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Hail dates in Washington County, Minnesota
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Washington County on 25 days since 2016 (85 separate reports, 72 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.00" (hen egg) on September 21, 2025; the most recent hail was June 19, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Washington 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 5 | Delete. |
| 2026-04-17 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2025-09-21 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 5 | Report submitted via X. |
| 2025-08-15 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | — |
| 2025-04-17 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2024-09-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Report from Mping. |
| 2024-07-13 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Relayed from Metro Skywarn. |
| 2024-06-12 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2023-08-11 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2022-09-20 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 8 | Social media pictures of 2 inch diameter hail between North St. Paul and Lake Elmo. |
| 2022-05-19 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 27 | — |
| 2022-05-11 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2022-05-09 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | — |
| 2022-04-12 | 0.88" (nickel) | 2 | — |
| 2021-08-05 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | A public report of quarter size hail relayed from a local TV Meteorologist. |
| 2020-07-18 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 5 | — |
| 2020-06-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-09-24 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-08-05 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 3 | — |
| 2017-06-11 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 6 | Report submitted via social media. |
| 2017-05-16 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Another continuous swath of large hail, up to golf ball size, fell from Newport to near the intersection of I-94 and Highway 95. |
| 2017-03-06 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2016-10-17 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | A swath of 0.75 inch hail occurred in the southern part of Washington County from Cottage Grove, east to the Wisconsin border. |
| 2016-09-20 | 1.00" (quarter) | 4 | Most of the hail that fell was pea to penny size. |
| 2016-08-29 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 6 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2022 | 5 | 40 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2020 | 2 | 6 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2017 | 3 | 9 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 | 1.00" (quarter) |
Damaging wind in Washington County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 27 reports since 2016, strongest 75 mph. 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-12 | 75 mph | 3 | About 100 very tall pines were broken or toppled in a neighborhood along the St Croix River. Some landed on houses, sheds and other build… |
| 2025-08-15 | 68 mph | 1 | Trees and power lines were downed just north of Hastings. |
| 2024-07-22 | 68 mph | 1 | A storm chaser measured the wind gust on a personal weather station. |
| 2024-08-29 | 64 mph | 1 | Damage to shed along with multiple trees blown over and uprooted in the neighborhood. |
| 2021-08-24 | 64 mph | 1 | A couple of storms merged near Mahtomedi and intensified. This caused a dozen trees to be blown down around Mahtomedi. |
| 2019-07-20 | 64 mph | 1 | Wind gust measured by a home weather station. In addition, several large tree branches were blown down. |
| 2018-10-03 | 64 mph | 1 | Several trees were blown down halfway between Woodbury, and Lakeland. |
| 2018-08-27 | 64 mph | 2 | A few large trees were blown down on the south end of Lake De Montreville. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Washington County?
June 19, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.00" (hen egg) on September 21, 2025.
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
Ramsey County, MN (9 mi) · St. Croix County, WI (19 mi) · Dakota County, MN (21 mi) · Anoka County, MN (23 mi) · Hennepin County, MN (23 mi) · Pierce County, WI (31 mi) · Polk County, WI (34 mi) · Chisago County, MN (34 mi)
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