Minnesota hail map — April 17, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 3 Minnesota cities on April 17, 2026. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Rochester.
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- Cities hit
- 3
- in Minnesota
- Largest stone
- 1.00″
- quarter size
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- 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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Minnesota cities hit on April 17, 2026
What people on the ground measured in Minnesota on April 17, 2026
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 5 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.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Emergency Mngr1 W Hayfield, MN1:36 PM CDTDodge County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter4 N Rochester, MN2:13 PM CDTOlmsted County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 SE Red Wing, MN2:05 PM CDTGoodhue County
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public2 SW Bay City, MN2:12 PM CDTGoodhue County
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicSaint Charles, MN3:00 PM CDTWinona County
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicSaint Charles, MN3:05 PM CDTWinona County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter4 WSW Castle Danger, MN3:20 PM CDTLake County
Majority of hail was three quarters to one inch in size but some pieces as large as 1.5 inches. Photo sent to NWS Duluth. Time estimated from radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 SE Red Wing, MN2:08 PM CDTGoodhue County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
- 1.25″ half dollar size PublicSaint Charles, MN3:05 PM CDTWinona County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public3 SE Douglas, MN3:10 PM CDTOlmsted County
- 1.25″ half dollar size NWS Employee2 NE Munger, MN3:51 PM CDTSt. Louis County
Mostly pea size but a few one inch to one and a quarter inch found about 45 minutes after the storm passed.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained SpotterNew Ulm, MN7:12 AM CDTBrown County
Photo measurement provided via NWSChat. Time estimated via radar.
Showing the 12 largest of 53 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 17, 2026
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 Rochester. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.