96
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$0
Property damage
Hail in Swift County, Minnesota: 96 recorded events between 1959 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,477 nationally and #80 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Swift County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Swift County is the 2000s, when 38 of the county's 96 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 Swift County archive, hail makes up 35.3% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,477 for this hazard and #80 within Minnesota, putting it in the 52.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Swift County with 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2024 | KERKHOVEN | 1 | $0 |
| May 9, 2022 | KERKHOVEN | 1.75 | $0 |
| Sep 16, 2021 | KERKHOVEN | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | DANVERS | 2.75 | $0 |
| Aug 28, 2021 | APPLETON ARPT | 3 | $0 |
| Jul 18, 2019 | SWIFT FALLS | 1.75 | $0 |
| Sep 20, 2017 | SWIFT FALLS | 2.5 | $0 |
| Sep 20, 2017 | SWIFT FALLS | 1.25 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2017 | APPLETON | 2 | $0 |
| Jul 10, 2017 | BENSON | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Swift County
- Thunderstorm Wind 104
- Tornado 51
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A local retailer in Danvers relayed reports that several people observed quarter size hail approximately 8 miles west and northwest of Danvers, from the Highway 12 and 59 intersection then extending northward for several miles.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Swift County, Minnesota?
96 hail events are recorded in Swift County between 1959 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Swift County?
The strongest hail on record in Swift County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Swift 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 Swift County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/swift-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.