Minnesota · April 13, 2026

Minnesota hail map — April 13, 2026

NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 5 Minnesota cities on April 13, 2026. The largest stones — 2.00″, hen egg size — fell over Owatonna.

Hail swath map for Owatonna, MN on April 13, 2026 showing 2.00 inch hail.
Swath over Owatonna on April 13, 2026 — 2.00″ hail. Each city below has its own map for this storm.
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Cities hit
5
in Minnesota
Largest stone
2.00″
hen egg size
Impact rating
7/10
from stone size

Sizes come from NOAA radar, 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 April 13, 2026

12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 6 from trained observers or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.

  • 3.50″ baseball size Trained Spotter
    Lake Crystal, MN7:16 PM CDTBlue Earth County
  • 3.30″ baseball size Public
    Dennison, MN6:45 PM CDTGoodhue County
  • 3.00″ baseball size Emergency Mngr
    4 NNE Faribault, MN3:53 PM CDTRice County
  • 3.00″ baseball size Trained Spotter
    Lake Crystal, MN7:15 PM CDTBlue Earth County
  • 3.00″ baseball size Trained Spotter
    6 SE Morristown, MN7:15 PM CDTSteele County

    Photo with measured hail.

  • 3.00″ baseball size Public
    Lake Crystal, MN8:28 PM CDTBlue Earth County
  • 2.75″ baseball size Public
    1 S St. Peter, MN6:17 PM CDTNicollet County

    Report from mPING: Baseball (2.75 in.).

  • 2.75″ baseball size Trained Spotter
    4 N Madelia, MN7:02 PM CDTBrown County
  • 2.75″ baseball size 911 Call Center
    4 WNW Lake Crystal, MN7:15 PM CDTBlue Earth County
  • 2.50″ hen egg size Public
    5 W Hader, MN4:45 PM CDTGoodhue County

    Delayed report relayed with a photo via NWSChat.

  • 2.50″ hen egg size Public
    4 E Ormsby, MN5:34 PM CDTWatonwan County

    Report from mPING: Tennis Ball (2.50 in.).

  • 2.50″ hen egg size Trained Spotter
    4 ENE Bellechester, MN5:43 PM CDTGoodhue County

Showing the 12 largest of 83 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 April 13, 2026

NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 5 Minnesota cities that day. The largest stones — 2.00 inches, hen egg size — were over Owatonna. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.

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