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Minneapolis, MN Hail Reports

Last reported hail near Minneapolis, MN: Jun 19, 2026 — 2.25″ reported 3.2 mi NNE. Since then, radar has estimated hail up to 1.14″ over the area on one day, Sep 3, 2026. 126 hail reports on 14 storm days within 10 miles of Minneapolis, MN since November 2020; radar detected hail over the area on 32 days since October 2020.

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Minneapolis populationpopulation
426.9K
Minneapolis householdshouseholds
185.7K

Largest hail on record near Minneapolis, MN

The biggest hail reported within 10 miles of Minneapolis, MN, as ground reports since November 2020. Each links to its day below.

  1. 2.5″August 11, 202329 reports, nearest 0.3 mi WNW
  2. 2.25″June 19, 202646 reports, nearest 3.2 mi NNE
  3. 1.75″May 19, 202232 reports, nearest 0.7 mi ENE
  4. 1.75″July 27, 20255 reports, nearest 5.6 mi E
  5. 1.25″July 31, 20243 reports, nearest 2.1 mi SSW

Hail near Minneapolis, MN, day by day

Every storm day with a hail report or a radar hail estimate within 10 miles of Minneapolis, MN, newest first. Open a day to see its individual reports.

Storm days within 10 miles of Minneapolis, MN: the largest and number of ground reports, the radar estimate, and the closest report
DateReported (largest)Reports (1.00″+)Radar estimateClosest reportStorm report
No report01.14″—
2.25″46 (33)1.13″3.2 mi NNE
Show 46 reports from Jun 19, 2026
Ground hail reports on Jun 19, 2026, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Minneapolis, MNRemark
5:30 PM CDT1.25″3.2 mi NNE
5:30 PM CDT1.25″3.5 mi ENE
5:31 PM CDT1.5″4.2 mi ENE
5:18 PM CDT1″4.5 mi NNW
5:23 PM CDT1″4.5 mi NE
5:34 PM CDT1″4.6 mi E
5:36 PM CDT1″4.6 mi E
5:29 PM CDT1.75″4.7 mi ENE
5:27 PM CDT1.25″4.7 mi ENE
5:23 PM CDT1″4.7 mi ENE
5:35 PM CDT2″4.9 mi ENE
5:25 PM CDT1.25″5.0 mi N
5:18 PM CDT0.75″5.0 mi N
5:16 PM CDT1.25″5.1 mi NNW
5:22 PM CDT0.75″5.7 mi NNE
5:28 PM CDT1.25″5.8 mi ENE
5:32 PM CDT0.75″5.8 mi ENE
5:25 PM CDT0.75″5.9 mi NNE
5:32 PM CDT2″6.0 mi ENE
5:37 PM CDT1″6.2 mi E
5:25 PM CDT0.75″6.3 mi NE
5:23 PM CDT1″6.3 mi ENE
5:59 PM CDT1.25″6.5 mi ENE
5:37 PM CDT1″6.5 mi ENE
5:30 PM CDT1.5″6.7 mi E

+21 more reports not listed here

No report00.88″—
1.25″2 (2)1.47″8.3 mi WSW Full report for Sep 21, 2025
Show 2 reports from Sep 21, 2025
Ground hail reports on Sep 21, 2025, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Minneapolis, MNRemark
9:12 PM CDT1″8.3 mi WSW
9:14 PM CDT1.25″9.9 mi WSW
No report01.34″—
No report01.48″—
1.75″5 (5)1.86″5.6 mi E
Show 5 reports from Jul 27, 2025
Ground hail reports on Jul 27, 2025, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Minneapolis, MNRemark
8:03 PM CDT1.75″5.6 mi E
8:03 PM CDT1″8.4 mi ENE
7:47 PM CDT1.25″9.6 mi WNW
7:40 PM CDT1″9.7 mi WNW
7:51 PM CDT1.75″10.0 mi WNW
No report00.79″—
No report00.77″—
No report00.92″—
No report00.76″—
No report01.20″—
1.25″3 (2)1.23″2.1 mi SSW
Show 3 reports from Jul 31, 2024
Ground hail reports on Jul 31, 2024, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Minneapolis, MNRemark
5:06 PM CDT0.75″2.1 mi SSW
5:05 PM CDT1″3.1 mi SSW
4:53 PM CDT1.25″5.8 mi WSW
No report00.87″—
1″1 (1)1.09″2.7 mi NW
Show 1 report from Jul 14, 2024
Ground hail reports on Jul 14, 2024, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Minneapolis, MNRemark
1:10 AM CDT1″2.7 mi NW
0.75″1 (0)1.11″2.3 mi SSE
Show 1 report from Jul 10, 2024
Ground hail reports on Jul 10, 2024, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Minneapolis, MNRemark
3:30 PM CDT0.75″2.3 mi SSE
No report00.98″—
2.5″29 (29)2.66″0.3 mi WNW
Show 29 reports from Aug 11, 2023
Ground hail reports on Aug 11, 2023, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Minneapolis, MNRemark
5:44 PM CDT2″0.3 mi WNW
5:35 PM CDT1.25″0.6 mi SSE
5:32 PM CDT1.75″0.9 mi SW
5:28 PM CDT1″1.1 mi NE
5:27 PM CDT1.25″1.7 mi E
5:33 PM CDT1.75″1.7 mi SW
5:20 PM CDT2″1.8 mi WSW
5:19 PM CDT1.75″1.9 mi S
5:50 PM CDT2.5″2.1 mi SSW
5:47 PM CDT1.5″2.1 mi SSW
5:24 PM CDT2.5″2.7 mi NW
5:28 PM CDT1.5″2.9 mi SSE
5:32 PM CDT1.5″3.2 mi NNE
5:22 PM CDT1.5″3.5 mi NW
5:36 PM CDT1.5″3.7 mi WSW
5:21 PM CDT1.75″4.0 mi NW
5:37 PM CDT2″4.6 mi SSE
5:23 PM CDT1.25″4.6 mi WSW
5:23 PM CDT1.75″5.1 mi WNW
5:18 PM CDT2″5.7 mi W
5:32 PM CDT1″5.7 mi E
5:35 PM CDT1.25″6.2 mi ESE
5:16 PM CDT1.5″6.6 mi W
5:30 PM CDT1.75″7.0 mi SE
5:50 PM CDT1.25″7.1 mi SSE

