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Hail dates in Rice County, Minnesota
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Rice County on 21 days since 2016 (50 separate reports, 42 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 3.50" (tea cup) on July 13, 2024; the most recent hail was April 17, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Rice County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2026-04-13 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 7 | — |
| 2025-08-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2025-07-28 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | — |
| 2024-09-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2024-07-13 | 3.50" (tea cup) | 3 | — |
| 2024-05-27 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 5 | — |
| 2023-07-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | — |
| 2022-04-12 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | There was a swath of large hail, up to ping pong size, that fell from near Dundas, northeast across the city of Northfield, and to the Dakota, Rice County line. |
| 2021-08-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2021-06-17 | 2.75" (baseball) | 8 | Baseball size hail was reported east of Northfield. The trained spotter emailed the picture of the large hail stone. |
| 2020-08-10 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | There was a picture of a 1.5-inch hailstone in Northfield. |
| 2019-09-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-06-04 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A swath of large hail, up to golf ball size fell north of Lonsdale, near Veseli. The hail damaged several tin roofs, a pole barn, and vehicles in the area. |
| 2018-05-25 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | There was also a report of several small tree limbs blown down in Faribault. |
| 2017-06-22 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | — |
| 2017-05-16 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 4 | There were several reports of large hail, up to 2 inches in diameter, that fell from southwest of Shieldsville, northeast to near Millersville along I-35. Th… |
| 2017-03-06 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2016-06-30 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2016-06-22 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 3 | There were numerous reports of large hail from north to east of Lonsdale, with the largest measured at 1.25 inches. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 8 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 | 3.50" (tea cup) |
| 2023 | 2 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2021 | 2 | 9 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
Damaging wind in Rice County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 36 reports since 2016, strongest 110 mph. 22 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-20 | 110 mph | 7 | A NWS storm survey, plus areal footage of drone and satellite data, concluded that there was sporadic downburst and inflow wind damage fr… |
| 2022-05-11 | 79 mph | 1 | A severe wind gust was measured by a local emergency manager. This was with the leading shelf cloud ahead of the main storms. |
| 2019-06-04 | 75 mph | 3 | A trained spotter measured a wind gust of 75 mph in the city of Northfield. |
| 2022-04-12 | 70 mph | 1 | There was significant wind damage from a downburst that expanded in width as it traveled northeast. By the time it stopped producing dama… |
| 2018-08-27 | 70 mph | 2 | A storm survey noted tin blown off part of a large machine shed. About a dozen trees were broken. All damage was blown to the east-northe… |
| 2016-07-05 | 70 mph | 1 | A storm spotter had pictures of grain bin and roof damage southeast of Northfield. |
| 2016-06-22 | 70 mph | 3 | The local emergency manager surveyed an area from �� mile east of Faribault, on Minnesota Highway 60, southeast to approximately near 260… |
| 2016-06-10 | 69 mph | 3 | A large tree blew down in Faribault near 6th Street and 2nd Avenue. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Rice County?
April 17, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 3.50" (tea cup) on July 13, 2024.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
Nearby counties
Le Sueur County, MN (19 mi) · Scott County, MN (22 mi) · Steele County, MN (23 mi) · Dakota County, MN (26 mi) · Goodhue County, MN (28 mi) · Dodge County, MN (33 mi) · Carver County, MN (39 mi) · Blue Earth County, MN (42 mi)
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