Hail and tornadoes in Wadena County, MN
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Wadena County, MN on 31 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Mon, Jun 29, 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 117 hail reports in Wadena County, MN on 61 days, 10 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 4 in, near Wadena, on Sat, Aug 3, 2024.
By decade: 2000s: 30 · 2010s: 54 · 2020s: 33
Tornadoes since 1950
13 tornadoes have touched Wadena County, MN since 1950, 1 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 21.
Strongest
- Thu, Jun 17, 2010 · EF4 · 8 mi long, 1,936 yd wide · near Wadena · 20 injuries
- Mon, May 30, 2022 · EF2 · 9.45 mi long, 450 yd wide · near Aldrich
- Thu, May 12, 2022 · EF2 · 17.45 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Verndale
- Sun, Jul 12, 2015 · EF2 · 6.01 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Verndale
- Fri, Jun 6, 2008 · EF2 · 4.93 mi long, 450 yd wide · near Menahga · 1 injury
Most recent
- Mon, May 30, 2022 · EF1 · 2.49 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Staples
- Mon, May 30, 2022 · EF2 · 9.45 mi long, 450 yd wide · near Aldrich
- Thu, May 12, 2022 · EF2 · 17.45 mi long, 500 yd wide · near Verndale
- Sun, Jun 19, 2016 · EF0 · 0.33 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Oylen
- Sun, Jul 12, 2015 · EF2 · 6.01 mi long, 400 yd wide · near Verndale
- Wed, Jun 11, 2014 · EF1 · 1 mi long, 10 yd wide · near Blue Grass
- Wed, Jul 4, 2012 · EF1 · 4 mi long, 75 yd wide · near Blue Grass
- Sat, Jul 17, 2010 · EF0 · 0.39 mi long, 15 yd wide · near Verndale
- Wed, Jul 14, 2010 · EF0 · 1 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Oylen
- Thu, Jun 17, 2010 · EF0 · 5 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Nimrod
By decade: 2000s: 2 · 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, Sep 11, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
Reported in the county- 1 in (Blue Grass, MN)
- Thu, Aug 20, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1 in (5 NW Staples Airport, MN)
- Mon, Aug 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 7, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 6, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Aug 3, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 6, 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: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1 in (5 W Nimrod, MN)
- 1.25 in (1 SE Wadena, MN)
- Wed, Jun 10, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
Reported in the county- 1.75 in (2 NNW Sebeka, MN)
- 1.75 in (Wadena, MN)
- 2 in (Wadena, MN)
- 2 in (1 W Wadena, MN)
- 2 in (1 W Wadena, MN)
- Fri, Sep 12, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 26, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Wed, Jul 9, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Jun 20, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, May 15, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Aug 29, 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: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 1 in (7 ESE Blue Grass, MN)
- 1 in (6 N Wadena, MN)
- 1.75 in (Staples, MN)
- 1 in (Verndale, MN)
- Sat, Jul 20, 2024
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jun 17, 2024
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.
- Sun, Jul 9, 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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, May 31, 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.
- Tue, Jul 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Jul 10, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1.25 in (4 NW NIMROD, MN)
- 1 in (1 N MENAHGA, MN)
- Fri, Jun 24, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (VERNDALE, MN)
- Thu, Jun 23, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
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- 1.5 in (VERNDALE, MN)
- 1 in (NNE ALDRICH, MN)
- Sun, May 29, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Jul 3, 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.