+4 more reports not listed here

No report01.28″—
No report01.06″—
No report00.81″—
No report00.88″—
1″1 (1)1.52″8.4 mi ENE
Show 1 report from Sep 20, 2022
Ground hail reports on Sep 20, 2022, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Minneapolis, MNRemark
8:12 PM CDT1″8.4 mi ENE
No report00.84″—
1.25″1 (1)None stored7.9 mi ENE
Show 1 report from Aug 27, 2022
Ground hail reports on Aug 27, 2022, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Minneapolis, MNRemark
9:06 PM CDT1.25″7.9 mi ENE
0.88″1 (0)None stored6.3 mi SW
Show 1 report from Aug 19, 2022
Ground hail reports on Aug 19, 2022, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Minneapolis, MNRemark
3:00 PM CDT0.88″6.3 mi SW
No report01.22″—
1.75″32 (32)1.47″0.7 mi ENE Full report for May 19, 2022
Show 32 reports from May 19, 2022
Ground hail reports on May 19, 2022, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Minneapolis, MNRemark
3:42 PM CDT1″0.7 mi ENE
3:47 PM CDT1″1.3 mi S
3:40 PM CDT1″2.6 mi SW
3:45 PM CDT1″3.3 mi S
4:47 PM CDT1″3.3 mi S
4:48 PM CDT1″3.3 mi S
3:48 PM CDT1.25″3.5 mi ENE
3:45 PM CDT1″3.5 mi ENE
3:47 PM CDT1″3.7 mi SSE
3:52 PM CDT1.25″3.7 mi SE
3:47 PM CDT1″3.7 mi SE
3:47 PM CDT1″4.5 mi SE
3:45 PM CDT1″4.7 mi E
4:00 PM CDT1″4.9 mi ENE
3:56 PM CDT1.25″4.9 mi SE
3:50 PM CDT1.25″5.4 mi SE
3:55 PM CDT1″5.4 mi SE
3:39 PM CDT1″5.6 mi W
3:50 PM CDT1″5.7 mi SE
3:45 PM CDT1.75″6.1 mi ESE
3:55 PM CDT1.25″6.3 mi ENE
3:45 PM CDT1.5″7.2 mi ENE
3:50 PM CDT1″8.1 mi E
3:50 PM CDT1″8.4 mi ENE
3:55 PM CDT1.5″8.8 mi ESE

+7 more reports not listed here . See the full report

No report01.41″—
1.25″1 (1)1.69″9.1 mi SE Full report for May 9, 2022
Show 1 report from May 9, 2022
Ground hail reports on May 9, 2022, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Minneapolis, MNRemark
6:00 PM CDT1.25″9.1 mi SE
0.88″2 (0)None stored8.4 mi ENE
Show 2 reports from Apr 12, 2022
Ground hail reports on Apr 12, 2022, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Minneapolis, MNRemark
8:42 PM CDT0.75″8.4 mi ENE
9:59 PM CDT0.88″9.7 mi S
No report00.84″—
No report00.90″—
1″1 (1)0.99″9.3 mi NE
Show 1 report from Jul 13, 2021
Ground hail reports on Jul 13, 2021, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Minneapolis, MNRemark
8:35 PM CDT1″9.3 mi NE
No report00.76″—

Reported sizes are ground reports filed by trained spotters, the public and emergency managers. Radar estimates come from MESH radar analysis and are not measurements. Both are within 10 miles of Minneapolis, MN. Ground reports start Nov 24, 2020, so earlier days show "Not covered". Radar starts Oct 14, 2020. Report times are local to Minneapolis, MN.

