Hail and tornadoes in Dakota County, MN
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Dakota County, MN on 43 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Fri, Aug 15, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 16 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 222 hail reports in Dakota County, MN on 85 days, 12 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near Hastings, on Wed, Jun 20, 2007.
By decade: 2000s: 54 · 2010s: 94 · 2020s: 74
Tornadoes since 1950
22 tornadoes have touched Dakota County, MN since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 1.
Strongest
- Fri, Aug 13, 2010 · EF1 · 1.52 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Farmington · 1 injury
- Wed, Jul 14, 2010 · EF1 · 1.7 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Waterford
- Wed, Aug 19, 2009 · EF1 · 1.61 mi long, 50 yd wide · near New Trier
- Thu, Aug 29, 2024 · EF0 · 6.7 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Miesville
- Sat, Aug 27, 2022 · EF0 · 0.85 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lakeville
Most recent
- Thu, Aug 29, 2024 · EF0 · 6.7 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Miesville
- Sat, Aug 27, 2022 · EF0 · 0.26 mi long, 50 yd wide · near West St Paul
- Sat, Aug 27, 2022 · EF0 · 0.75 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Eagan
- Sat, Aug 27, 2022 · EF0 · 0.37 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Eagan
- Sat, Aug 27, 2022 · EF0 · 0.85 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Lakeville
- Mon, May 9, 2022 · EF0 · 5.71 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Miesville
- Fri, Sep 17, 2021 · EF0 · 1.02 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Eagan
- Fri, Sep 17, 2021 · EF0 · 0.81 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Rosemount
- Wed, May 19, 2021 · EF0 · 0.18 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Lakeville Airlake Ar
- Tue, May 26, 2020 · EF0 · 0.26 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Rosemount
By decade: 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 10 · 2020s: 10
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Sat, Aug 8, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Apr 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Apr 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Sep 21, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (1 SSE South St. Paul, MN)
- Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (1 SE Apple Valley, MN)
- 1.25 in (1 WSW Burnsville, 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)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 SW Lakeville, MN)
- Fri, Mar 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Sep 19, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (2 W Miesville, MN)
- Thu, Aug 29, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 26, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 3, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 31, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 2 in (6 NNW Northfield, MN)
- Sat, Jul 13, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 10, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Oct 23, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Sep 28, 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 (1 WSW South St. Paul, MN)
- Fri, Jul 28, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (New Trier, MN)
- Mon, Jul 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (Hampton, MN)
- 1 in (2 ENE Rosemount, MN)
- 1 in (Randolph, MN)
- Sat, Jul 22, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Inver Grove Height, MN)
- Mon, Jul 10, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (5 S Lakeville, MN)
- Tue, Jul 4, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (2 NW Farmington, MN)
- 1.899999976158142 in (2 SSE Apple Valley, MN)
- 1 in (Hastings, MN)
- Tue, Sep 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 27, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 26, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 17, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 2, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 31, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 N FARMINGTON, MN)
- 1 in (2 SE APPLE VALLEY, MN)
- 1 in (2 NW NORTHFIELD, MN)
- 1.25 in (MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN)
- Wed, May 11, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (3 SSE LAKEVILLE, MN)
- 1 in (2 SSW EAGAN, MN)
- Mon, May 9, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (HASTINGS, MN)
- 1.75 in (EAGAN, MN)
- 1.25 in (MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN)
- Tue, Apr 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 24, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 23, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 5, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 17, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 SW LAKEVILLE, MN)
- 1.25 in (2 NNE NORTHFIELD, MN)
- Tue, Apr 6, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Mar 10, 2021Reported in the county
- 1 in (ROSEMOUNT, MN)
- 2.5 in (2 W INVER GROVE HEIGHT, MN)
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.