Minnesota Storm Data: Hail & Wind History Since 2010
Deduplicated storm activity for Minnesota, fused from NWS warnings, storm reports, official records, and FEMA declarations.
Latest Minnesota hail and wind storms
- Last reported hail in Minnesota (0.75 in.+, screening): September 11, 2026 — 1.75 in. reported at 5 E Artichoke (Stevens County), SPC storm report.
- 2026 so far in Minnesota: 37 hail days and 71 wind days statewide (days with a storm report or station gust at the screening thresholds; warnings alone never count).
| Date | Largest reported hail | Strongest gust | City pages hit |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 10, 2026 | — | 51 mph measured | — |
| September 14, 2026 | — | 51 mph measured | Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington, Burnsville, Plymouth |
| September 11, 2026 | 1.75 in. reported | 55 mph measured | Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington, Burnsville, Plymouth |
| September 8, 2026 | — | 51 mph measured | — |
| September 6, 2026 | 1.50 in. reported | 60 mph measured | — |
| September 3, 2026 | 2.30 in. reported | 75 mph measured | Moorhead |
| September 2, 2026 | 1.50 in. reported | 68 mph measured | Rochester |
| September 1, 2026 | 4.00 in. reported | — | Mankato |
| August 29, 2026 | — | 68 mph reported | — |
| August 25, 2026 | 1.25 in. reported | 45 mph measured | Duluth |
Minnesota storm facts
- StormAuditor's analysis of NOAA and National Weather Service records found 3,017 deduplicated storm events (wind, hail, tornado, and flood; NWS warning products included) in Minnesota in the 12 months ending October 21, 2026.
- Storm activity touched 87 of 87 Minnesota counties over that period.
- The most impacted county in Minnesota was St. Louis, with 87 events.
- The busiest day by event count in Minnesota was April 13, 2026, with 206 events.
Minnesota storm activity at a glance (last 12 months)
StormAuditor's consolidated public record currently shows 3,017 storm events impacting 87 of Minnesota's 87 counties in the trailing 12 months: 1,478 wind events, 1,277 hail events, 147 tornado events, 115 flood events. Every count includes NWS warnings as well as observed reports, so tornado events mean tornado warnings and reports, not confirmed tornadoes.
Events are fused from National Weather Service warnings and Special Weather Statements, observed Local Storm Reports, official NCEI storm records, and FEMA disaster declarations, then consolidated into a single event table under the published methodology.
Wind covers thunderstorm and non-thunderstorm wind alike, so these counts measure something different from the NCEI entry counts in the history section below; the two are not comparable year to year. State totals also count NWS Special Weather Statements (radar-indicated hail or gusts below warning level); city pages leave those out.
Busiest days in Minnesota by event count
Ranked by the number of 12-month events, NWS warnings included, so a day with many warnings can outrank a day with larger hail.
- April 13, 2026 — 206 events incl. warnings (flood, hail, tornado, wind)
- June 10, 2026 — 174 events incl. warnings (hail, tornado, wind)
- June 29, 2026 — 151 events incl. warnings (hail, tornado, wind)
- March 13, 2026 — 151 events incl. warnings (wind)
- April 17, 2026 — 118 events incl. warnings (flood, hail, tornado, wind)
Most impacted counties
Events of every type for each county — wind, hail, tornado and flood, NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements included. City pages count wind and hail events only, so a county number on a city page is never higher than the number here.
- St. Louis — 87 events
- Polk — 78 events
- Olmsted — 74 events
- Hubbard — 69 events
- Nobles — 67 events
- Otter Tail — 62 events
- Fillmore — 60 events
- Cottonwood — 59 events
Additional activity recorded under other NWS area names (forecast zones, tribal lands, and former census areas): Cook/North Shore (3) · West Otter Tail (2) · West Polk (2) · West Marshall (1).
How these numbers are counted
The storm numbers on this page are counted in four different ways, plus the free address check. Each answers a different question with its own size cutoffs, area and time span, so compare numbers within one group, not across groups.
- Storm days (latest hail and wind): A day in the last 12 months when at least one report anywhere in Minnesota showed hail 0.75 in. or larger or wind of 45 mph or more (StormAuditor screening thresholds). Reports are NWS storm reports from spotters, the public and officials, plus weather-station gusts, which count from 50 mph. A warning on its own never makes a storm day. The "City pages hit" column and each city's last reported hail apply the same rule within 25 miles of the city. The statewide columns count reports inside Minnesota only. City pages count reports within 25 miles of each city, which can reach into a neighboring state; those values name the other state, so a border city's value for a day can be higher than the Minnesota value.
- Storm-date pages (NWS severe): A storm-date page is published only when at least one report or station gust within 25 miles of a city met the National Weather Service severe criteria (hail 1.00 in. or larger, or wind 58 mph or more), at least two separate observations were logged, and the day ranks among the most significant. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. Not every storm day gets a page; when one does, the page and the storm-day table show the same largest hail and strongest gust.
