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St. Cloud, MN Hail Reports

Last reported hail near St. Cloud, MN: Aug 7, 2026 — 1.5″ reported 0.2 mi NE. Since then, radar has estimated hail up to 0.95″ over the area on one day, Aug 9, 2026. 46 hail reports on 14 storm days within 10 miles of St. Cloud, MN since November 2020; radar detected hail over the area on 35 days since October 2020.

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Hail map for St. Cloud, MN

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St. Cloud populationpopulation
68.9K
St. Cloud householdshouseholds
27.5K

Largest hail on record near St. Cloud, MN

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

  1. 2″May 9, 20224 reports, nearest 0.4 mi WNW
  2. 2″July 18, 20253 reports, nearest 5.4 mi S
  3. 1.75″May 12, 202211 reports, nearest 0.6 mi SSW
  4. 1.5″August 7, 20269 reports, nearest 0.2 mi NE
  5. 1.5″July 4, 20264 reports, nearest 0.6 mi SSW

Hail near St. Cloud, MN, day by day

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

Storm days within 10 miles of St. Cloud, 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 report00.95″—
1.5″9 (9)1.22″0.2 mi NE Full report for Aug 7, 2026
Show 9 reports from Aug 7, 2026
Ground hail reports on Aug 7, 2026, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom St. Cloud, MNRemark
10:56 AM CDT1″0.2 mi NE
10:51 AM CDT1″0.6 mi SSE
10:56 AM CDT1.5″0.6 mi SSW
10:53 AM CDT1″0.8 mi W
10:51 AM CDT1″0.8 mi SE
10:55 AM CDT1″0.9 mi N
11:16 AM CDT1″1.5 mi WNW
10:54 AM CDT1″1.9 mi WSW
11:01 AM CDT1″3.1 mi E
No report00.93″—
No report00.85″—
No report01.06″—
1.5″4 (4)1.35″0.6 mi SSW
Show 4 reports from Jul 4, 2026
Ground hail reports on Jul 4, 2026, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom St. Cloud, MNRemark
5:03 PM CDT1.5″0.6 mi SSW
5:33 PM CDT1″0.6 mi SSW
5:04 PM CDT1.5″0.9 mi N
5:26 PM CDT1″1.4 mi WSW
2″3 (3)1.83″5.4 mi S
Show 3 reports from Jul 18, 2025
Ground hail reports on Jul 18, 2025, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom St. Cloud, MNRemark
9:35 PM CDT1″5.4 mi S
9:28 PM CDT2″6.3 mi SSW
9:24 PM CDT1″7.7 mi SSW
No report01.45″—
No report00.83″—
No report01.14″—
1.5″2 (2)1.55″8.3 mi SSE
Show 2 reports from Apr 28, 2025
Ground hail reports on Apr 28, 2025, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom St. Cloud, MNRemark
4:16 PM CDT1.5″8.3 mi SSE
4:06 PM CDT1″9.7 mi S
1.25″1 (1)0.96″9.7 mi S
Show 1 report from Apr 17, 2025
Ground hail reports on Apr 17, 2025, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom St. Cloud, MNRemark
3:15 PM CDT1.25″9.7 mi S
No report01.19″—
No report00.97″—
No report01.15″—
No report00.77″—
1″1 (1)1.98″1.6 mi E
Show 1 report from Jul 14, 2024
Ground hail reports on Jul 14, 2024, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom St. Cloud, MNRemark
12:06 AM CDT1″1.6 mi E
1″1 (1)2.74″4.7 mi NW
Show 1 report from Jul 13, 2024
Ground hail reports on Jul 13, 2024, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom St. Cloud, MNRemark
11:56 PM CDT1″4.7 mi NW
0.75″1 (0)0.90″7.4 mi ENE
Show 1 report from Jun 12, 2024
Ground hail reports on Jun 12, 2024, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom St. Cloud, MNRemark
8:30 PM CDT0.75″7.4 mi ENE
No report00.83″—
No report01.70″—
No report01.31″—
No report01.03″—
1″2 (2)2.02″6.6 mi W
Show 2 reports from Jul 13, 2023
Ground hail reports on Jul 13, 2023, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom St. Cloud, MNRemark
7:22 PM CDT1″6.6 mi W
7:35 PM CDT1″9.7 mi S
No report00.84″—
1″1 (1)None stored9.7 mi S
Show 1 report from Jul 26, 2022
Ground hail reports on Jul 26, 2022, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom St. Cloud, MNRemark
7:15 PM CDT1″9.7 mi S
1″4 (4)2.40″1.4 mi WSW
Show 4 reports from Jun 24, 2022
Ground hail reports on Jun 24, 2022, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom St. Cloud, MNRemark
1:55 AM CDT1″1.4 mi WSW
2:30 AM CDT1″2.3 mi WSW
1:55 AM CDT1″3.0 mi NNE
1:55 AM CDT1″3.0 mi NNW
No report01.07″—
1.75″11 (11)2.48″0.6 mi SSW Full report for May 12, 2022
Show 11 reports from May 12, 2022
Ground hail reports on May 12, 2022, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom St. Cloud, MNRemark
11:24 AM CDT1.75″0.6 mi SSW
8:01 PM CDT1″2.1 mi SSW
11:19 AM CDT1.75″2.8 mi W
11:23 AM CDT1″2.8 mi W
11:30 AM CDT1″4.0 mi WNW
11:25 AM CDT1.75″4.9 mi NNW
11:17 AM CDT1″5.5 mi WNW
11:12 AM CDT1.75″7.2 mi W
11:10 AM CDT1.75″7.6 mi W
7:22 AM CDT1.25″8.2 mi ENE
11:37 AM CDT1″8.2 mi ENE
2″4 (4)1.63″0.4 mi WNW Full report for May 9, 2022
Show 4 reports from May 9, 2022
Ground hail reports on May 9, 2022, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom St. Cloud, MNRemark
8:52 AM CDT2″0.4 mi WNW
9:03 AM CDT1.5″2.2 mi N
8:45 AM CDT1.5″5.4 mi S
8:54 AM CDT1.25″5.4 mi S
No report00.80″—
1.5″2 (2)2.68″2.2 mi N
Show 2 reports from Aug 28, 2021
Ground hail reports on Aug 28, 2021, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom St. Cloud, MNRemark
11:55 AM CDT1.5″2.2 mi N
11:50 AM CDT1.5″4.9 mi NNW
No report00.80″—
No report01.30″—
No report00.96″—
No report01.24″—

