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Marion, 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 Marion city centroid, 1950 to present.

195hail events since 1950
113≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
3.00"largest on record · 1963-08-16
2025-08-27most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 0
2025 4 1.00" (quarter)
2024 1 0.75" (penny)
2023 4 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2022 11 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2021 2 1.00" (quarter)
2020 2 1.00" (quarter)
2019 3 0.75" (penny)
2018 1 0.88" (nickel)
2017 15 1.75" (golf ball)
2016 1 0.75" (penny)
2015 5 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2014 3 1.00" (quarter)
2013 12 1.75" (golf ball)
2012 1 0.75" (penny)

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
2026-04-17 Tornado EF2 8.1 mi
2026-04-17 Tornado EF1 7.3 mi
2025-08-27 Hail 1.00" 9.6 mi
2025-07-28 Thunderstorm Wind 76 mph 7.9 mi
2025-07-28 Thunderstorm Wind 69 mph 7.5 mi
2025-07-28 Thunderstorm Wind 58 mph 8.2 mi
2025-07-28 Thunderstorm Wind 58 mph 8.2 mi
2025-07-02 Hail 0.75" 9.4 mi
2025-05-15 Hail 1.00" 7.9 mi
2025-04-28 Hail 1.00" 2 mi

2026-04-17: “This strong EF-2 tornado began on the northeast side of Stewartville resulting in damage to several homes. The tornado then moved northeast through rural areas of Olmsted County while being highly visible on MNDOT cameras and from Rochester. This tornado eventually crossed I-90, hitting a semi-trail”

2026-04-17: “This EF-1 tornado began in northeast portions of Rochester resulting in minor roof damage to a couple of homes before moving northeast through rural portions of Olmsted County, damaging trees and a few electrical poles before moving into Wabasha County.”

2025-08-27: “Broadcaster media reported quarter sized hail 5 miles north-northwest of Stewartville.”

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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