Minnesota Hail Map & History
Minnesota was hit as recently as 2026-09-11, 3 days ago. NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has logged 609 separate hail days in Minnesota since 2010, across 5,292 individual storm reports. 165 of those days brought hail 2 inches or larger, and the largest stone on record is 6 inches on 2024-07-31 near Chokio, Stevens.
Minnesota's Twin Cities have absorbed some of the costliest hailstorms on record; the southern half of the state is most exposed. Pick a date below to see the NOAA radar swath and reports, or check a specific address.
Colored swath = NOAA MRMS radar-estimated hail size; dots = NOAA SPC reports in Minnesota. Radar-indicated, not a guarantee of damage.
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Minnesota averages 36 reported hail days a year across 17 years of NOAA archive, about 10 of them carrying hail 2″ or larger -- the size that routinely totals roofs. Major metros watched here: Minneapolis-St. Paul, Rochester, St. Cloud.
When it hails in Minnesota
Minnesota's busiest hail month is July, with 153 of its 609 hail days on record. May through August holds 497 of them, 82% of the record.
| Month | Hail days since 2010 |
|---|---|
| March | 6 |
| April | 34 |
| May | 81 |
| June | 146 |
| July | 153 |
| August | 117 |
| September | 63 |
| October | 9 |
Top Minnesota counties by hail frequency
| County | Hail days since 2010 | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|
| Otter Tail | 67 | 3.00″ |
| St. Louis | 61 | 3.00″ |
| Polk | 60 | 2.50″ |
| Beltrami | 57 | 2.75″ |
| Becker | 56 | 2.75″ |
| Stearns | 47 | 4.25″ |
Minnesota hail history by county
84 Minnesota counties have at least 13 NOAA hail days on record since 2010 -- enough archive signal for a page of their own. Ordered by hail days.
Otter Tail County · St. Louis County · Polk County · Beltrami County · Becker County · Cass County · Dakota County · Stearns County · Hennepin County · Marshall County · Crow Wing County · Hubbard County · Roseau County · Wright County · Clay County · Lyon County · Itasca County · Winona County · Aitkin County · Nobles County · Wadena County · Grant County · Kandiyohi County · Norman County · Pine County · Kittson County · McLeod County · Pope County · Washington County · Morrison County · Olmsted County · Renville County · Scott County · Le Sueur County · Meeker County · Ramsey County · Rice County · Jackson County · Todd County · Clearwater County · Cottonwood County · Fillmore County · Murray County · Rock County · Sherburne County · Carlton County · Sibley County · Blue Earth County · Dodge County · Goodhue County · Mahnomen County · Redwood County · Anoka County · Big Stone County · Douglas County · Kanabec County · Lincoln County · Martin County · Mille Lacs County · Freeborn County · Lake of the Woods County · Pennington County · Pipestone County · Traverse County · Wilkin County · Carver County · Nicollet County · Stevens County · Lac qui Parle County · Mower County · Benton County · Lake County · Wabasha County · Brown County · Red Lake County · Steele County · Waseca County · Chippewa County · Chisago County · Houston County · Yellow Medicine County · Isanti County · Swift County · Watonwan County
Recent Minnesota hail days
| Date | Max hail | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | 1.75″ | 13 |
| 2026-09-06 | 1.50″ | 1 |
| 2026-09-03 | 2.30″ | 15 |
| 2026-09-01 | 4.00″ | 4 |
| 2026-08-25 | 1.25″ | 3 |
| 2026-08-21 | 1.00″ | 1 |
| 2026-08-20 | 2.00″ | 19 |
| 2026-08-18 | 1.00″ | 4 |
How to read the Minnesota map
The colored swath is NOAA's MRMS radar estimate of the largest hail in each ~1 km cell; the dots are individual SPC ground reports. Yellow is around an inch, red is 1.5 to 2″, and purple is 2″ and up -- see how hail size maps to roof damage. Click any spot on the map to see the hail history at that point, or look up a full street address on the hail history by address tool. Today's nationwide activity is on today's hail report.
Nearby states
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Data & method: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports + NOAA MRMS MESH radar, Minnesota only. Radar-indicated and observation-based -- informational only, not a guarantee of damage or a valid claim.