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Bluffton, MN hail history

Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Bluffton city centroid, 1950 to present.

102hail events since 1950
72≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
4.00"largest on record · 2024-08-03
2025-09-12most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 0
2025 1 1.00" (quarter)
2024 6 4.00" (softball)
2023 1 1.00" (quarter)
2022 3 1.25" (half dollar)
2021 0
2020 5 1.25" (half dollar)
2019 5 1.75" (golf ball)
2018 0
2017 4 1.25" (half dollar)
2016 5 1.25" (half dollar)
2015 6 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2014 7 3.25" (tea cup)
2013 5 3.00" (tea cup)
2012 4 1.25" (half dollar)

Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.

Wind and tornado record

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2025-09-12 Hail 1.00" 5.2 mi
2025-05-15 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 5.6 mi
2025-05-15 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 5.6 mi
2025-05-15 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 8.1 mi
2024-08-03 Hail 2.50" 5.2 mi
2024-08-03 Hail 4.00" 6.5 mi
2024-08-03 Hail 3.00" 5.3 mi
2024-08-03 Hail 4.00" 4.7 mi
2024-08-03 Hail 1.75" 7 mi
2024-08-03 Hail 1.00" 6.1 mi

2025-09-12: “Time estimated from radar.”

2025-05-15: “Large trees snapped.”

2025-05-15: “Large trees snapped SSW of Wadena.”

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Each recorded hail day in Bluffton has its own page with the official NWS reports for that date.

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Nearby hail history

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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.

source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-08-09