Hail and tornadoes in Anoka County, MN
Since October 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Anoka County, MN on 40 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Mon, May 9, 2022. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 7 days.
Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.
Radar estimates are NOAA's MESH: the largest hail the radar estimates aloft, on cells about 0.7 mile across, shown as the lower bound of a size band (“1.5+”). They often run larger than what reached the ground, and they aren't evidence of damage at any address.
Hail on record since 1955
NOAA's Storm Events database lists 229 hail reports in Anoka County, MN on 81 days, 18 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near Ramsey, on Mon, Aug 5, 2019.
By decade: 1990s: 18 · 2000s: 108 · 2010s: 73 · 2020s: 30
Tornadoes since 1950
19 tornadoes have touched Anoka County, MN since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 3.
Strongest
- Sun, May 25, 2008 · EF3 · 1.61 mi long, 220 yd wide · near Centerville
- Wed, Sep 21, 2005 · F2 · 2 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Coon Rapids · 1 injury
- Thu, Aug 29, 2024 · EF1 · 3.57 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Andover
- Thu, Aug 29, 2024 · EF1 · 5.01 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Oak Grove
- Wed, Jul 12, 2017 · EF1 · 6.12 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Columbus
Most recent
- Thu, Aug 29, 2024 · EF1 · 5.01 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Oak Grove
- Thu, Aug 29, 2024 · EF1 · 3.57 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Andover
- Wed, May 11, 2022 · EF0 · 3.16 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Coon Rapids
- Wed, Jul 12, 2017 · EF1 · 6.12 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Columbus
- Wed, Jul 12, 2017 · EF0 · 11.2 mi long, 440 yd wide · near East Bethel
- Tue, Jul 5, 2011 · EF0 · 0.47 mi long, 25 yd wide · near East Bethel
- Tue, Jun 21, 2011 · EF0 · 6.14 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Lexington
- Sun, May 22, 2011 · EF0 · 0.21 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Ham Lake
- Sun, May 22, 2011 · EF0 · 0.52 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Anoka Co Blaine Airport
- Sun, May 22, 2011 · EF1 · 5.7 mi long, 880 yd wide · near Fridley
By decade: 1990s: 3 · 2000s: 6 · 2010s: 7 · 2020s: 3
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since October 2020
- Sat, Aug 8, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Fridley, MN)
- 1.25 in (Columbia Heights, MN)
- Wed, Jun 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Sep 21, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (1 N Circle Pines, MN)
- Fri, Aug 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 3, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 31, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 22, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 13, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 12, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Andover, MN)
- 1 in (2 W St. Francis, MN)
- Mon, May 20, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Sep 29, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 11, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (2 ENE Oak Grove, MN)
- 2 in (3 SW St. Francis, MN)
- Thu, Jul 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 N Blaine, MN)
- Sat, Jul 22, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 14, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 2, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 1, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Sep 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Sep 8, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 27, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 10, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 30, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (5 NNW RAMSEY, MN)
- Wed, May 11, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 9, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (ANDOVER, MN)
- 1.5 in (1 N OAK GROVE, MN)
- 1.5 in (ST. FRANCIS, MN)
- Wed, Sep 15, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 23, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 28, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 23, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 13, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Apr 6, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Apr 5, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Radar estimates and reports are for anywhere inside the county's boundary. Radar estimates come from NOAA's MRMS estimated hail size (MESH), the largest hail the radar estimates aloft on a ~1 km grid. They often run larger than the hail that reached the ground, and they aren't an observation at any address. Reports are what people reported to the National Weather Service. Neither is proof of damage or an official record for an insurance claim. From NOAA's Storm Events Database (NCEI), which records tornadoes from 1950, hail and thunderstorm wind from 1955, and every kind of storm from 1996. A tornado that crossed county lines is counted in each county it touched. Recent months are added as NCEI publishes them, a few months behind. Damage is in the dollars of its year and is often an estimate.