Hail and tornadoes in Steele County, MN
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Steele County, MN on 41 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Mon, Apr 13, 2026. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 8 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 51 hail reports in Steele County, MN on 36 days, 5 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 3.25 in, near Blooming Prairie, on Wed, Jun 17, 2009.
By decade: 2000s: 18 · 2010s: 12 · 2020s: 21
Tornadoes since 1950
12 tornadoes have touched Steele County, MN since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 1.
Strongest
- Thu, Jun 17, 2010 · EF3 · 4.32 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Blooming Prairie
- Thu, Jun 17, 2010 · EF2 · 7.04 mi long, 880 yd wide · near Ellendale
- Thu, Jun 17, 2010 · EF2 · 2.49 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Blooming Prairie · 1 injury
- Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF1 · 8.12 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Meriden
- Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF1 · 7.22 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Meriden
Most recent
- Wed, Dec 15, 2021 · EF0 · 6.42 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Blooming Prairie
- Wed, May 19, 2021 · EF0 · 0.8 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Medford
- Tue, Aug 13, 2019 · EF0 · 5.89 mi long, 25 yd wide · near Lemond
- Mon, Jun 17, 2019 · EF0 · 0.02 mi long, 30 yd wide · near Owatonna
- Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF1 · 8.12 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Meriden
- Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF1 · 7.22 mi long, 350 yd wide · near Meriden
- Mon, Mar 6, 2017 · EF0 · 2.21 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Ellendale
- Thu, Jun 17, 2010 · EF0 · 0.64 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Blooming Prairie
- Thu, Jun 17, 2010 · EF2 · 2.49 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Blooming Prairie · 1 injury
- Thu, Jun 17, 2010 · EF3 · 4.32 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Blooming Prairie
By decade: 2010s: 10 · 2020s: 2
Still loading: NOAA's record goes back to 1950, and 2003 onward is in so far.
Every hail day since January 2021
- Tue, Sep 1, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 8, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Apr 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 2.25 in (2 NE Owatonna, MN)
- 3 in (6 SE Morristown, MN)
- Sun, Sep 21, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (3 WNW Blooming Prairie, MN)
- Fri, Aug 8, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Wed, Jul 2, 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: 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)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (2 NNE Hope, MN)
- Fri, Mar 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 (2 S Owatonna, 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 5, 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 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 24, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- 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, Oct 23, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Sep 5, 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.
- Mon, Jul 24, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 22, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Jul 13, 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- 1.75 in (5 ESE Medford, MN)
- Thu, Jun 29, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Apr 4, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 27, 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: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 28, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jun 15, 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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (1 SW OWATONNA, MN)
- 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- 1.75 in (1 E ELLENDALE, MN)
- Wed, May 11, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, May 10, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Apr 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (1 SW OWATONNA, MN)
- 1 in (OWATONNA, MN)
- Fri, Aug 6, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Apr 27, 2021
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Mar 31, 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.