Hail and tornadoes in McLeod County, MN
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in McLeod County, MN on 37 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Fri, Aug 7, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 10 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 185 hail reports in McLeod County, MN on 78 days, 8 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near Winsted, on Wed, Jul 27, 2016.
By decade: 2000s: 103 · 2010s: 64 · 2020s: 18
Tornadoes since 1950
12 tornadoes have touched McLeod County, MN since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Mon, May 30, 2022 · EF1 · 11.11 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Glencoe Muni Airport
- Fri, Aug 14, 2020 · EF1 · 2.44 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Biscay
- Sun, Jul 28, 2019 · EF1 · 2.63 mi long, 440 yd wide · near South Silver Lake
- Fri, Aug 14, 2020 · EF0 · 2.16 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Brownton
- Sun, Jul 28, 2019 · EF0 · 3.99 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Biscay
Most recent
- Mon, May 30, 2022 · EF1 · 11.11 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Glencoe Muni Airport
- Fri, Aug 14, 2020 · EF1 · 2.44 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Biscay
- Fri, Aug 14, 2020 · EF0 · 2.16 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Brownton
- Sun, Jul 28, 2019 · EF1 · 2.63 mi long, 440 yd wide · near South Silver Lake
- Sun, Jul 28, 2019 · EF0 · 0.28 mi long, 25 yd wide · near South Silver Lake
- Sun, Jul 28, 2019 · EF0 · 3.99 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Biscay
- Wed, Aug 16, 2017 · EF0 · 0.05 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Lester Prairie
- Wed, Aug 16, 2017 · EF0 · 0.77 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Biscay
- Wed, Jul 27, 2016 · EF0 · 0.36 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Winsted
- Sun, Apr 15, 2012 · EF0 · 0.06 mi long, 15 yd wide · near Brownton
By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 8 · 2020s: 3
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 19, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 23, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 SW Glencoe, MN)
- Tue, Jun 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 24, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Apr 23, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (1 E Cedar Mills, MN)
- Sun, Sep 21, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 W Hutchinson, 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.
- Mon, Jul 21, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 14, 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: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (Lester Prairie, MN)
- Wed, Jul 31, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 21, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 12, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 4, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Oct 24, 2023
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.
- Thu, Sep 28, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Sep 1, 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: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 2 in (Brownton, MN)
- Tue, Jul 25, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jun 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Biscay, MN)
- Tue, May 30, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Aug 28, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 26, 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 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (WINSTED, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Apr 23, 2022Reported in the county
- 1 in (HUTCHINSON, MN)
- Tue, Apr 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (HUTCHINSON, MN)
- Thu, Sep 16, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Aug 10, 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: 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.
- Mon, Apr 5, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (HUTCHINSON, MN)
- 1 in (5 NNE SILVER LAKE, 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.