- Events (12-month counts): Events count the Minnesota storm log: NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements (a lower-level NWS alert), storm reports (wind 50 mph+, hail 0.75 in.+), station gusts, NCEI entries and FEMA disaster declarations, for each county affected, floods included. One event is one place on one day, counted separately for each type (wind, hail, tornado, flood). A weather station or storm-report point counts once a day, at that day's highest reading, however many readings it filed; a place with hail and wind on the same day is two events. NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements count once per county per day, and NCEI entries and FEMA declarations once per place per day. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. The same report arriving through another feed (SPC or NCEI) is one record. The most impacted counties list uses this count. City pages count only wind and hail within 25 miles and leave out floods and Special Weather Statements, so city counts do not add up to the state total, and a city page's county count is a wind-and-hail count that is never higher than the same county's number here.
- NOAA history (since 2010): The official NOAA storm record (NCEI Storm Events) in Minnesota from January 1, 2010 to the day before the 12-month window starts: hail 0.50 in.+, thunderstorm wind 40 mph+ and tornadoes. It is a separate, older record with its own "storm days" (days with any entry), so its counts are not compared with the 12-month numbers.
- Free Report Snapshot: A free YES/NO estimate for one address, from radar and wind analysis at the property rather than area reports, at the same screening thresholds: hail 0.75 in. or wind 45 mph.
Full method: Methodology and Data Sources.
Minnesota hail and wind history in NOAA NCEI records, 2010–Oct. 2025
This section covers January 1, 2010 through October 20, 2025. Storms from October 21, 2025 on are in the 12-month summary above, so no date is counted in both.
NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 16,229 NCEI Storm Events entries in Minnesota for this period, on 845 separate storm days. Hail (7,706 reports) and thunderstorm wind (7,507) appear in nearly equal numbers.
Hail and wind both peak in July, the month with 24% of the hail reports. December through February accounts for 1 storm day.
Storm days ranged from 37 in 2024 to 60 in 2012. Across 2022–2024, Minnesota averaged 46 storm days a year, below the 15-year average of 53.
The largest hail in these records for Minnesota was 6.00 in. (larger than softball size), reported on July 31, 2024 in Stevens County. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in 16 different years of this record, the latest being 2025 through Oct. 20. Measured thunderstorm gusts topped out at 121 mph (Kittson County, September 1, 2011). NCEI also lists 1,016 tornado entries in Minnesota — one entry per county a tornado crossed.
- Average: 53 storm days a year (2010–2024)
- May and July: 47% of all hail reports
- Most hail reports in one year: 1,402 in 2022
- Hail of 1 in. or larger reported in every full year, 2010–2024
| Year | Hail reports | Thunderstorm wind reports | Tornado entries | Storm days | Largest hail | Strongest measured gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 381 | 390 | 126 | 53 | 4.25 in. | 87 mph |
| 2011 | 455 | 396 | 38 | 54 | 4.25 in. | 121 mph |
| 2012 | 596 | 420 | 39 | 60 | 3.00 in. | 107 mph |
| 2013 | 373 | 310 | 18 | 51 | 3.00 in. | 89 mph |
| 2014 | 322 | 255 | 28 | 48 | 3.25 in. | 98 mph |
| 2015 | 358 | 252 | 41 | 53 | 4.25 in. | 86 mph |
| 2016 | 368 | 519 | 43 | 58 | 4.00 in. | 83 mph |
| 2017 | 440 | 400 | 71 | 56 | 4.00 in. | 81 mph |
| 2018 | 300 | 379 | 57 | 57 | 3.25 in. | 81 mph |
| 2019 | 373 | 380 | 56 | 57 | 4.00 in. | 87 mph |
| 2020 | 390 | 392 | 64 | 56 | 3.00 in. | 84 mph |
| 2021 | 492 | 684 | 136 | 50 | 3.75 in. | 86 mph |
| 2022 | 1,402 | 1,614 | 166 | 53 | 3.00 in. | 91 mph |
| 2023 | 858 | 338 | 50 | 48 | 3.75 in. | 79 mph |
| 2024 | 336 | 363 | 34 | 37 | 6.00 in. | 81 mph |
| 2025 through Oct. 20 | 262 | 415 | 49 | 54 | 3.25 in. | 106 mph |
Counties with the most NCEI storm reports, 2010–Oct. 2025
| County | All entries | Hail | Thunderstorm wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis County | 836 | 365 | 461 |
| Hennepin County | 554 | 303 | 246 |
| Otter Tail County | 509 | 212 | 257 |
| Crow Wing County | 458 | 216 | 236 |
| Itasca County | 422 | 212 | 205 |
| Polk County | 400 | 165 | 198 |
| Stearns County | 395 | 200 | 174 |
| Cass County | 368 | 186 | 171 |
| Dakota County | 360 | 214 | 118 |
| Beltrami County | 345 | 164 | 157 |
Download this history: CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-history/mn.json (free, open license, cite StormAuditor).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (thunderstorm wind, hail, and tornado entries; hail 0.50 in. or larger, wind 40 mph or more; wind converted from knots).
