Waconia on 44 days since 2006. The largest stones measured 3.25 in on Jun 16, 2025. Hail is most common here in August and May.

Recent hail near Waconia

Date	Hail size	Where	Source
Aug 15, 2025	1.25 in half dollar	Victoria, Waconia 4 hail reports · closest 1 mi from Waconia	NOAA Storm Events
Jun 29, 2025	1.25 in half dollar	Norwood Young America 1 hail report · closest 7 mi from Waconia	NOAA Storm Events
Jun 16, 2025	3.25 in	Waconia, Victoria, Carver 6 hail reports · closest near the center of Waconia	NOAA Storm Events

One row per day: the largest hail reported that day within 10 miles, the places and the number of reports.

Hail days near Waconia by year

When hail season peaks near Waconia

Of the 44 hail days since 2006, most fell in August (11) and May (11).

Largest hail storms near Waconia

Jun 16, 2025 · 3.25 in · Waconia (2 mi from Waconia)

National Weather Service description (English): NWS employee reported 3.25 inch hail in Waconia.

Jul 17, 2010 · 2.75 in (baseball) · St Bonifacius (7 mi from Waconia)

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 9, 2020 · 2.75 in (baseball) · Victoria (4 mi from Waconia)

National Weather Service description (English): Numerous sources from social media pictures, to trained spotters and official NWS observations, reported and measured very large hail for nearly 40 minutes from Victoria, eastward to the Carver, Hennepin County line. This includes some of the smaller communities between the two towns. ||The largest hailstone was measured at 2.75 inches in diameter and fell near Victoria. Two inch hail was measured at the NWS office. Due to the large hail size and almost a continuous line of storms redeveloping in the same areas, many roofs and cars were damaged.

Aug 5, 2019 · 2.5 in (tennis ball) · Watertown (8 mi from Waconia)

May 21, 2011 · 2 in (hen egg) · Mound (9 mi from Waconia)

Tornadoes within 10 miles of Waconia

Date	Rating	Where	Path
Jun 29, 2025	EF0	Assumption 10 mi from Waconia	5.7 mi long, 50 yd wide
Jun 29, 2025	EF0	Bongards 4 mi from Waconia	2.1 mi long, 25 yd wide
Jun 29, 2025	EF0	Bongards 4 mi from Waconia	3.4 mi long, 50 yd wide
Jun 29, 2025	EF1	Mayer 5 mi from Waconia	7.2 mi long, 300 yd wide
Jun 29, 2025	EF1	Victoria 5 mi from Waconia	4.4 mi long, 250 yd wide
Aug 14, 2020	EF0	Waconia 2 mi from Waconia	0.3 mi long, 75 yd wide
Sep 2, 2019	EF0	Watertown 8 mi from Waconia	1.3 mi long, 90 yd wide
Sep 2, 2019	EF1	Minnetrista 7 mi from Waconia	2.5 mi long, 210 yd wide
Aug 8, 2009	EF1	Minnetrista 10 mi from Waconia	9.1 mi long, 200 yd wide

Damaging thunderstorm winds near Waconia

81 reports of damaging thunderstorm wind within 10 miles of Waconia since 2006, on 42 days. The strongest measured gust was 69 mph on Jun 11, 2017.

Date	Strongest gust	Where	Source
Jul 28, 2025	60 mph, measured	Mayer, Waconia 2 wind reports	NOAA Storm Events
Jul 15, 2025	60 mph, estimated	Waconia 1 wind report	NOAA Storm Events
Aug 29, 2024	75 mph, estimated	Victoria, Hamburg 2 wind reports	NOAA Storm Events
Aug 26, 2024	69 mph, estimated	Waconia, Victoria 4 wind reports	NOAA Storm Events
Jun 12, 2024	64 mph, estimated	Mayer 1 wind report	NOAA Storm Events
Aug 2, 2022	64 mph, estimated	Norwood Young America, Victoria 2 wind reports	NOAA Storm Events
May 30, 2022	64 mph, estimated	Mayer, New Germany, Watertown 4 wind reports	NOAA Storm Events
May 11, 2022	64 mph, estimated	Cologne, Chaska 2 wind reports	NOAA Storm Events
Aug 26, 2021	49 mph, estimated	Waconia 1 wind report	NOAA Storm Events
Aug 5, 2021	60 mph, estimated	Victoria 1 wind report	NOAA Storm Events

Severe thunderstorm wind means gusts of 58 mph or more, or wind that caused damage. Measured gusts come from weather stations; estimated ones from spotters and damage surveys.

Filing a roof or car hail claim?

Insurers ask for the date of loss. The dates on this page are when hail was reported near Waconia; hail can hit one street and miss the next, so a report is not proof of damage at your address. A licensed roofer or your insurance adjuster can inspect the roof. Many policies set a time limit for filing a claim — check yours.

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Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (final records through Jun 30, 2026) and National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (preliminary, since then). Distances are measured from the center of Waconia.

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