Hail near Minneapolis, MN by year and month

By year
YearStorm daysReportsLargest reportedRadar max
20263462.25″1.14″
2025771.75″1.86″
2024651.25″1.23″
20236292.5″2.66″
20229381.75″1.69″
2021411″0.99″
Storm days by month, all years
MonthStorm daysBar
January0
February0
March0
April2
May3
June4
July11
August11
September4
October0
November0
December0

Hail near Minneapolis, MN has been recorded most often in July and August: 11 of 35 storm days.

HailPing storm reports near Minneapolis, MN

Storms HailPing grouped and published as full reports (hail of 1.00 inch or larger), newest first. The day-by-day list above includes every report.

Hail events near Minneapolis, MN with date, maximum hail size, and report counts
Date Max hail Reports 1.00″+ Reports 1.75″+
Sep 21, 2025 2″ 17 6
May 19, 2022 2″ 78 16
May 11, 2022 2″ 8 1

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Recent hail storms near Minneapolis, MN

  1. — hail up to 2″

    Storm summary, September 21, 2025

    On Sep 21, 2025, hail was reported across the Hopkins / Woodbury / Newport corridor. Reports concentrated near Hopkins, Woodbury, Newport, Minnetonka, Deephaven, and Minnetonka Mills. The largest reported hailstone measured 2.00 inches. HailPing grouped 17 reports of 1.00 inches or larger into this storm event.

    Affected cities: Hopkins, Woodbury, Newport, Minnetonka, Deephaven, Minnetonka Mills, Inver Grove Heights, South Saint Paul

    17 reports of 1.00"+ hail, 6 at 1.75"+. Read the full hail report

  2. — hail up to 2″

    Storm summary, May 19, 2022

    On May 19, 2022, hail was reported across the Minneapolis / Woodbury / Maplewood corridor. Reports concentrated near Minneapolis, Woodbury, Saint Paul, Maplewood, Oakdale, and Lake Elmo. The largest reported hailstone measured 2.00 inches. HailPing grouped 78 reports of 1.00 inches or larger into this storm event.

    Affected cities: Minneapolis, Woodbury, Saint Paul, Maplewood, Oakdale, Lake Elmo, Roseville, Farmington, Lilydale, Mendota, Mahtomedi, Bayport

    78 reports of 1.00"+ hail, 16 at 1.75"+. Read the full hail report

  3. — hail up to 2″

    Storm summary, May 11, 2022

    On May 11, 2022, hail was reported across the Apple Valley / Shakopee / Chaska corridor. Reports concentrated near Shakopee, Apple Valley, Chaska, Lakeville, Eagan, and Woodbury. The largest reported hailstone measured 2.00 inches. HailPing grouped 8 reports of 1.00 inches or larger into this storm event.

    Affected cities: Shakopee, Apple Valley, Chaska, Lakeville, Eagan, Woodbury

    8 reports of 1.00"+ hail, 1 at 1.75"+. Read the full hail report

About hail in Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis is home to 426,877 people and 185,674 households in Minnesota. Hail or a radar hail estimate came within 10 miles of Minneapolis, MN on 35 storm days across 2020–2026, an average of 6.4 a year over the full calendar years 2021–2025. July and August are the busiest months, with 11 of 35 storm days. The largest hail reported since November 2020 measured 2.5 inches on August 11, 2023.

How these figures are counted

Population and household figures are public census estimates for the city itself. Hail event counts and sizes come from reports HailPing has recorded, which may be delayed, incomplete, or later corrected — they are not confirmed hail damage or repair demand. Read the full HailPing Disclaimer

Common questions

When did it last hail in Minneapolis, MN?

The last reported hail within 10 miles of Minneapolis, MN was on June 19, 2026: hail up to 2.25 inches was reported, the nearest 3.2 mi NNE from Minneapolis, MN. Since then, radar has estimated hail up to 1.14″ over the area on one day, Sep 3, 2026. 126 hail reports on 14 storm days within 10 miles of Minneapolis, MN since November 2020; radar detected hail over the area on 32 days since October 2020.

How big was the hail in Minneapolis, MN?

The largest hail reported within 10 miles of Minneapolis, MN on June 19, 2026 measured 2.25 inches. The largest hail reported near Minneapolis, MN since November 2020 measured 2.5 inches on August 11, 2023.

How many hail reports were there near Minneapolis, MN?

126 hail reports on 14 storm days within 10 miles of Minneapolis, MN since November 2020, of which 108 measured 1.00 inch or larger. Every day is listed on this page.

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