Hail in Wadena County, Minnesota

Hail in Wadena County, Minnesota: 162 recorded events between 1959 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #845 nationally and #37 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Wadena County is the 2010s, when 54 of the county's 162 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 Wadena County archive, hail makes up 50.3% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #845 for this hazard and #37 within Minnesota, putting it in the 72.8 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Wadena County with 53 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 Wadena County, Minnesota?

162 hail events are recorded in Wadena County between 1959 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Wadena County?

The strongest hail on record in Wadena County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Wadena 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.