79
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$1.8M
Property damage
Hail in Houston County, Minnesota: 79 recorded events between 1967 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,724 nationally and #84 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Houston County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Houston County is the 2010s, when 34 of the county's 79 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 Houston County archive, hail makes up 30.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,724 for this hazard and #84 within Minnesota, putting it in the 44.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Houston County with 21 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1996 | EITZEN | 2.75 | 0 | 2 | $1.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2025 | SPRING GROVE | 1 | $0 |
| May 20, 2022 | HOKAH | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2021 | RIVER JCT | 1.25 | $15K |
| Jul 27, 2021 | RIVER JCT | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2019 | HOKAH | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2019 | HOKAH | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2018 | SPRING GROVE | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | WILLINGTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | NEWHOUSE | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 25, 2018 | WILLINGTON | 0.88 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Houston County, Minnesota?
79 hail events are recorded in Houston County between 1967 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Houston County?
The strongest hail on record in Houston County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Houston 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 Houston County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/houston-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.