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Minneapolis–St. Paul hail season 2021
31 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 6 storm days, max 2.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2021 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2021, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 17, 2021 | 13 | 2.50" | RICE, DAKOTA, GOODHUE, LE SUEUR |
| April 5, 2021 | 7 | 1.25" | WRIGHT, HENNEPIN, ANOKA |
| March 10, 2021 | 7 | 2.50" | DAKOTA |
| August 5, 2021 | 2 | 1.00" | WASHINGTON |
| August 24, 2021 | 1 | 1.00" | RICE |
“Willingers golf course reported golf ball size hail near North Chicago.”
— NWS event narrative, June 17, 2021 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 7 · Apr 7 · Jun 13 · Jul 1 · Aug 3
Wind context: the record also holds 35 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2021 — 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.