Hail in Steele County, Minnesota

Hail in Steele County, Minnesota: 80 recorded events between 1965 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 3.25. That places the county #1,699 nationally and #83 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Steele County is the 2000s, when 27 of the county's 80 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 Steele County archive, hail makes up 33.6% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,699 for this hazard and #83 within Minnesota, putting it in the 44.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Steele County with 17 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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Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

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

80 hail events are recorded in Steele County between 1965 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Steele County?

The strongest hail on record in Steele County measured 3.25.

Where does the hail data for Steele 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.