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Eagle Lake, 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 Eagle Lake city centroid, 1950 to present.

117hail events since 1950
69≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
2.50"largest on record · 2012-05-02
2025-08-27most recent hail event

Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 0
2025 7 2.00" (hen egg)
2024 1 1.00" (quarter)
2023 3 1.75" (golf ball)
2022 9 1.75" (golf ball)
2021 6 2.00" (hen egg)
2020 1 1.00" (quarter)
2019 1 1.75" (golf ball)
2018 0
2017 3 0.88" (nickel)
2016 3 1.75" (golf ball)
2015 7 1.00" (quarter)
2014 9 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2013 2 1.00" (quarter)
2012 4 2.50" (tennis ball)

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
2025-08-27 Hail 1.25" 8.5 mi
2025-07-21 Hail 1.00" 6.4 mi
2025-07-21 Hail 2.00" 6.8 mi
2025-06-16 Hail 1.75" 5.9 mi
2025-06-16 Hail 1.50" 3.4 mi
2025-06-16 Hail 1.00" 1.9 mi
2025-06-16 Hail 2.00" 4 mi
2024-08-29 Thunderstorm Wind 64 mph 6.4 mi
2024-08-05 Tornado EF1 6.4 mi
2024-08-05 Tornado EF1 4.2 mi

2024-08-29: “County dispatch reported a power line down near the intersection of Webster Ave and Center St.”

2024-08-05: “After moving east-southeast in Blue Earth County, the tornado entered Waseca County and turned to the southeast. It mostly moved across fields but it did break or uproot dozens of trees. It flipped a tractor on its side. Toward the end of its path, the tornado blew in a garage door of an old barn.”

2024-08-05: “The tornado touched down in northeastern Blue Earth County and moved east-southeast before tracking into Waseca County. While in Blue Earth County, it hit a couple sheds and also uprooted or broke several dozen trees. Several power poles were knocked down.”

Disputing a claim at a Eagle Lake address?

This page covers the city. A claim dispute needs the record around your address: every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles, the disputed date highlighted, citations formatted for an insurance appeal.

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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 2026-06-12