250
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in McLeod County, Minnesota: 250 recorded events between 1965 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #435 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in McLeod County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in McLeod County is the 2000s, when 139 of the county's 250 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 McLeod County archive, hail makes up 43.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #435 for this hazard and #17 within Minnesota, putting it in the 86.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in McLeod County with 57 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 22, 2025 | HUTCHINSON | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | LESTER PRAIRIE | 1.75 | $0 |
| May 21, 2024 | HUTCHINSON | 0.75 | $0 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | BROWNTON | 2 | $0 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | HEATWOLE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2023 | BISCAY | 1 | $0 |
| May 30, 2023 | LESTER PRAIRIE | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 30, 2022 | WINSTED | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | HUTCHINSON | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | HUTCHINSON | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from McLeod County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
There was a social media picture of 1.25 hail that fell northeast of Hutchinson. The hail stones were likely larger northeast of this area as radar reflectivity increased significantly as the storm moved across McLeod County, and into portions of Wright and Meeker Counties.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in McLeod County, Minnesota?
250 hail events are recorded in McLeod County between 1965 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in McLeod County?
The strongest hail on record in McLeod County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for McLeod 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 McLeod County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/mcleod-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.