Hail and tornadoes in Scott County, MN
Since December 2020, radar estimated hail somewhere in Scott County, MN on 30 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Wed, May 11, 2022. 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 211 hail reports in Scott County, MN on 102 days, 13 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 4.25 in, near New Prague, on Thu, Aug 24, 2006.
By decade: 1990s: 34 · 2000s: 96 · 2010s: 59 · 2020s: 22
Tornadoes since 1950
19 tornadoes have touched Scott County, MN since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
- Mon, Jun 11, 2001 · F1 · 0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide · near New Market
- Fri, Jul 30, 1999 · F1 · 0.2 mi long, 35 yd wide · near Belle Plaine
- Fri, Jul 21, 1995 · F1 · 0.1 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Lydia
- Fri, Sep 17, 2021 · EF0 · 2.1 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Prior Lake
- Wed, May 19, 2021 · EF0 · 0.5 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Blakeley
Most recent
- Fri, Sep 17, 2021 · EF0 · 2.1 mi long, 200 yd wide · near Prior Lake
- Wed, May 19, 2021 · EF0 · 0.5 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Blakeley
- Mon, Jul 15, 2019 · EF0 · 0.29 mi long, 100 yd wide · near St Benedict
- Wed, Aug 16, 2017 · EF0 · 1.2 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Prior Lake
- Wed, Aug 16, 2017 · EF0 · 0.76 mi long, 10 yd wide · near New Prague
- Sun, Jun 10, 2012 · EF0 · 1.66 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Blakeley
- Sat, Jun 26, 2010 · EF0 · 1.86 mi long, 50 yd wide · near St Patrick
- Sat, Aug 3, 2002 · F0 · 0.2 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Belle Plaine
- Mon, Jun 11, 2001 · F1 · 0.5 mi long, 50 yd wide · near New Market
- Wed, May 9, 2001 · F0 · 0.1 mi long, 25 yd wide · near New Market
By decade: 1990s: 6 · 2000s: 6 · 2010s: 5 · 2020s: 2
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 1995 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since December 2020
- Sat, Jul 25, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 19, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Sep 21, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.
- Sun, Jul 27, 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 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 NE Prior Lake, MN)
- Thu, Aug 29, 2024
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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 3, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (2 E Credit River, MN)
- Wed, Jul 31, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 22, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Shakopee, MN)
- 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 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jul 14, 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 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.5 in (1 ESE Prior Lake, MN)
- 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: 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)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 SW ELKO NEW MARKET, MN)
- Wed, May 11, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 2 in (1 S SHAKOPEE, MN)
- 1.25 in (BELLE PLAINE, MN)
- Mon, May 9, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- 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.
- Thu, Jun 17, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (ELKO NEW MARKET, MN)
- 1 in (ELKO NEW MARKET, MN)
- 1 in (BELLE PLAINE, MN)
- Tue, Jan 5, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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.