Hail and tornadoes in Le Sueur County, MN

Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Le Sueur County, MN on 41 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Mon, Jul 21, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 13 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

Mon, Jul 21, 2025

Largest reported

2 in

Mon, Jul 21, 2025

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 69 hail reports in Le Sueur County, MN on 47 days, 4 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2.75 in, near New Prague, on Thu, Aug 24, 2006.

By decade: 2000s: 24 · 2010s: 23 · 2020s: 22

Tornadoes since 1950

10 tornadoes have touched Le Sueur County, MN since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 1 and injured 30.

Strongest

Thu, Aug 24, 2006 · F3 · 17.5 mi long, 880 yd wide · near Kasota · 1 death, 30 injuries
Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF1 · 5.75 mi long, 330 yd wide · near Waterville
Wed, May 19, 2021 · EF0 · 0.26 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Henderson Station
Fri, Jul 5, 2019 · EF0 · 0.1 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Kilkenny
Wed, Aug 16, 2017 · EF0 · 0.58 mi long, 10 yd wide · near New Prague

Most recent

Wed, May 19, 2021 · EF0 · 0.26 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Henderson Station
Fri, Jul 5, 2019 · EF0 · 0.1 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Kilkenny
Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF1 · 5.75 mi long, 330 yd wide · near Waterville
Wed, Aug 16, 2017 · EF0 · 0.58 mi long, 10 yd wide · near New Prague
Tue, Jun 14, 2016 · EF0 · 1.22 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Waterville
Sun, Jun 10, 2012 · EF0 · 0.56 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Henderson Station
Mon, Mar 19, 2012 · EF0 · 3.74 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Elysian
Sat, Jun 26, 2010 · EF0 · 1.36 mi long, 50 yd wide · near New Prague
Sat, Jun 26, 2010 · EF0 · 0.34 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Lexington
Thu, Aug 24, 2006 · F3 · 17.5 mi long, 880 yd wide · near Kasota · 1 death, 30 injuries

By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 8 · 2020s: 1

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.
Sat, Jul 4, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Jul 1, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jun 23, 2026
Reported in the county
- 1 in (6 S Belle Plaine, MN)
Fri, Apr 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (Kilkenny, MN)
- 1 in (Kasota, MN)
Mon, Apr 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (Cleveland, MN)
Sun, Sep 21, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Wed, Aug 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 21, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county
- 2 in (5 SSW Cleveland, MN)
- 2 in (5 SSW Cleveland, MN)
Thu, Jun 19, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Apr 28, 2025
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 in or larger (quarter)
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
- 1 in (6 ESE Cleveland, MN)
Sun, Jul 21, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 13, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (1 NE Le Center, MN)
- 1.25 in (2 SE Le Center, MN)
Sun, Jun 2, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 27, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 20, 2024
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 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (2 E Waterville, MN)
Thu, Jul 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jul 10, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jun 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, May 8, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.
Tue, Aug 2, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sat, Jul 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Sun, Jun 12, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1.25 in (MONTGOMERY, MN)
Wed, May 11, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.75 in (1 WSW NEW PRAGUE, MN)
Tue, May 10, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county
- 1.5 in (1 SE LE CENTER, MN)
- 1 in (MONTGOMERY, MN)
- 1 in (ELYSIAN, MN)
Tue, Apr 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county
- 1 in (NEW PRAGUE, MN)
Tue, Aug 24, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
Fri, Aug 6, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
Tue, Jul 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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
- 2 in (6 W HEIDELBERG, MN)
Wed, Mar 10, 2021
Reported in the county
- 1 in (2 E WATERVILLE, MN)

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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.