Hail map for Golden Valley, MN — August 11, 2023
NOAA radar detected hail up to 2.00″ — hen egg size — within 5 miles of Golden Valley on August 11, 2023.
- Max hail size
- 2.00″
- hen egg
- Impact rating
- 7/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 3
- distinct radar bands
- Measured on the ground
- 3.00″
- 3.3 mi away · Public
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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Every storm over Golden Valley →What people on the ground measured in Golden Valley, MN on August 11, 2023
33 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 9 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.
- 3.00″ baseball size Public2 WSW Minneapolis, MN · 3.3 mi away5:23 PM CDTHennepin County
Mostly golf ball size, with a few 2.5 to 3 inch stones in Bryn Mawr.
- 2.50″ hen egg size Amateur Radio2 WNW Minneapolis, MN · 2.0 mi away5:24 PM CDTHennepin County
- 2.50″ hen egg size Public2 SSW Minneapolis, MN · 5.3 mi away5:50 PM CDTHennepin County
Picture next to baseball, slightly smaller, via twitter.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicGolden Valley, MN · 2.0 mi away5:18 PM CDTHennepin County
Picture via facebook comments, time estimated via radar.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public2 SW Minneapolis, MN · 3.6 mi away5:20 PM CDTHennepin County
Slightly larger than 2 inch hail reported via twitter.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public1 SW Minneapolis, MN · 4.4 mi away5:44 PM CDTHennepin County
Picture via twitter.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Emergency Mngr3 SSE Minneapolis, MN · 7.2 mi away5:22 PM CDTHennepin County
Delayed report from EM. Sent via NWSchat with photo. Time estimated from radar.
- 2.00″ hen egg size Public4 NE Richfield, MN · 8.9 mi away5:37 PM CDTHennepin County
Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.).
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 S Crystal, MN · 0.5 mi away5:23 PM CDTHennepin County
Reported via facebook messenger.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 ESE Robbinsdale, MN · 1.6 mi away5:21 PM CDTHennepin County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public1 SW Minneapolis, MN · 4.4 mi away5:32 PM CDTHennepin County
Picture via Twitter.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter2 SW Minneapolis, MN · 4.5 mi away5:33 PM CDTHennepin County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Trained Spotter2 S Minneapolis, MN · 6.0 mi away5:19 PM CDTHennepin County
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public2 NNW Mendota Heights, MN · 11.5 mi away5:30 PM CDTRamsey County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter1 SSE Robbinsdale, MN · 1.4 mi away5:22 PM CDTHennepin County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 SW Golden Valley, MN · 3.7 mi away5:16 PM CDTHennepin County
Picture via twitter.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public2 ESE St. Louis Park, MN · 4.2 mi away5:36 PM CDTHennepin County
Picture via twitter.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public3 NW New Hope, MN · 5.3 mi away5:23 PM CDTHennepin County
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public2 SSW Minneapolis, MN · 5.3 mi away5:47 PM CDTHennepin County
Picture via twitter.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public2 S Columbia Heights, MN · 5.4 mi away5:32 PM CDTHennepin County
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
- 1.50″ half dollar size NWS EmployeePlymouth, MN · 5.6 mi away5:20 PM CDTHennepin County
- 1.50″ half dollar size Trained Spotter3 SSE Minneapolis, MN · 7.2 mi away5:28 PM CDTHennepin County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 ESE St. Louis Park, MN · 4.1 mi away5:23 PM CDTHennepin County
Picture with tape measure via twitter.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public1 SSE Minneapolis, MN · 5.2 mi away5:35 PM CDTHennepin County
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public2 ESE Minneapolis, MN · 6.2 mi away5:27 PM CDTHennepin County
Picture via twitter.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public3 WSW St. Paul, MN · 10.9 mi away5:35 PM CDTRamsey County
Picture via twitter.
- 1.25″ half dollar size NWS Employee3 E Richfield, MN · 11.0 mi away5:50 PM CDTHennepin County
Up to half dollar hail reported by off duty NWS employee at MSP airport.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public3 SW St. Paul, MN · 12.0 mi away5:41 PM CDTRamsey County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter1 ENE Minneapolis, MN · 5.0 mi away5:28 PM CDTHennepin County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 E Falcon Heights, MN · 9.8 mi away5:32 PM CDTRamsey County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 W St. Paul, MN · 12.0 mi away5:43 PM CDTRamsey County
Picture via twitter.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 N West St. Paul, MN · 14.6 mi away5:40 PM CDTDakota County
- 0.50″ penny size Trained Spotter1 ENE Maple Plain, MN · 14.7 mi away5:25 PM CDTHennepin County
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.
Golden Valley hail on August 11, 2023
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 2.00 inches — hen egg size — within about 5 miles of Golden Valley that day, across 3 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.