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Hail dates in Wilkin County, Minnesota
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Wilkin County on 13 days since 2016 (22 separate reports, 17 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 1.75" (golf ball) on August 27, 2016; the most recent hail was August 11, 2025. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Wilkin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-11 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail was mostly pea size, with a few stones around quarter size. Time estimated by radar. |
| 2024-06-12 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Photo of quarter sized hail relayed by broadcast media. |
| 2021-07-25 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Photo and report relayed via social media. |
| 2020-08-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Dime to quarter sized hail fell. |
| 2020-07-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A lot of hail fell, resulting in piles in the yard. |
| 2020-04-07 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2019-07-14 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2017-07-22 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Some large hail fell along with strong winds and heavy rain. |
| 2017-07-05 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | — |
| 2017-06-13 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | Dime to quarter sized hail fell along with very heavy rain. |
| 2016-08-27 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | Hail up to golf ball size fell at the intersection of county road 16 and 270th avenue. Drifts of hail up to one foot deep sat on the side of the road and cro… |
| 2016-08-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | Marble to quarter sized hail fell across southern Mitchell Township along with very heavy rain and strong winds. |
| 2016-06-12 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | A few dime to quarter sized hailstones fell. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2017 | 3 | 5 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2016 | 3 | 9 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Damaging wind in Wilkin County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 58 reports since 2016, strongest 90 mph. 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-13 | 90 mph | 3 | Several large grain bins were caved in by the strong wind and a couple of empty grain cars were blown over. |
| 2025-06-20 | 84 mph | 3 | Measurement on 10 meter NDAWN sensor. |
| 2021-06-07 | 77 mph | 5 | NDAWN station measured peak wind gust at 10 meters. |
| 2022-05-30 | 75 mph | 1 | Large tree uprooted. Time estimated based on radar. |
| 2020-06-09 | 75 mph | 2 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the Wahpeton-Breckenridge area. |
| 2019-07-14 | 75 mph | 2 | Trees were blown down at the Bois de Sioux golf course. |
| 2016-06-12 | 75 mph | 1 | Several twelve inch diameter poplar trees and an eighteen inch diameter cottonwood tree were snapped in shelterbelts near the Wilkin and … |
| 2020-07-08 | 74 mph | 7 | The wind gust was measured by a RWIS mesonet sensor. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Wilkin County?
August 11, 2025, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 1.75" (golf ball) on August 27, 2016.
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
Richland County, ND (20 mi) · Clay County, MN (36 mi) · Grant County, MN (38 mi) · Otter Tail County, MN (40 mi) · Cass County, ND (48 mi) · Becker County, MN (53 mi) · Stevens County, MN (54 mi) · Sargent County, ND (57 mi)
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