129
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$150K
Property damage
Hail in Stevens County, Minnesota: 129 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 6. That places the county #1,113 nationally and #56 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Stevens County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Stevens County is the 2000s, when 45 of the county's 129 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 Stevens County archive, hail makes up 49.8% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,113 for this hazard and #56 within Minnesota, putting it in the 64.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Stevens County with 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2025 | DONNELLY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | DONNELLY | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | DONNELLY | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | MORRIS | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | ALBERTA | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | ALBERTA | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 27, 2025 | CHOKIO | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | MORRIS | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | DONNELLY | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 31, 2024 | DONNELLY | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Stevens County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A swath of large hail, up to golf ball size, occurred from northwest of Chokio, to Donnelly. There were reports of larger hail, but no pictures were available. Damage occurred to vehicles, buildings (siding, rain gutters & shingles), and crops.
A hailstone measuring six inches in diameter was reported by a resident to emergency management. The hail next to a ruler were photographed. This at least tied the record for the largest hailstone in Minnesota. Storm Data records also indicate six inch diameter hail in Nobles County on July 28, 1986, and in Murray County on July 4, 1968. The hail was collected about 13 to 15 minutes after the hail ended but was not saved in a freezer.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Stevens County, Minnesota?
129 hail events are recorded in Stevens County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Stevens County?
The strongest hail on record in Stevens County measured 6.
Where does the hail data for Stevens 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 Stevens County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/stevens-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.