Hail and tornadoes in Morrison County, MN
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Morrison County, MN on 52 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Sat, Jul 22, 2023. 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 146 hail reports in Morrison County, MN on 82 days, 14 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3 in, near Hillman, on Thu, Sep 18, 1997.
By decade: 1990s: 32 · 2000s: 57 · 2010s: 33 · 2020s: 24
Tornadoes since 1950
19 tornadoes have touched Morrison County, MN since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 1 and injured 1.
Strongest
- Thu, Sep 18, 1997 · F3 · 9 mi long, 800 yd wide · near Lastrup · 1 death, 1 injury
- Wed, Jun 13, 2001 · F2 · 4 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Flensburg
- Thu, Sep 18, 1997 · F2 · 8 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Royalton
- Thu, Aug 29, 2024 · EF1 · 7.46 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Genola
- Thu, May 12, 2022 · EF1 · 3.59 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Cushing
Most recent
- Thu, Aug 29, 2024 · EF1 · 7.46 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Genola
- Thu, May 12, 2022 · EF1 · 3.59 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Cushing
- Thu, May 12, 2022 · EF0 · 2.87 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Cushing
- Fri, Aug 14, 2020 · EF0 · 2.94 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Hillman
- Fri, Aug 14, 2020 · EF0 · 1.31 mi long, 65 yd wide · near Bowlus
- Fri, Aug 14, 2020 · EF0 · 5.65 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Camp Ripley Jct
- Fri, Aug 14, 2020 · EF0 · 0.77 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Lincoln
- Wed, Sep 7, 2016 · EF1 · 7.28 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Darling
- Sun, Aug 24, 2014 · EF0 · 1.43 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Ramey
- Sat, Jul 17, 2010 · EF0 · 1.36 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Little Rock
By decade: 1990s: 5 · 2000s: 4 · 2010s: 3 · 2020s: 7
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Thu, Aug 20, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 7, 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.
- 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (4 NNW Hillman, MN)
- 1 in (Hillman, MN)
- Tue, Jun 9, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Dec 9, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Sep 12, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 11, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 17, 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.
- Thu, Aug 29, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (4 SE Motley, MN)
- Wed, Jul 31, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 30, 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: 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)
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.
- Sun, Jun 2, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Sep 5, 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)
Reported in the county- 2 in (Pierz, MN)
- 1.25 in (1 ENE Harding, MN)
- Wed, Aug 9, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 28, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 22, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 19, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 13, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 9, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 23, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Thu, Jul 14, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jul 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1 in (9 E MOTLEY, MN)
- 1.5 in (8 S MOTLEY, MN)
- Mon, Jun 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 30, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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 (2 NNW LITTLE FALLS, MN)
- Sat, Apr 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Sep 16, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 2 in (6 E CAMP RIPLEY, MN)
- 2.5 in (5 ESE CAMP RIPLEY, MN)
- 1.25 in (5 NNE ROYALTON, MN)
- 1.5 in (2 W BUCKMAN, MN)
- Sat, Aug 28, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 2 in (1 W ROYALTON, MN)
- 1 in (2 W UPSALA, MN)
- Sun, Jun 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jun 10, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 9, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, May 30, 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.