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Minneapolis–St. Paul hail season 2022
137 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 35 miles, across 7 storm days, max 3.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2022 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2022, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2022 | 78 | 2.00" | DAKOTA, SCOTT, WASHINGTON, ST. CROIX |
| May 9, 2022 | 22 | 2.00" | DAKOTA, PIERCE, RAMSEY, WASHINGTON |
| September 20, 2022 | 15 | 3.00" | PIERCE, ST. CROIX, WASHINGTON, RAMSEY |
| May 11, 2022 | 14 | 2.00" | LE SUEUR, SCOTT, DAKOTA, CARVER |
| April 12, 2022 | 4 | 1.25" | DAKOTA, SCOTT, CARVER, HENNEPIN |
When it fell
Apr 4 · May 117 · Aug 1 · Sep 15
Wind context: the record also holds 78 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2022 — 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.