Hail in Minnesota — where it hits, county by county
Hail is a fact of life on Minnesota ground — 757 National Weather Service hail reports in the last 5 years, led by St. Louis County, peaking around June. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
Open the interactive map on Minnesota →Top hail counties in Minnesota (2022–2026)
| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 201 | 40.2 | Jun | 21% |
| CROW WING | 118 | 23.6 | Jun | 16% |
| Itasca | 116 | 23.2 | Jun | 22% |
| Cass | 95 | 19.0 | Jun | 22% |
| Hennepin | 72 | 14.4 | Aug | 39% |
| Ramsey | 57 | 11.4 | Jun | 21% |
| OLMSTED | 50 | 10.0 | May | 10% |
| Winona | 48 | 9.6 | Jul | 44% |
Key figures — Minnesota hail at a glance
- Minnesota logged 757 National Weather Service hail reports statewide over the last 5 years (2022–2026).
- St. Louis County leads Minnesota with 201 hail reports over that span — about 40.2 per year.
- Reported hail in Minnesota peaks in June.
- Roughly 174 of Minnesota's reports involved stones 1.5″ or larger — the size that damages roofs, vehicles, and crops.
Citing these figures? Attribution: AGSIST National Hail Map, https://agsist.com/hail-map/minnesota (NWS Local Storm Reports, 2022–2026). Data is available at no charge; a link back keeps it that way.
Minnesota hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Minnesota?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Minnesota are St. Louis, CROW WING, Itasca. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Minnesota?
Reported hail in Minnesota peaks around June, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Minnesota's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 757 reports over 5 years.
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