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 St. Cloud, MN. Ground reports start Nov 24, 2020, so earlier days show "Not covered". Radar starts Oct 14, 2020. Report times are local to St. Cloud, MN.

Hail near St. Cloud, MN by year and month

By year
YearStorm daysReportsLargest reportedRadar max
20266131.5″1.35″
2025662″1.83″
2024731″2.74″
2023521″2.02″
20226202″2.48″
2021621.5″2.68″
Storm days by month, all years
MonthStorm daysBar
January0
February0
March0
April3
May3
June5
July13
August9
September3
October0
November0
December0

Hail near St. Cloud, MN has been recorded most often in July: 13 of 36 storm days.

HailPing storm reports near St. Cloud, 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 St. Cloud, MN with date, maximum hail size, and report counts
Date Max hail Reports 1.00″+ Reports 1.75″+
Aug 7, 2026 1.5″ 9 0
Jun 23, 2026 2.5″ 3 2
Jun 10, 2026 2.5″ 4 3
May 12, 2022 2″ 20 10
May 9, 2022 2″ 4 1
May 9, 2022 3″ 10 8

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Recent hail storms near St. Cloud, MN

  1. — hail up to 1.5″

    Storm summary, August 7, 2026

    On Aug 7, 2026, hail was reported across the Saint Cloud, MN · Waite Park, MN area. Reports concentrated near Saint Cloud and Waite Park. The largest reported hailstone measured 1.50 inches. HailPing grouped 9 reports of 1.00 inches or larger into this storm event.

