Hennepin County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 14, 2026
Has it hailed in Hennepin County, Minnesota recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 18 hail reports with hail up to 2", among 44 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 26 high-wind reports with gusts up to 60 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was on Aug 9, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Hennepin County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Hennepin County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Hail history for an address in Hennepin County
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Check an address free →Storm log — the official record, day by day
Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Sunday, August 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 315 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Isanti to over Otsego, or extending from 5 miles south of Cambridge to 14 miles northeast of Buffalo, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.”
- Hail 0.75" Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, July 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 314 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Silver Lake, or 11 miles east of Hutchinson, moving east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.5" Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 724 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms over Cologne, or 27 miles southwest of Minneapolis, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 655 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms over Corcoran, or 16 miles east of Buffalo, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... St.”
- Hail 0.5" Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 302 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Corcoran to near Norwood Young America, or extending from 16 miles east of Buffalo to 22 miles east of Hutchinson, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 19, 2026
5 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 1.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 609 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers extending from over Hugo to 6 miles northeast of Brownton, or extending from 19 miles north of St. Paul to 8 miles southeast of Hutchinson, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. north-northwest to south-southeast that will produce a line of gusty winds.”
“At 422 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Corcoran, or 11 miles east of Buffalo, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 1.25" 1 SE Brooklyn Center SPC verified report
- Wind 50 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 1" 2 SE Columbia Heights SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 1 SE Brooklyn Park SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 1 SE Hanover SPC verified report
- Hail 0.75" Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 1 WSW Anoka SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 526 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Minneapolis, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Minneapolis, St.”
“At 212 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from near Atwater to over Glencoe, or extending from 15 miles east of Willmar to 15 miles southeast of Hutchinson, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Hail 0.75" Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report
“Large tree limbs down at Rosland Park. Time estimated from radar. (MPX)”
- Wind Unknown Edina SPC verified report
Friday, April 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 153 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Eden Prairie, or 13 miles southwest of Minneapolis, moving northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Edina, St.”
- Hail 0.88" Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, April 3, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 653 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a shower over Eden Prairie, or 10 miles southwest of Minneapolis, moving northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Pea size hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. The shower will be near... Edina, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Bloomington and Hopkins around 655 PM CDT. Minneapolis, St.”
- Hail 0.25" Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“...POWERFUL WINTER STORM ON TRACK TO BRING EXTREME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS... ...A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN, FREEZING RAIN, AND SLEET LATE TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... ...TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A major winter storm will move across the Upper Midwest starting late this afternoon and lasting through Sunday evening.”
“...POWERFUL WINTER STORM ON TRACK TO BRING EXTREME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS... ...A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN, FREEZING RAIN, AND SLEET LATE TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... ...TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A major winter storm will move across the Upper Midwest starting late this afternoon and lasting through Sunday evening.”
- Wind 55 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...Benton, Morrison, Sherburne, Wright, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, and Goodhue Counties. WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT this morning. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible.”
- Wind 60 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Benton, Morrison, Sherburne, Wright, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, and Goodhue Counties. WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Benton, Morrison, Sherburne, Wright, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, and Goodhue Counties. WHEN...From midnight tonight to 10 AM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible.”
- Wind 60 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...Benton, Morrison, Sherburne, Wright, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, and Goodhue Counties. WHEN...From midnight Thursday Night to 10 AM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. WHERE...Benton, Morrison, Sherburne, Wright, Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, Washington, Le Sueur, Rice, Steele, and Goodhue Counties. WHEN...From late Thursday night through Friday morning. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible.”
- Wind 60 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, December 28, 2025
5 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA... ...TRAVEL IS NOT ADVISED... .Steady snow will continue through the evening and taper off overnight. Total accumulations of 6 to 10 inches are forecast across eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with amounts tapering off to 4 or 5 inches across far western Minnesota.”
“...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA... ...TRAVEL NOT ADVISED ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA... .Steady snow will continue through the evening and taper off overnight. Accumulations of 6 to 10 inches are forecast across eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin, with amounts tapering off to 4 or 5 inches across far western Minnesota.”
- Wind 55 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, December 27, 2025
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF WESTERN, CENTRAL, AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .A developing winter storm over the Northern Plains this evening will become much stronger as it moves across the Upper Midwest Sunday and Sunday night.”
“...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND SUNDAY NIGHT... .A developing winter storm over the Northern Plains today will become much stronger as it moves across the Upper Midwest Sunday and Sunday night.”
- Wind 55 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
6 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“...WEATHER CONDITIONS SLOWLY IMPROVING... WHAT...A combination of winds gusting 40 to 50 mph, low visibility in falling snow, and flash freeze conditions leading to icy roads and surfaces. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and southeast Minnesota. WHEN...Until 9 PM CST this evening. IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.”
“...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUING IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA FOR THE REST OF THIS EVENING... WHAT...A combination of winds gusting 40 to 50 mph, low visibility in falling snow, and flash freeze conditions leading to icy roads and surfaces. WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and southeast Minnesota. WHEN...Until 9 PM CST this evening. IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.”
- Wind 50 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“...GUSTY WINDS, BLOWNG SNOW, AND ICY FLASH FREEZE CONDITIONS TOMORROW... .Light snow, gusty northwest winds of 40 to 50 mph, & plummeting temperatures develop tomorrow behind an Arctic front. While snow accumulations will likely only be an inch or less, low visibility is expected as the gusty winds blow around the falling snow.”
- Wind 50 mph Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, September 21, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 826 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms over Delano, or 11 miles southeast of Buffalo, moving east at 20 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.75" Hennepin County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, September 20, 2025
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 2"
“Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.). (MPX)”
- Hail 2" 1 SW Minnetonka SPC verified report
- Hail 2" 1 N Deephaven SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Hennepin County, MN?
The most recent recorded event was on Aug 9, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 44 severe weather events in Hennepin County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Did it hail in Hennepin County recently?
Yes — 18 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Hennepin County?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.