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Historical hail archive: January 2016–December 2025. NOAA radar estimates within 25 miles of each city centre. ZIP matches use the first three digits; this is not a property-level report or a live alert service. Coverage and source.

Hennepin County · Minnesota · NOAA radar record 2016–2025

Hail damage in Minneapolis, MN

Radar has detected hail over Minneapolis on 225 separate days since 2016. On 68 of them the largest stone was estimated at golf-ball size or bigger. The biggest was 10.2 cm on August 11, 2023.

69/100 RoofTake Score — High hail exposure · ranked 37 of 50 metros we cover

A high value in this historical exposure model. Radar estimates do not establish what reached a property or whether it was damaged.

How we got to that number
ComponentValueWeightContribution
Frequency
Hail days per year at 1.00 in (2.5 cm) or larger		42 / 100× 0.3514.9
Severity
Largest stone radar estimated in the whole window		100 / 100× 0.3030.0
Recency
How long since the last 2 in (5 cm) day		94 / 100× 0.2018.8
Concentration
Hail days per year reaching golf-ball size		34 / 100× 0.155.1
RoofTake Score69

The score describes an area, not a house. Two roofs on the same street of different ages face very different risk from the identical storm. The whole formula and its weights are on the methodology page, and you can recompute it yourself from our public data.

225hail days on radar since 2016
68at golf-ball size (1.75 in) or larger
10.2 cmlargest stone estimated, August 11, 2023
22.5hail days per year, average

Upper Midwest hail arrives in a short, intense window from May to August.

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Data last refreshed: · source: NOAA NCEI Severe Weather Data Inventory, dataset nx3hail

The ten biggest hail days in Minneapolis since 2016

DateRadar max sizeMetric ComparisonSignatures
June 11, 20174.00 in10.2 cmGrapefruit61
August 11, 20234.00 in10.2 cmGrapefruit118
May 12, 20223.50 in8.9 cmTeacup59
September 21, 20223.50 in8.9 cmTeacup76
July 24, 20233.50 in8.9 cmTeacup48
May 19, 20223.25 in8.3 cmTeacup37
May 16, 20173.00 in7.6 cmTeacup147
July 15, 20193.00 in7.6 cmTeacup142
August 5, 20193.00 in7.6 cmTeacup112
July 18, 20203.00 in7.6 cmTeacup78

"Signatures" is the number of separate radar volume scans that detected hail in a storm cell within 25 miles that day. More signatures means a longer-lived or larger storm, not necessarily bigger stones.

Hail days by year

201624
201725
201823
201929
202021
202120
202225
202322
202420
202516

Busiest year in the record: 2019 with 29 hail days.

Hail days by month

Mar4
Apr10
May25
Jun41
Jul66
Aug47
Sep24
Oct7
Nov1

Peak month: July. Hail season in Minnesota is short and it is not distributed evenly — most of the annual risk arrives in a few weeks.

What to do with this if you own a roof in Minneapolis

  1. Find your dates. Look up your ZIP for the record nearest you, and note every day at 1.00 in or above since you bought the house.
  2. Work out whether your roof could have survived them. A twelve-year-old asphalt roof and a two-year-old one respond very differently to the same stone — the age calculator explains why.
  3. Look, before you file. Nine photographs, none of them requiring you to get on the roof.
  4. Check the arithmetic. If the actual cash value of the damage is under your deductible, filing pays nothing — work it out first.
  5. Then write. The letter generator puts the Minneapolis radar record and the NOAA citation into your notice of claim.

Every hail day radar recorded near Minneapolis

225 days, most recent first. Sizes are radar estimates of the largest stone aloft in the cell, not measurements at any address.

