Minnesota hail history
Radar has detected 868 major hail days over Minnesota since 2011. The largest was 4" hail (baseball size or larger) near Bellechester on April 13, 2026. Data comes from NOAA's Severe Weather Data Inventory: radar hail signatures, not ground reports.
Data last updated: July 28, 2026
Most recent major hail days
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Largest hail on record here (radar-estimated)
Minnesota cities with hail history
Ordered by number of major hail days since 2011.
Hail days by year
2011
57
2012
65
2013
37
2014
49
2015
55
2016
61
2017
58
2018
68
2019
61
2020
57
2021
59
2022
57
2023
50
2024
44
2025
58
2026
32