106
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$15K
Property damage
Hail in Chippewa County, Minnesota: 106 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,367 nationally and #70 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Chippewa County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Chippewa County is the 2010s, when 33 of the county's 106 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 Chippewa County archive, hail makes up 43.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,367 for this hazard and #70 within Minnesota, putting it in the 56.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Chippewa County with 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2025 | CLARA CITY | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | MONTEVIDEO | 2.5 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | MONTEVIDEO | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 12, 2024 | WATSON | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2023 | MAYNARD | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 9, 2022 | CLARA CITY | 1.5 | $0 |
| May 9, 2022 | MONTEVIDEO | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 9, 2022 | MONTEVIDEO ARPT | 1 | $0 |
| May 9, 2022 | MONTEVIDEO | 2 | $0 |
| Jun 4, 2019 | MONTEVIDEO | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Extensive damage incurred to corn and soybean fields according to Leon Johnson, executive director of the Chippewa County Farm Service Agency. Strong winds were also reported with the storm. Information provided by Montevideo American-News newspaper.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Chippewa County, Minnesota?
106 hail events are recorded in Chippewa County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Chippewa County?
The strongest hail on record in Chippewa County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Chippewa 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 Chippewa County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/chippewa-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.