195
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota: 195 recorded events between 1964 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #649 nationally and #25 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Kandiyohi County is the 2000s, when 64 of the county's 195 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 Kandiyohi County archive, hail makes up 41.3% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #649 for this hazard and #25 within Minnesota, putting it in the 79.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Kandiyohi County with 57 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 4, 2024 | ATWATER | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2024 | ATWATER | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2024 | HAWICK | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | PRINSBURG | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2024 | BLOMKEST | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 27, 2024 | ATWATER | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | LAKE LILLIAN | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | LAKE LILLIAN | 1 | $0 |
| May 6, 2023 | PRINSBURG | 1 | $0 |
| May 11, 2022 | ATWATER | 2 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Kandiyohi County
- Thunderstorm Wind 180
- Tornado 56
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail covered the ground. Branches and leaves were stripped off of numerous trees. The director of the Kandiyohi County Farm Service Agency reported up to 10,000 acres of crops were damaged, but that it was uncertain how much would recover.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota?
195 hail events are recorded in Kandiyohi County between 1964 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Kandiyohi County?
The strongest hail on record in Kandiyohi County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Kandiyohi 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 Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/kandiyohi-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.