Hail and tornadoes in Rice County, MN
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Rice County, MN on 36 days. The biggest estimate: 3 in or larger (teacup), on Mon, Apr 13, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 12 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 127 hail reports in Rice County, MN on 55 days, 18 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3.5 in, near Nerstrand, on Sat, Jul 13, 2024.
By decade: 2000s: 45 · 2010s: 45 · 2020s: 37
Tornadoes since 1950
23 tornadoes have touched Rice County, MN since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF2 · 2.95 mi long, 600 yd wide · near Faribault Airport
- Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF2 · 4.94 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Morristown
- Mon, Apr 28, 2025 · EF1 · 3.26 mi long, 175 yd wide · near Moland
- Wed, May 19, 2021 · EF1 · 1.17 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Little Chicago
- Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF1 · 5.75 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Faribault Airport
Most recent
- Mon, Apr 28, 2025 · EF1 · 3.26 mi long, 175 yd wide · near Moland
- Mon, Apr 28, 2025 · EF0 · 0.42 mi long, 40 yd wide · near Warsaw
- Sat, Jul 13, 2024 · EFU · 0.5 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Moland
- Wed, May 19, 2021 · EF1 · 1.17 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Little Chicago
- Wed, May 19, 2021 · EF0 · 0.17 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Dundas
- Wed, May 19, 2021 · EF0 · 1.83 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Warsaw
- Wed, May 19, 2021 · EF0 · 0.3 mi long, 15 yd wide · near Warsaw
- Wed, May 19, 2021 · EF0 · 0.74 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Warsaw
- Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF1 · 4.73 mi long, 550 yd wide · near Northfield
- Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF0 · 5.53 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Dundas
By decade: 2000s: 1 · 2010s: 14 · 2020s: 8
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Wed, Jul 1, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (4 NE Faribault, MN)
- Mon, Apr 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 3 in or larger (teacup)
Reported in the county- 3 in (4 NNE Faribault, MN)
- 2 in (2 WSW Faribault, MN)
- 3.299999952316284 in (Dennison, MN)
- Sun, Sep 21, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Aug 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 N Faribault, MN)
- Mon, Jul 28, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (1 S Morristown, MN)
- Sun, Jul 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 23, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Thu, Sep 19, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Northfield, MN)
- Wed, Jul 31, 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: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 3.5 in (5 SSW Nerstrand, MN)
- Sun, Jun 16, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (4 N Morristown, MN)
- 1.75 in (Morristown, MN)
- Mon, Jul 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (Dennison, MN)
- Sat, Jul 22, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 10, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (5 SE Lonsdale, MN)
- Mon, Jul 3, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, May 8, 2023
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.
- Sun, Jul 31, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 20, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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, May 29, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 19, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Apr 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 W FARIBAULT, MN)
- 1.5 in (2 SE NORTHFIELD, MN)
- 1 in (1 ESE NORTHFIELD, MN)
- 1 in (1 NNW NORTHFIELD, MN)
- 1.25 in (2 E NORTHFIELD, MN)
- Mon, Aug 23, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (LONSDALE, MN)
- Fri, Aug 6, 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- 2.5 in (1 SSE LONSDALE, MN)
- 2.5 in (LONSDALE, MN)
- 2.75 in (3 E NORTHFIELD, MN)
- 2 in (4 SSW RANDOLPH, MN)
- Fri, Jun 11, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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.