Hail and tornadoes in Waseca County, MN
Since January 2021, radar estimated hail somewhere in Waseca County, MN on 43 days. The biggest estimate: 2 in or larger (hen egg), on Sun, Sep 21, 2025. Hail was reported to the National Weather Service inside the county on 3 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 60 hail reports in Waseca County, MN on 39 days, 2 of them 2 inches or larger. The largest: 2 in, near Otisco, on Sun, Sep 21, 2025.
By decade: 2000s: 32 · 2010s: 19 · 2020s: 9
Tornadoes since 1950
12 tornadoes have touched Waseca County, MN since 1950, none of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger. They killed 0 and injured 1.
Strongest
- Mon, Aug 5, 2024 · EF1 · 3.76 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Smiths Mill
- Mon, Aug 5, 2024 · EF1 · 1.45 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Otisco
- Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF1 · 10.88 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Alma City
- Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF1 · 7.13 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Smiths Mill · 1 injury
- Sat, Aug 28, 2021 · EF0 · 0.44 mi long, 25 yd wide · near New Richland
Most recent
- Mon, Aug 5, 2024 · EF1 · 1.45 mi long, 50 yd wide · near Otisco
- Mon, Aug 5, 2024 · EF1 · 3.76 mi long, 150 yd wide · near Smiths Mill
- Sat, Aug 28, 2021 · EF0 · 0.44 mi long, 25 yd wide · near New Richland
- Sat, Aug 28, 2021 · EF0 · 0.68 mi long, 25 yd wide · near New Richland
- Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF0 · 3.91 mi long, 250 yd wide · near Waseca
- Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF0 · 1.42 mi long, 125 yd wide · near Janesville
- Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF0 · 0.73 mi long, 20 yd wide · near Waseca Muni Airport
- Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF1 · 10.88 mi long, 300 yd wide · near Alma City
- Thu, Sep 20, 2018 · EF1 · 7.13 mi long, 440 yd wide · near Smiths Mill · 1 injury
- Mon, Mar 19, 2012 · EF0 · 2.8 mi long, 100 yd wide · near Janesville
By decade: 2000s: 2 · 2010s: 6 · 2020s: 4
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 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 S Waldorf, MN)
- Wed, Jul 8, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Jul 1, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Jun 30, 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.
- Fri, Apr 17, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Apr 13, 2026
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sun, Sep 21, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 2 in or larger (hen egg)
Reported in the county- 2 in (6 NNW New Richland, MN)
- 1 in (2 SE Pemberton, MN)
- Wed, Aug 27, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Aug 8, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Mon, Jul 28, 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 in or larger (quarter)
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.
- Thu, May 15, 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, Apr 17, 2025
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Thu, Mar 27, 2025
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.
- Sat, Jun 22, 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.
- Mon, Oct 23, 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.
- Thu, Jul 27, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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: 1 in or larger (quarter)
Reported in the county- 1 in (3 N Waldorf, MN)
- 1 in (2 SSW Janesville, MN)
- Mon, Jul 10, 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.
- Mon, May 8, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, May 6, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Sat, Aug 27, 2022
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: 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.
- Mon, Jun 13, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1.5 in or larger (ping-pong ball)
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: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
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.
- Tue, May 10, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 1 in or larger (quarter)
No hail reported in the county.
- Tue, Apr 12, 2022
Radar estimate anywhere in the county: 0.75 in or larger (penny)
No hail reported in the county.
- Wed, Mar 10, 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.