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Minneapolis–St. Paul hail season 2018
20 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 8 storm days, max 1.75". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2018 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2018, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2018 | 4 | 1.00" | DAKOTA, CHISAGO |
| August 3, 2018 | 4 | 1.00" | DAKOTA, HENNEPIN, POLK |
| May 29, 2018 | 4 | 1.00" | DAKOTA, ANOKA |
| August 24, 2018 | 2 | 1.00" | HENNEPIN |
| May 28, 2018 | 2 | 1.75" | SCOTT, ANOKA |
When it fell
May 9 · Aug 11
Wind context: the record also holds 45 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2018 — 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.