110
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$101K
Property damage
Hail in Nicollet County, Minnesota: 110 recorded events between 1956 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #1,317 nationally and #69 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Nicollet County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Nicollet County is the 1990s, when 29 of the county's 110 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 Nicollet County archive, hail makes up 40.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,317 for this hazard and #69 within Minnesota, putting it in the 57.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Nicollet County with 33 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 13, 2026 | ST PETER | 2.75 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | ST PETER | 2.5 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | ST PETER | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | OSHAWA | 2 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2025 | NORTH MANKATO | 1.25 | $0 |
| Aug 27, 2025 | NICOLLET | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | ST PETER | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | TRAVERSE | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | ST PETER | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | NICOLLET | 0.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Nicollet County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Several spotters and local law enforcement officials reports a swath of very large hail from just west of North Mankato, to approximately 2 miles north of North Mankato. Most of the hail was quarter to half dollar size, but a few reports of tennis ball size hail was noted.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Nicollet County, Minnesota?
110 hail events are recorded in Nicollet County between 1956 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Nicollet County?
The strongest hail on record in Nicollet County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Nicollet 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 Nicollet County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/nicollet-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.