255
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$13K
Property damage
Hail in Crow Wing County, Minnesota: 255 recorded events between 1971 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #412 nationally and #12 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Crow Wing County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Crow Wing County is the 2020s, when 87 of the county's 255 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 Crow Wing County archive, hail makes up 41.9% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #412 for this hazard and #12 within Minnesota, putting it in the 86.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Crow Wing County with 91 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 | BRAINERD | 1.25 | $0 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | (BRD)WEILAND FLD BRA | 1.5 | $0 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | BAXTER | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 11, 2025 | CROSBY | 0.88 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2025 | EMILY | 0.75 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2025 | PEQUOT LAKES | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2025 | PEQUOT LAKES | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2025 | PEQUOT LAKES | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2025 | PEQUOT LAKES | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2024 | BREEZY PT | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Crow Wing County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A citizen brought some hail stones into the Brainerd Dispatch office, which were measured to be 2.5 inches in diameter after having been saved in a freezer for approximately 6 hours. The hail originally fell near County Highways 2 and 25 in the Daggett Brook Township. The hail damaged roofs and buildings.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Crow Wing County, Minnesota?
255 hail events are recorded in Crow Wing County between 1971 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Crow Wing County?
The strongest hail on record in Crow Wing County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Crow Wing 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 Crow Wing County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/crow-wing-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.