Minnesota · October 24, 2023

Minnesota hail map — October 24, 2023

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 3 Minnesota cities on October 24, 2023. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Shakopee.

Hail swath map for Shakopee, MN on October 24, 2023 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over Shakopee on October 24, 20231.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
3
in Minnesota
Largest stone
1.00
quarter size
Impact rating
3/10
from stone size

Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.

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What people on the ground measured in Minnesota on October 24, 2023

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service7 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.

  • 2.50 hen egg size Emergency Mngr
    3 W Sleepy Eye, MN1:18 PM CDTBrown County

    Brown county EM received reports of golf ball to tennis ball size hail west of Sleepy Eye. Also some reports of windshield damage.

  • 2.25 hen egg size Trained Spotter
    Springfield, MN1:06 PM CDTBrown County

    Report with photo measurement sent via Facebook Messenger.

  • 2.25 hen egg size Trained Spotter
    5 SSE Cobden, MN1:27 PM CDTBrown County

    Delayed report. Relayed from spotter. House and Vehicle Damage.

  • 2.00 hen egg size Trained Spotter
    Sanborn, MN1:10 PM CDTRedwood County

    Report with photo sent via Facebook Messenger.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Trained Spotter
    5 NE Dovray, MN12:28 PM CDTMurray County
  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    8 ESE Tracy, MN12:32 PM CDTMurray County

    Time is estimated from radar.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    Lamberton, MN12:50 PM CDTRedwood County

    Reported via Facebook. Photo shows hail next to a quarter. Estimated golfball sized from photo. Time estimated by radar.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Emergency Mngr
    Springfield, MN1:05 PM CDTBrown County

    Reports of quarter to golf ball size hail in Springfield, MN sent via NWSchat.

  • 1.75 golf ball size Public
    Green Isle, MN1:20 PM CDTSibley County

    Report via media. Includes photo. Size of hail estimated by photo. Time of report estimated by radar.

  • 1.50 half dollar size Public
    Rollingstone, MN3:51 AM CDTWinona County
  • 1.50 half dollar size Public
    Gaylord, MN1:00 PM CDTSibley County

    Reported via Facebook. Photo with ruler shows largest stones around 1.5 inches.

  • 1.50 half dollar size Trained Spotter
    1 NNE Arlington, MN1:15 PM CDTSibley County

Showing the 12 largest of 33 hail reports filed that day.

Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.

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Minnesota hail on October 24, 2023

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 3 Minnesota cities that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Shakopee. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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