105
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$21.0M
Property damage
Hail in Le Sueur County, Minnesota: 105 recorded events between 1964 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 2.75. That places the county #1,379 nationally and #72 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Le Sueur County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Le Sueur County is the 2000s, when 35 of the county's 105 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 Le Sueur County archive, hail makes up 39.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,379 for this hazard and #72 within Minnesota, putting it in the 55.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Le Sueur 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | KILKENNY | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | KASOTA | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | CLEVELAND | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | CLEVELAND | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | CLEVELAND | 2 | $0 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | CLEVELAND | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | LE CENTER | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 13, 2024 | LE CENTER | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | WATERVILLE | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 19, 2022 | MONTGOMERY | 1.25 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Le Sueur County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Twelve thousand acres of crop damage reported just north and east of the city, as reported by the Le Sueur Free Press. The County Emergency Manager reported most of the damage occurred in Tyron and Lexington townships. There was 100 percent loss to much of the corn, soybeans and small grain crops according to University of Minnesota Extension Agent Dave Pfarr. Reports of tennis ball (2.5 inch) and baseball size hail (2.75 inch) were described in the newspaper, but time and location were not given.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Le Sueur County, Minnesota?
105 hail events are recorded in Le Sueur County between 1964 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Le Sueur County?
The strongest hail on record in Le Sueur County measured 2.75.
Where does the hail data for Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/le-sueur-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.