Hail and tornadoes in Crow Wing County, MN

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Crow Wing County, MN on 49 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Sat, Jul 4, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 15 days.

Still loading: radar estimates go back to Wed, Oct 14, 2020, and the earlier years are being added.

Days with hail

since January 2021

1 inch or larger

days, estimated or reported

Largest radar estimate

2+ in

Sat, Jul 4, 2026

Largest reported

2.75 in

Thu, Jun 23, 2022

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.

Radar-estimated hail on Sat, Jul 4, 2026 around the place, with the hail reported that day — Sat, Jul 4, 2026: radar-estimated hail around Crow Wing County, MN, with the hail reported that day.

Hail on record since 1955

NOAA's Storm Events database lists 192 hail reports in Crow Wing County, MN on 71 days, 16 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 4 in, near Nisswa, on Sun, Jun 19, 2016.

By decade: 2000s: 26 · 2010s: 74 · 2020s: 92

Tornadoes since 1950

6 tornadoes have touched Crow Wing County, MN since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Strongest

Wed, Jun 12, 2024 · EF2 · 3.16 mi long, 700 yd wide · near Jenkins
Wed, Jun 12, 2024 · EF2 · 12.2 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Wolford
Sun, Jun 19, 2016 · EF2 · 3.52 mi long, 730 yd wide · near Crosby Beach
Mon, Jun 16, 2025 · EF1 · 10.9 mi long, 900 yd wide · near Lake Hubert
Mon, Jun 16, 2025 · EF1 · 0.71 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lake Hubert

Most recent

Mon, Jun 16, 2025 · EF1 · 10.9 mi long, 900 yd wide · near Lake Hubert
Mon, Jun 16, 2025 · EF1 · 0.71 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lake Hubert
Wed, Jun 12, 2024 · EF2 · 12.2 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Wolford
Wed, Jun 12, 2024 · EF2 · 3.16 mi long, 700 yd wide · near Jenkins
Wed, Jul 8, 2020 · EF0 · 7.39 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Pine Center
Sun, Jun 19, 2016 · EF2 · 3.52 mi long, 730 yd wide · near Crosby Beach

By decade: 2010s: 1 · 2020s: 5

Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.

Every hail day since January 2021

Thu, Aug 20, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (3 NNE Cuyuna, MN)
- 1 in (3 NNE Wolford, MN)
- 1 in (1 SSE Crosslake, MN)
- 1 in (Fifty Lakes, MN)
Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (5 NNW Pine Knoll, MN)
Fri, Jul 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 29, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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 (2 N Lennox, MN)
Tue, May 26, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Sep 12, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (5 NE Brainerd, MN)
- 1.25 in (1 WSW Brainerd, MN)
- 1 in (3 E East Gull Lake, MN)
Tue, Sep 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 22, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Jul 11, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Jul 10, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 2, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 22, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Apr 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, Apr 17, 2025
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (1 S Pequot Lakes, MN)
- 1.5 in (1 NNE Pequot Lakes, MN)
Wed, Sep 18, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Aug 3, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Pequot Lakes, MN)
Wed, Jul 31, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 28, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 20, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 9, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 17, 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: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (2 NNE Cuyuna, MN)
- 1.75 in (5 W Aitkin, MN)
- 2 in (2 SSW Crosslake, MN)
Tue, Jun 4, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Sep 5, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 2 in (1 NNE Fort Ripley, MN)
Mon, Aug 28, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 11, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Aug 1, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 19, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (4 S Little Pine, MN)
Sun, Jul 9, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (4 NE East Gull Lake, MN)
Sat, Jun 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, May 30, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Sep 17, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 NE BREEZY POINT, MN)
Tue, Jul 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jul 10, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 SSE BREEZY POINT, MN)
- 1.25 in (2 W CROSSLAKE, MN)
Thu, Jun 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 S CROSBY, MN)
- 1 in (DEERWOOD, MN)
- 1 in (2 SW BRAINERD, MN)
- 1.75 in (2 NE BAXTER, MN)
- 2 in (1 NNE BAXTER, MN)
- and 5 more
Mon, Jun 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 30, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, May 29, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Thu, May 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (MERRIFIELD, MN)
Thu, Sep 16, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (RIVERTON, MN)
- 1 in (IRONTON, MN)
Mon, Sep 6, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Aug 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 26, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.

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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.