Minnesota · April 28, 2025

Minnesota hail map — April 28, 2025

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Minnesota city on April 28, 2025. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Owatonna.

Hail swath map for Owatonna, MN on April 28, 2025 showing 1.00 inch hail.
Swath over Owatonna on April 28, 2025 — 1.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
Cities hit
1
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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Minnesota cities hit on April 28, 2025

Owatonna, MN1.00″ · quarter

What people on the ground measured in Minnesota on April 28, 2025

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 2 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.

  • 2.75″ baseball size Public
    2 ENE Beaver Creek, MN1:24 PM CDTRock County

    Non-uniform hail measured at 2.8 inches at its widest.

  • 2.00″ hen egg size Public
    2 E Beaver Creek, MN1:23 PM CDTRock County

    Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.).

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Public
    6 SW Kinbrae, MN2:37 PM CDTNobles County

    Report via social media.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Storm Chaser
    2 NNE Hope, MN6:10 PM CDTSteele County

    Measurement provided via phone.

  • 1.75″ golf ball size Storm Chaser
    2 NNE Hope, MN6:15 PM CDTSteele County

    Picture via X showing golf ball sized hail.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    3 NW Clearwater, MN4:16 PM CDTStearns County

    Delayed report of ping pong sized hail north of Clearwater via Facebook. Time estimated from radar.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter
    5 SW Santiago, MN4:34 PM CDTSherburne County

    Time estimated via radar. Photo measurement provided.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter
    Santiago, MN4:38 PM CDTSherburne County

    Time estimated via radar.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    3 W Santiago, MN4:40 PM CDTSherburne County

    Delayed report via X with picture of 1.5 inch hail.

  • 1.50″ half dollar size Public
    2 N Albert Lea, MN7:00 PM CDTFreeborn County

    (DELAYED REPORT) Photo on Facebook with hailstone next to measuring tape near Albert Lea HS.

  • 1.25″ half dollar size Public
    6 NE Frost, MN5:54 PM CDTFaribault County
  • 1.25″ half dollar size Law Enforcement
    4 SSW Alden, MN6:45 PM CDTFreeborn County

Showing the 12 largest of 47 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.

Other states hit on April 28, 2025

Kansas2 cities · 2.00″Oklahoma1 city · 1.50″
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Minnesota hail on April 28, 2025

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 1 Minnesota city that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Owatonna. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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