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Minneapolis–St. Paul hail season 2001
40 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 3 storm days, max 4.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2001 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2001, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2001 | 24 | 4.00" | DAKOTA, PIERCE, WASHINGTON, HENNEPIN |
| June 11, 2001 | 15 | 3.00" | SCOTT, CARVER, DAKOTA, HENNEPIN |
| May 9, 2001 | 1 | 1.00" | CARVER |
“Wind driven baseball size hail damaged houses and vehicles, and knocked out hundreds of windows on the south side of town. The local University was particularly hard hit, including a greenhouse that was destroyed.”
— NWS event narrative, May 1, 2001 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
May 25 · Jun 15
Wind context: the record also holds 37 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2001 — 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.