79
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$65K
Property damage
Hail in Kanabec County, Minnesota: 79 recorded events between 1971 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 2. That places the county #1,724 nationally and #84 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Kanabec County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Kanabec County is the 2000s, when 27 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 Kanabec County archive, hail makes up 43.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 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
Jul is the peak month for hail in Kanabec County with 24 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 11, 2023 | BRUNSWICK | 1 | $0 |
| May 30, 2022 | OGILVIE | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 17, 2021 | OGILVIE | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 6, 2021 | MORA | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 10, 2020 | OGILVIE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2020 | QUAMBA | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 1, 2020 | WARMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | QUAMBA | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 6, 2017 | WARMAN | 1.75 | $15K |
| Jul 6, 2017 | WOODLAND | 1.75 | $50K |
Other hazards here
More from Kanabec County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
There was a measured hailstone of 1 inch in diameter south of Ogilvie. Local radar showed a wider area of higher returns west and east of Ogilvie where larger hail likely fell. There was measured hailstone of 1.5 inches in southern Pine County as the storm moved east of Kanabec County.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Kanabec County, Minnesota?
79 hail events are recorded in Kanabec County between 1971 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Kanabec County?
The strongest hail on record in Kanabec County measured 2.
Where does the hail data for Kanabec 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 Kanabec County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/kanabec-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.