Hail in Olmsted County, Minnesota

Hail in Olmsted County, Minnesota: 370 recorded events between 1959 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #200 nationally and #6 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Olmsted County is the 2000s, when 139 of the county's 370 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 Olmsted County archive, hail makes up 44.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #200 for this hazard and #6 within Minnesota, putting it in the 93.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Olmsted County with 98 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 315
• Tornado 40

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

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

What is the strongest hail recorded in Olmsted County?

The strongest hail on record in Olmsted County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Olmsted 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.