191
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$17.5M
Property damage
Hail in Carver County, Minnesota: 191 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.25. That places the county #670 nationally and #26 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Carver County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Carver County is the 2000s, when 101 of the county's 191 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Carver County archive, hail makes up 39.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #670 for this hazard and #26 within Minnesota, putting it in the 78.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Carver County with 60 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2025 | VICTORIA | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | VICTORIA | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | VICTORIA | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | WACONIA | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | CARVER | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | VICTORIA | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | WACONIA | 3.25 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | WACONIA | 2 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | WACONIA | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Carver County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Numerous sources from social media pictures, to trained spotters and official NWS observations, reported and measured very large hail for nearly 40 minutes from Victoria, eastward to the Carver, Hennepin County line. This includes some of the smaller communities between the two towns. ||The largest hailstone was measured at 2.75 inches in diameter and fell near Victoria. Two inch hail was measured at the NWS office. Due to the large hail size and almost a continuous line of storms redeveloping in the same areas, many roofs and cars were damaged.
Hail covered the ground and in some places drifts were up to knee deep. Reported by the Waconia Patriot newspaper. Extensive leaf loss on crops was reported around Cologne by David Nicolai, a Regional Extension Educator in crops with the University of Minnesota Extension Service.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Carver County, Minnesota?
191 hail events are recorded in Carver County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Carver County?
The strongest hail on record in Carver County measured 3.25.
Where does the hail data for Carver County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Carver County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/carver-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.