Hail events in Benton County, Minnesota The hail events on record, by date and by year
This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).
NCEI has 105 hail events on record for Benton County, Minnesota, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest hail event on record is on 12 Jun 2024.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 18 hail events on record for the county.
The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .
Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Hail.
Newest hail events on record
Hail0.75 in, penny size
4 miles S of POPPLE CREEK
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
At SAUK RAPIDS
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile E of SAUK RAPIDS
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
4 miles NW of DUELM
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
1 mile SE of FOLEY
Hail2.00 in, hen egg size
1 mile SE of FOLEY
Hail1.25 in, half dollar size
4 miles NW of DUELM
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
1 mile S of SAUK RAPIDS
Hail1.25 in, half dollar size
1 mile N of SAUK RAPIDS. Damage estimate: $100 thousand
Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size
4 miles SW of POPPLE CREEK. Damage estimate: $250 thousand
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
1 mile N of POPPLE CREEK
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
1 mile S of SAUK RAPIDS
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
1 mile N of GILMAN
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
At SAUK RAPIDS
Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size
1 mile S of SAUK RAPIDS
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
2 miles SSE of GILMAN
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile NE of POPPLE CREEK
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles W of RICE
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile NNE of RICE
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile NE of GILMAN
Hail0.75 in, penny size
At SARTELL
Hail0.75 in, penny size
At SARTELL
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
1 mile NW of DUELM
Hail0.75 in, penny size
2 miles WNW of POPPLE CREEK
Hail3.50 in, tea cup size
1 mile SSW of NORTH BENTON
A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.
Hail events by year
| Decade | Year that ends in 0 | Year that ends in 1 | Year that ends in 2 | Year that ends in 3 | Year that ends in 4 | Year that ends in 5 | Year that ends in 6 | Year that ends in 7 | Year that ends in 8 | Year that ends in 9 | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1990s | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 39 |
| 2010s | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| 2020s | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (part of the year) | 13 |
A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.
Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.
By month, all years
- Jan0 events
- Feb0 events
- Mar1 event
- Apr2 events
- May25 events
- Jun23 events
- Jul25 events
- Aug23 events
- Sep6 events
- Oct0 events
- Nov0 events
- Dec0 events
Magnitudes on record
| Hail size | Size in words | Events |
|---|---|---|
| under 1 in | pea to quarter | 32 |
| 1 to 1.74 in | quarter to golf ball | 39 |
| 1.75 to 2.74 in | golf ball to baseball | 30 |
| 2.75 to 3.99 in | baseball to softball | 4 |
| 4 in and larger | softball and larger | 0 |
When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.
An event without a size in the record is not in this table.
Beside the other counties
| Measure | Benton | All counties of Minnesota | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events, 1955 to 2026 | 105 | 15,739 | 423,723 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 25.7 | 19.8 | 12.0 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 25.3 | 27.6 | 12.8 |
The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.
More hail events on record
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Damage estimate | Deaths | Injuries | On record for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $200 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $3.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County |
The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.
Official channels
- NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
- National Weather Service: Twin Cities, MN (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.
These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on .
Cite this page
County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Benton County, Minnesota". https://countyhazards.com/county/mn/benton/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .
Questions
- Which month has the most hail events on record for Benton County?
- May has 25 of the 105 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
- How many hail events are on record for Minnesota?
- NCEI has 15,756 hail events on record for Minnesota from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
- How does Benton County compare with the other counties of Minnesota?
- The counties of Minnesota have 19.8 hail events for each 100 square miles. Benton County has 25.7.
- How large is the hail on record for Benton County?
- 34 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.