  1. September 22, 2025
    2.50 in (6.3 cm) — Tennis ball size, radar-estimated
    61 radar signatures · closest signature 6.17 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  2. August 16, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    42 radar signatures · closest signature 8.05 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  3. August 15, 2025
    2.75 in (7.0 cm) — Baseball size, radar-estimated
    157 radar signatures · closest signature 1.67 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  4. August 9, 2025
    2.25 in (5.7 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    80 radar signatures · closest signature 1.14 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  5. July 28, 2025
    2.50 in (6.3 cm) — Tennis ball size, radar-estimated
    66 radar signatures · closest signature 1.01 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  6. July 23, 2025
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 14.58 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 20%
  7. July 19, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    12 radar signatures · closest signature 13.93 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  8. July 15, 2025
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    18 radar signatures · closest signature 4.87 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  9. June 29, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    26 radar signatures · closest signature 8.06 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  10. June 21, 2025
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    10 radar signatures · closest signature 11.44 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  11. June 16, 2025
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    14 radar signatures · closest signature 7.06 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  12. May 15, 2025
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    43 radar signatures · closest signature 1.2 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  13. April 28, 2025
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    4 radar signatures · closest signature 15.0 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 30%
  14. April 17, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    13 radar signatures · closest signature 12.2 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  15. March 29, 2025
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    30 radar signatures · closest signature 10.36 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  16. March 15, 2025
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 22.28 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  17. September 21, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    99 radar signatures · closest signature 1.01 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  18. September 19, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    15 radar signatures · closest signature 4.12 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  19. August 29, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    84 radar signatures · closest signature 3.43 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  20. August 27, 2024
    2.50 in (6.3 cm) — Tennis ball size, radar-estimated
    58 radar signatures · closest signature 2.29 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  21. August 26, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 18.6 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  22. August 4, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    34 radar signatures · closest signature 13.22 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  23. July 31, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    64 radar signatures · closest signature 3.44 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  24. July 29, 2024
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 19.44 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  25. July 23, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    13 radar signatures · closest signature 21.54 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  26. July 22, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    74 radar signatures · closest signature 3.31 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  27. July 14, 2024
    2.50 in (6.3 cm) — Tennis ball size, radar-estimated
    103 radar signatures · closest signature 2.97 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  28. July 13, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    18 radar signatures · closest signature 5.35 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 70%
  29. July 8, 2024
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 21.6 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  30. June 18, 2024
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    6 radar signatures · closest signature 10.34 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  31. June 17, 2024
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    19 radar signatures · closest signature 9.31 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  32. June 13, 2024
    1.75 in (4.4 cm) — Golf ball size, radar-estimated
    83 radar signatures · closest signature 13.01 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  33. June 12, 2024
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    5 radar signatures · closest signature 1.14 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  34. May 27, 2024
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    18 radar signatures · closest signature 9.04 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  35. May 21, 2024
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    38 radar signatures · closest signature 3.94 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  36. May 18, 2024
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    4 radar signatures · closest signature 14.67 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 20%
  37. October 24, 2023
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    9 radar signatures · closest signature 14.97 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  38. September 30, 2023
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    62 radar signatures · closest signature 3.44 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  39. September 29, 2023
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    58 radar signatures · closest signature 5.18 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  40. August 11, 2023
    4.00 in (10.2 cm) — Grapefruit size, radar-estimated
    118 radar signatures · closest signature 0.68 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  41. July 28, 2023
    2.25 in (5.7 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    63 radar signatures · closest signature 2.39 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  42. July 27, 2023
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    5 radar signatures · closest signature 22.31 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  43. July 26, 2023
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    34 radar signatures · closest signature 1.58 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  44. July 24, 2023
    3.50 in (8.9 cm) — Teacup size, radar-estimated
    48 radar signatures · closest signature 12.74 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  45. July 22, 2023
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    58 radar signatures · closest signature 9.93 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%
  46. July 20, 2023
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    8 radar signatures · closest signature 14.97 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  47. July 19, 2023
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    32 radar signatures · closest signature 8.07 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  48. July 14, 2023
    1.50 in (3.8 cm) — Ping-pong ball size, radar-estimated
    6 radar signatures · closest signature 1.67 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  49. July 11, 2023
    2.00 in (5.1 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    10 radar signatures · closest signature 19.44 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  50. July 10, 2023
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    6 radar signatures · closest signature 19.65 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  51. July 4, 2023
    2.25 in (5.7 cm) — Hen egg size, radar-estimated
    16 radar signatures · closest signature 7.26 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 90%
  52. July 3, 2023
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    5 radar signatures · closest signature 19.46 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  53. June 29, 2023
    0.50 in (1.3 cm) — Marble size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 16.08 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 10%
  54. June 25, 2023
    1.25 in (3.2 cm) — Half dollar size, radar-estimated
    9 radar signatures · closest signature 9.12 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  55. June 23, 2023
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    2 radar signatures · closest signature 23.55 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  56. June 10, 2023
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    1 radar signature · closest signature 2.39 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 80%
  57. June 1, 2023
    1.00 in (2.5 cm) — Quarter size, radar-estimated
    5 radar signatures · closest signature 16.48 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 50%
  58. March 31, 2023
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    8 radar signatures · closest signature 5.32 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 60%
  59. October 12, 2022
    0.75 in (1.9 cm) — Penny size, radar-estimated
    4 radar signatures · closest signature 13.46 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 40%
  60. September 21, 2022
    3.50 in (8.9 cm) — Teacup size, radar-estimated
    76 radar signatures · closest signature 1.17 mi from the centroid · hail probability 100%, severe 100%

Showing the 60 most recent of 225. The full record is in the JSON we publish: minneapolis-mn.json.

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Hail in Minneapolis, MN: common questions

How often does Minneapolis get damaging hail?

Radar recorded 225 hail days within 25 miles of the city centre between 2016 and 2025 — an average of 22.5 a year, of which 6.8 a year were at golf-ball size or larger. Not every one of those damages roofs.

When is hail season in Minneapolis?

The busiest month in this record is July, and 2019 was the busiest single year with 29 hail days.

Does this mean my roof is damaged?

No. These are radar estimates of the largest stone aloft in a storm cell somewhere within 25 miles of the city centre. Whether anything landed on your street, and whether it damaged your particular roof, needs somebody to look.

How do I use this for an insurance claim?

A specific date with a public, citable source is what turns 'sometime last year' into a date of loss. Use the claim letter generator, which pulls the date and the NOAA citation in for you.

Why 25 miles?

It is wide enough to catch storms that clipped the metro and narrow enough that the number still means something for a house inside it. The same radius is used for every metro so the pages are comparable.

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