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Minneapolis–St. Paul hail season 2008
72 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 8 storm days, max 3.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2008 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2008, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2008 | 31 | 3.00" | ST. CROIX, WASHINGTON, ANOKA, WRIGHT |
| May 31, 2008 | 29 | 1.75" | DAKOTA, HENNEPIN, WASHINGTON, SHERBURNE |
| July 10, 2008 | 5 | 1.25" | SCOTT, CARVER, HENNEPIN |
| June 5, 2008 | 3 | 1.25" | CARVER, HENNEPIN |
| August 13, 2008 | 1 | 1.00" | PIERCE |
When it fell
May 62 · Jun 3 · Jul 6 · Aug 1
Wind context: the record also holds 110 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2008 — 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.