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Hail dates in Lincoln County, Minnesota
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Lincoln County on 14 days since 2016 (26 separate reports, 19 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.50" (tennis ball) on July 19, 2023; the most recent hail was June 19, 2025. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Lincoln 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2023-09-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2023-07-22 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Hail varied from dime to quarter size. |
| 2023-07-19 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 4 | Hail varied in size from pea to golf ball. |
| 2023-07-13 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 5 | Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| 2022-05-11 | 0.75" (penny) | 2 | — |
| 2022-05-09 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| 2021-08-05 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| 2018-05-25 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Intermittent hail up to dime size. |
| 2018-05-23 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Intermittent hail up to penny size fell as a storm glanced Tyler, Minnesota. |
| 2018-04-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-08-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2017-06-22 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | — |
| 2016-06-17 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | — |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 4 | 12 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
Damaging wind in Lincoln County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 26 reports since 2016, strongest 90 mph. 1 tornado recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-12 | 90 mph | 3 | Large sections of the roof on a single-family home were blown off by thunderstorm winds. |
| 2024-06-22 | 81 mph | 1 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed several trees and powerlines near the intersection of County Roads 15 and 1. Damage extended further east… |
| 2024-05-06 | 75 mph | 3 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and branches throughout Verdi. |
| 2025-08-05 | 70 mph | 1 | Thunderstorm winds downed a tree along U.S. Highway 14 near the South Dakota/Minnesota border. |
| 2025-06-19 | 70 mph | 1 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees in Hendricks. |
| 2022-05-30 | 70 mph | 3 | A thunderstorm wind gust of 70 mph was measured at mesonet site AT653, 3 miles west of Arco. |
| 2020-06-04 | 70 mph | 4 | Minnesota RWIS station MN030 3 miles south of Hendricks measured a peak wind gust of 70 mph. |
| 2024-07-31 | 64 mph | 1 | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured at the Minnesota Road Weather Information System site near Lake Benton, with a peak gust of 64 mph … |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Lincoln County?
June 19, 2025, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.50" (tennis ball) on July 19, 2023.
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
Lyon County, MN (24 mi) · Brookings County, SD (25 mi) · Deuel County, SD (30 mi) · Pipestone County, MN (30 mi) · Moody County, SD (33 mi) · Murray County, MN (38 mi) · Hamlin County, SD (45 mi) · Lake County, SD (50 mi)
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