Hail in Roseau County, Minnesota

Hail in Roseau County, Minnesota: 251 recorded events between 1973 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #430 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Roseau County is the 2000s, when 88 of the county's 251 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 Roseau County archive, hail makes up 55.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #430 for this hazard and #16 within Minnesota, putting it in the 86.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Roseau County with 75 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 Roseau County, Minnesota?

251 hail events are recorded in Roseau County between 1973 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Roseau County?

The strongest hail on record in Roseau County measured 4.25.

Where does the hail data for Roseau 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.