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Minneapolis–St. Paul hail season 1997
27 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 10 storm days, max 2.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 1997 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (1997, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 1997 | 6 | 2.00" | SCOTT, CARVER, HENNEPIN |
| July 17, 1997 | 4 | 1.75" | DAKOTA, HENNEPIN |
| June 28, 1997 | 4 | 2.00" | SCOTT, WASHINGTON, HENNEPIN, ANOKA |
| August 15, 1997 | 3 | 1.75" | SCOTT |
| July 13, 1997 | 3 | 1.75" | CARVER, SCOTT |
“Strong winds also blew down trees and tipped over boats and sheds.”
— NWS event narrative, July 1, 1997 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Jun 5 · Jul 15 · Aug 6 · Sep 1
Wind context: the record also holds 82 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 1997 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 35 miles of the Minneapolis–St. Paul anchor. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.