Hail History

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Hail istori fɔ Owatonna, MN

Las hail insay 10 mailApr 13, 20261.50 in (ping pong bol)
Hail dei, las 12 mɔn1
Biges hail sin 20063.00 in (ti kap)Apr 13, 2026
Hail dei sin 200624
Dei wit hail 1 inch o mɔ17
Tɔnado insay 10 mail7
Win ripɔt we win blow bad insay 10 mail25

Dem tɔk say hail kam insay 10 mail fɔ Owatonna long 24 dei sin 2006. Biges stɔn we dem meka na 3.00 in (ti kap) long Apr 13, 2026. Hail dɔn kam mɔst long August an July.

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Risent hail nia Owatonna

DeitHail saizWeaSors
Apr 13, 20263.00 in
ti kap		Meriden, Owatonna, Havana
5 hail reports · klos 1 mi frɔm Owatonna		NOAA Storm Events
Apr 28, 20251.75 in
golf bol		Steele Center, Owatonna
2 hail reports · klos nia di sɛnta fɔ Owatonna		NOAA Storm Events

One rɔ fɔ evri dei: biges hail we dem tɔk say i kam dat dei insay 10 mail, di ples an nɔmba fɔ ripɔt.

Dei we it hail na near Owatonna, by yia

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Wen hail season pik up na near Owatonna

Out of di 24 hail dei sin 2006, most of dem fall in August (6) and July (4).

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Biggest hail storm na near Owatonna

Apr 13, 2026 · 3.00 in (ti kap) · Meriden (9 mi from Owatonna)

Jun 17, 2009 · 2.75 in (besbol) · Meriden (7 mi from Owatonna)

National Weather Service description (English): A local law enforcement official and a local amateur photographer took pictures of large hailstones northeast of Meriden, Minnesota.

Jul 19, 2006 · 1.75 in (golf bol) · Deerfield (9 mi from Owatonna)

May 15, 2017 · 1.75 in (golf bol) · Hope (5 mi from Owatonna)

National Weather Service description (English): Several reports of large hail occurred in Steele County between the southwest part of Owatonna, northeast to north of the Rice Lake State Park. The largest hail stone was golf ball size.

Jul 10, 2023 · 1.75 in (golf bol) · Merton (5 mi from Owatonna)

Tornado insay 10 mile of Owatonna

DeitRatingWeaPas
May 19, 2021EF0Medford
8 mi from Owatonna		0.8 mi long, 25 yd wide
May 19, 2021EF0Warsaw
9 mi from Owatonna		0.3 mi long, 15 yd wide
May 19, 2021EF0Warsaw
9 mi from Owatonna		0.7 mi long, 25 yd wide
Jun 17, 2019EF0Owatonna
3 mi from Owatonna		0.0 mi long, 30 yd wide
Sep 20, 2018EF1Meriden
9 mi from Owatonna		7.2 mi long, 350 yd wide
Sep 20, 2018EF1Meriden
6 mi from Owatonna		8.1 mi long, 300 yd wide
Sep 20, 2018EF1Faribault
8 mi from Owatonna		9.1 mi long, 500 yd wide

Strong thunderstorm wind near Owatonna

25 reports of strong thunderstorm wind within 10 miles of Owatonna since 2006, on 17 de. Di strongest gust we dem measure na 72 mph on Jul 31, 2008.

DeitStrongest gustWeaSors
Jul 20, 202651 mph, we kin mekaOwatonna
1 win ripɔt		NWS storm report (preliminary)
Jul 28, 202570 mph, we kin mekaOwatonna Airport
1 win ripɔt		NOAA Storm Events
May 21, 202464 mph, we tinkSteele Center
1 win ripɔt		NOAA Storm Events
May 11, 202261 mph, we kin mekaOwatonna Airport
1 win ripɔt		NOAA Storm Events
Dec 15, 202175 mph, we tinkSteele Center
1 win ripɔt		NOAA Storm Events
Jul 20, 201960 mph, we tinkFaribault, Owatonna
2 win ripɔt		NOAA Storm Events
Sep 4, 201764 mph, we tinkOwatonna
2 win ripɔt		NOAA Storm Events
Aug 1, 201760 mph, we tinkOwatonna
1 win ripɔt		NOAA Storm Events
Jul 19, 201764 mph, we tinkOwatonna
2 win ripɔt		NOAA Storm Events
Jun 12, 201758 mph, we tinkMedford
1 win ripɔt		NOAA Storm Events

Big tɔnda win na win we blow 58 mph o pass, o win we mek damij. Dem kin meka win long weza steshɔn; dem kin tink long pipul we si win an damij.

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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). Dem measure distances from di center of Owatonna.

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