    Affected cities: Saint Cloud, Waite Park

    9 reports of 1.00"+ hail. Read the full hail report

  2. — hail up to 2.5″

    Storm summary, June 23, 2026

    On Jun 23, 2026, hail was reported across the Cosmos, MN · Willmar, MN area. Reports concentrated near Cosmos and Willmar. The largest reported hailstone measured 2.50 inches. HailPing grouped 3 reports of 1.00 inches or larger into this storm event.

    Affected cities: Cosmos, Willmar

    3 reports of 1.00"+ hail, 2 at 1.75"+. Read the full hail report

  3. — hail up to 2.5″

    Storm summary, June 10, 2026

    On Jun 10, 2026, hail was reported across the Glenwood, MN · Villard, MN area. Reports concentrated near Glenwood and Villard. The largest reported hailstone measured 2.50 inches. HailPing grouped 4 reports of 1.00 inches or larger into this storm event.

    Affected cities: Glenwood, Villard

    4 reports of 1.00"+ hail, 3 at 1.75"+. Read the full hail report

  4. — hail up to 2″

    Storm summary, May 12, 2022

    On May 12, 2022, hail was reported across the Foley / Avon / Waite Park corridor. Reports concentrated near Foley, Waite Park, Avon, Saint Cloud, Sartell, and Saint Joseph. The largest reported hailstone measured 2.00 inches. HailPing grouped 20 reports of 1.00 inches or larger into this storm event.

    Affected cities: Foley, Waite Park, Avon, Saint Cloud, Sartell, Saint Joseph, Collegeville, Princeton, Saint Stephen

    20 reports of 1.00"+ hail, 10 at 1.75"+. Read the full hail report

  5. — hail up to 2″

    Storm summary, May 9, 2022

    On May 9, 2022, hail was reported across the Saint Augusta, MN · Saint Cloud, MN · Sauk Rapids, MN area. Reports concentrated near Saint Augusta, Saint Cloud, and Sauk Rapids. The largest reported hailstone measured 2.00 inches. HailPing grouped 4 reports of 1.00 inches or larger into this storm event.

    Affected cities: Saint Augusta, Saint Cloud, Sauk Rapids

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

  6. — hail up to 3″

    Storm summary, May 9, 2022

    On May 9, 2022, hail was reported across the Willmar / Kandiyohi / Blomkest corridor. Reports concentrated near Willmar, Kandiyohi, Blomkest, Kerkhoven, and Grove City. The largest reported hailstone measured 3.00 inches. HailPing grouped 10 reports of 1.00 inches or larger into this storm event.

    Affected cities: Willmar, Kandiyohi, Blomkest, Kerkhoven, Grove City

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

About hail in St. Cloud, MN

St. Cloud is home to 68,910 people and 27,453 households in Minnesota. Hail or a radar hail estimate came within 10 miles of St. Cloud, MN on 36 storm days across 2020–2026, an average of 6 a year over the full calendar years 2021–2025. July is the busiest month, with 13 of 36 storm days. The largest hail reported since November 2020 measured 2 inches on May 9, 2022.

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 St. Cloud, MN?

The last reported hail within 10 miles of St. Cloud, MN was on August 7, 2026: hail up to 1.5 inches was reported, the nearest 0.2 mi NE from St. Cloud, MN. Since then, radar has estimated hail up to 0.95″ over the area on one day, Aug 9, 2026. 46 hail reports on 14 storm days within 10 miles of St. Cloud, MN since November 2020; radar detected hail over the area on 35 days since October 2020.

How big was the hail in St. Cloud, MN?

The largest hail reported within 10 miles of St. Cloud, MN on August 7, 2026 measured 1.5 inches. The largest hail reported near St. Cloud, MN since November 2020 measured 2 inches on May 9, 2022.

How many hail reports were there near St. Cloud, MN?

46 hail reports on 14 storm days within 10 miles of St. Cloud, MN since November 2020, of which 45 measured 1.00 inch or larger. Every day is listed on this page.

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