Hail in Pine County, Minnesota

Hail in Pine County, Minnesota: 189 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 5. That places the county #680 nationally and #27 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Pine County is the 2010s, when 60 of the county's 189 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 Pine County archive, hail makes up 50.7% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #680 for this hazard and #27 within Minnesota, putting it in the 78.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Pine County with 63 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.

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How many hail events are on record in Pine County, Minnesota?

189 hail events are recorded in Pine County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Pine County?

The strongest hail on record in Pine County measured 5.

Where does the hail data for Pine 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.