Minnesota hail map — July 4, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 1 Minnesota city on July 4, 2026. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Saint Cloud.
- 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 July 4, 2026
What people on the ground measured in Minnesota on July 4, 2026
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 5 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.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public3 ESE Aitkin, MN3:46 PM CDTAitkin County
Report of golf ball size hail 3 miles from Aitkin on Highway 47. Location is approximate. Time estimated by radar.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public4 WSW Mcgrath, MN4:20 PM CDTAitkin County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public2 E Aitkin, MN3:57 PM CDTAitkin County
Facebook video.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter1 SE New Munich, MN4:44 PM CDTStearns County
Photo measurement provided via NWSChat.
- 1.50″ half dollar size PublicSt. Cloud, MN5:03 PM CDTStearns County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter1 NNE St. Cloud, MN5:04 PM CDTBenton County
First reported quarter sized hail around 4:58pm, then half dollar at 5:02pm, then ping pong at 5:04pm.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Cocorahs5 N Isle, MN3:54 PM CDTMille Lacs County
CoCoRaHS observer measured half-dollar size hail. Time estimated via radar.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public7 WSW Mcgrath, MN4:16 PM CDTAitkin County
Facebook video.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter1 SE New York Mills, MN1:24 PM CDTOtter Tail County
Storm spotter reports quarter sized hail southeast of New York Mills, MN.
- 1.00″ quarter size Broadcast Media5 W Hillview, MN1:56 PM CDTOtter Tail County
Time estimated via radar.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained SpotterClarissa, MN3:05 PM CDTTodd County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter5 N Sauk Centre, MN3:30 PM CDTTodd County
Showing the 12 largest of 22 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 July 4, 2026
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 Saint Cloud. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.