Yellow Medicine County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 14 hail reports with hail up to 2.5", among 39 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 25 high-wind reports with gusts up to 70 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Yellow Medicine County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Yellow Medicine County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Yellow Medicine County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — 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.
Monday, July 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 215 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Willmar to 5 miles southeast of Sacred Heart, or extending from over Willmar to 15 miles northwest of Redwood Falls, moving east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Hail 0.75" Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 1"
“Cenex Gas Station in Wood Lake... MN reported roughly 0.7 inch diameter hail with a few hailstones estimated at the size of a 1 inch (quarter size). (MPX)”
“At 1228 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Montevideo, moving southeast at 20 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 1" Wood Lake SPC verified report
- Hail 0.5" Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 815 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms near Granite Falls, or 16 miles southeast of Montevideo, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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 0.75" Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1102 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms across southeastern Brown and northwestern Redwood counties. These storms are moving southeast at 45 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 258 PM CDT, Public reported a strong thunderstorm near Boyd, or 15 miles southwest of Montevideo, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Clarkfield, Boyd, Spring Creek and Hazel Run.”
- Hail 0.75" Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, June 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 429 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Canby, or 34 miles southwest of Montevideo, moving east 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...”
- Hail 0.5" Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 946 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Canby, or 33 miles west of Montevideo, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 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. The strong thunderstorm will be near... Canby around 955 PM CDT.”
“At 827 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 16 miles southwest of Marietta to 19 miles southwest of Canby, or extending from 45 miles west of Montevideo to 50 miles southwest of Montevideo, moving east at 15 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.”
- Hail 0.75" Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 59 mph
“Law enforcement reported downed tree branches blocking a road in Canby. Time estimated via radar. (MPX)”
“Delayed report... time estimated from radar. Two grain bins had side blown in. (MPX)”
- Wind 59 mph Canby SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 SE Canby SPC verified report
Thursday, May 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1215 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of thunderstorms extending from 6 miles northwest of Boyd to 11 miles southwest of Clarkfield, or extending from 12 miles west of Montevideo to 22 miles southwest of Montevideo, moving east at 30 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 0.5" Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 14, 2026
4 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 Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 70 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Minnesota. WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT this morning. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“Winds are easing and will continue to do so through the day. A couple gusts of 45 to 50 mph are still possible through 9 AM.”
- Wind 70 mph Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Minnesota. WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Minnesota. WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 7 AM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 65 mph Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 65 mph Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 65 mph Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Minnesota. WHEN...From 10 PM Thursday to 7 AM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Minnesota. WHEN...From Thursday evening through Friday morning. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 65 mph Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 65 mph Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Brown, Martin, Watonwan, Redwood, Lac Qui Parle, and Yellow Medicine Counties. WHEN...Until 3 PM CST this afternoon. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Yellow Medicine 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 Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Yellow Medicine 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 Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUING IN SOUTHERN MN 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...Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville, Stearns, Todd, Redwood, Chippewa, Douglas, Lac Qui Parle, Pope, Stevens, Swift, and Yellow Medicine Counties.”
“...GUSTY WINDS, BLOWNG SNOW, AND ICY FLASH FREEZE CONDITIONS TODAY... .Light snow, gusty northwest winds of 40 to 50 mph, & plummeting temperatures develop today 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 Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, November 24, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Rice, Steele, Waseca, Watonwan, Redwood, and Yellow Medicine Counties. WHEN...From 3 PM Tuesday to 6 AM CST Wednesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
- Wind 50 mph Yellow Medicine County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Yellow Medicine County, MN?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 39 severe weather events in Yellow Medicine 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 Yellow Medicine County recently?
Yes — 14 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2.5" 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 Yellow Medicine County?
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