Hail in Mower County, Minnesota

Hail in Mower County, Minnesota: 154 recorded events between 1959 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #897 nationally and #42 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Mower County is the 2000s, when 56 of the county's 154 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 Mower County archive, hail makes up 30.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #897 for this hazard and #42 within Minnesota, putting it in the 71.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Mower County with 44 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 185
• Flood 50

How many hail events are on record in Mower County, Minnesota?

154 hail events are recorded in Mower County between 1959 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Mower County?

The strongest hail on record in Mower County measured 2.75.

Where does the hail data for Mower 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.