Minnesota storm history questions, 2010–Oct. 2025
What is the largest hail reported in Minnesota, 2010–Oct. 2025?
6.00 in., larger than softball size, reported on July 31, 2024 in Stevens County, per NCEI. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in 16 years of this record in all, most recently 2022, 2023 and 2025 through Oct. 20.
What was Minnesota's most active storm year, 2010–Oct. 2025?
2012, with 60 storm days (596 hail reports, 420 thunderstorm wind reports, 39 tornado entries). The 15-year average is 53 storm days.
How often does Minnesota get hail?
NCEI's records average 496 hail reports a year here over 2010–2024, alongside 473 thunderstorm wind reports. Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported in every one of those years.
When is hail season in Minnesota?
July has the most hail reports (1,844, 2010–Oct. 2025), followed by May (1,750) and June (1,696).
How strong were measured thunderstorm winds in Minnesota, 2010–Oct. 2025?
121 mph, measured on September 1, 2011 in Kittson County. Only gusts NCEI lists as measured count here; gusts measured on a date and county with a tornado entry, and entries of 120 knots or more (known entry errors), are left out.
Working storm claims? Roofing contractors, public adjusters, and insurance adjusters work from this same public storm record with statewide hail and wind maps and per-address reports — see StormAuditor for professionals.
Sources: NWS alerts (api.weather.gov) · NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · ASOS/AWOS station gusts via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database · every StormAuditor data source.
Download the Minnesota dataset (free)
The full consolidated Minnesota event list for the trailing 12 months — dates, counties, hazard types, severities, measured gusts and hail sizes, with coordinates; source records deduplicated, and each NWS warning product listed per affected county — downloads free and stays current with the live record: download CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-data/mn.json. Free to reuse under the data license; the JSON file carries a field dictionary and provenance notes.
Research a specific Minnesota address
Statewide counts tell you where activity concentrated; they do not tell you what happened at one property. For an individual address:
- Run the Free Report Snapshot — an instant YES/NO against StormAuditor's screening thresholds (wind ≥ 45 mph, hail ≥ 0.75 in., deliberately below the official NWS severe criteria).
- Use the Address Lookup for warnings, storm reports, and station observations at the address.
- Buy a full Weather Report for $2.99 covering every qualifying storm date at the address.
Browse day-by-day activity on the Storm Calendar (Pro plans and higher) or compare states on the Storm Data hub.
All values are derived from public NOAA and NWS data under StormAuditor's published methodology (see Limitations). Data last refreshed October 21, 2026.
See where recent storms tracked on the statewide Minnesota hail map and wind map (the Hail and Wind Explorers, included with Pro+ and Organization plans), or check the county impact heatmap (free with an account).
Minnesota cities A–Z: last reported hail
- Bloomington hail & wind history — last hail June 19, 2026 (2.25 in. reported)
- Burnsville hail & wind history — last hail June 19, 2026 (2.25 in. reported)
- Duluth hail & wind history — last hail August 25, 2026 (1.00 in. reported)
- Mankato hail & wind history — last hail September 1, 2026 (1.00 in. reported)
- Minneapolis hail & wind history — last hail June 19, 2026 (2.25 in. reported)
- Moorhead hail & wind history — last hail August 17, 2026 (1.00 in. reported)
- Plymouth hail & wind history — last hail June 19, 2026 (2.25 in. reported)
- Rochester hail & wind history — last hail August 18, 2026 (1.00 in. reported)
- St. Cloud hail & wind history — last hail August 7, 2026 (1.50 in. reported)
- St. Paul hail & wind history — last hail June 19, 2026 (2.25 in. reported)
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Storm-day records in Minnesota
The newest storm-date pages for Minnesota cities: a report or station gust within 25 miles of the city met NWS severe criteria (hail 1.00 in.+ or wind 58 mph+), with at least two separate observations. Each page lists the reports, station gusts and a free way to check one address:
- Moorhead, MN — June 29, 2026 (hail 4.00 in., gusts 68 mph)
- Bloomington, MN — June 19, 2026 (hail 2.25 in., gusts 54 mph)
- Burnsville, MN — June 19, 2026 (hail 2.25 in., gusts 54 mph)
- Minneapolis, MN — June 19, 2026 (hail 2.25 in., gusts 54 mph)
- Plymouth, MN — June 19, 2026 (hail 2.25 in., gusts 54 mph)
- St. Paul, MN — June 19, 2026 (hail 2.25 in., gusts 54 mph)
- Mankato, MN — April 13, 2026 (hail 3.50 in.)
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