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Hail in Dodge County, Minnesota
145 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Dodge County, Minnesota, has 145 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 44 different years.
May is the busiest month, with 44 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 77 events against 51 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.9% of the 15,756 hail events recorded in Minnesota; its 33.0 per 100 square miles compares with 19.8 statewide.
26 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 3.00 inches (tea cup size).
Compared with Minnesota
| Measure | Dodge County | Minnesota | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 145 | 15,756 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 33.0 | 19.8 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 69.3 | 27.6 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | May | June | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
8Apr
14May
44Jun
38Jul
24Aug
11Sep
5Oct
1Nov
0Dec
0
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
All 145 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2024 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2024 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2022 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2021 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2019 | Hail | 2.00 in | $50K | $60K | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2019 | Hail | 2.00 in | $50K | $60K | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2019 | Hail | 2.75 in | $50K | $60K | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2019 | Hail | 2.50 in | $50K | $60K | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $60K | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2018 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2018 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Apr 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2017 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Mar 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2015 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2015 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2012 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2012 | Hail | 1.25 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Aug 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2009 | Hail | 1.50 in | $15K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | $15K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2009 | Hail | 1.50 in | $8K | $20K | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2009 | Hail | 2.00 in | $222K | $130K | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2009 | Hail | 2.00 in | $100K | $220K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2009 | Hail | 3.00 in | $5K | $10K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2009 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | $3K | $2K | — | — | County |
| 11 Aug 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2007 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | $2K | $3K | — | — | County |
| 4 Oct 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Aug 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jul 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | $800 | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2004 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | $1K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2001 | Hail | 1.00 in | $800 | $3K | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | $2K | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2001 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Aug 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | $4K | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | $3K | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2000 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | $15K | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 1998 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $1K | — | — | County |
| 19 May 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1998 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1998 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Mar 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1997 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | $35K | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 1997 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | $10K | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1996 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1995 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1994 | Hail | 1.50 in | $500 | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 1992 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Aug 1989 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 May 1989 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 1988 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 1980 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Jul 1978 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 1978 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1974 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1973 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1971 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 1968 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1968 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1968 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1968 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 May 1968 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 1967 | Hail | 0.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 1964 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 1962 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1961 | Hail | 0.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Dodge County had?
145 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Dodge County?
17 Apr 2026 (Hail, 1.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Dodge County?
The hail of 24 Jul 2009, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $222K and crop damage at $130K.
How does Dodge County compare with Minnesota for hail?
33.0 events per 100 square miles against 19.8 statewide; the county holds 145 of the state's 15,756 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.