St. Cloud hail storm history
Stearns County·NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database·~75-day publication lag
St. Cloud sits in Stearns County, central Minnesota, where atmospheric conditions during late spring and summer create frequent hailstorm activity. The city's location at the northern edge of the primary Upper Midwest hail belt, combined with afternoon convection triggered by dry line boundaries and low-level jet streams, produces moderate but consistent hail frequency compared to regions further south.
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Hail in the St. Cloud area peaks during June and July, when atmospheric instability is highest across central Minnesota. Secondary activity occurs in May and August. Hailstones during these storms typically range from small denominations to larger sizes capable of property damage, with the most severe events concentrated in the peak summer months.
Annual frequency — last 10 years
When hail hits — monthly pattern
Avg events per month · all years · NOAA data
All recorded hail events
Of 206 recorded events, 71 (34%) reached 1.5" or larger — the threshold for likely functional damage on standard asphalt shingles.
Most hailstones were between quarter and half dollar with several being golf ball to lime sized.
Photo provided on social media of 1.5-inch hail.
Photo provided via social media.
Additionally sent in a photo with hail size measurement.
A photo showed penny sized hail near the intersection of 30th St NE and Hwy 23.
Mostly dime size hail with some quarter size hail mixed in. Photo relayed through social media.
Quarter to half dollar size hail via picture on Twitter.
One storm in eastern Morrison County had a report of 3/4 inch hail as relayed via mPing.
Some windows were broken. Vehicles were also damaged.
There was a social media picture of 2 inch hail.
There were multiple vehicles damaged with windows broken. In addition, siding on houses was damaged …
Hail accumulated up to 2 inches in depth.
There were several reports of large hail in the city of Buffalo, with the largest hailstone measured…
There were reports of hail throughout the county, with the largest hailstone being ping pong ball si…
A picture of half dollar size hail was posted on social media.
A swath of large hail, up to golf ball size, continued into Isanti County from west of Day, to the f…
A swath of large hail was observed from southwest, to northwest of Avon, Minnesota. The largest hail…
A swath of large hail, up to golf ball size, fell west and northwest of Monticello. Some damage to c…
A swath of large hail, up to quarter size, fell east of Royalton, to southwest of Buckman.
Hail occurred in the Aspen Hills area of Big Lake Township. Damage occurred to a vehicle in this loc…
There were several reports of nickel size hail around Sartell.
Hail continued to fall in Kingston for 10 minutes.
Quarter size hail continued for 10 minutes.
An automobile windshield was broken due to the hail stones.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Storm Events Database. Publication lag is approximately 75 days — current-year events may be incomplete.
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