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Madison 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 Madison Lake city centroid, 1950 to present.

97hail events since 1950
52≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
2.00"largest on record · 2021-08-22
2025-07-21most recent hail event

Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 0
2025 6 2.00" (hen egg)
2024 2 1.00" (quarter)
2023 2 1.75" (golf ball)
2022 4 1.75" (golf ball)
2021 4 2.00" (hen egg)
2020 0
2019 3 1.75" (golf ball)
2018 0
2017 2 0.75" (penny)
2016 3 1.75" (golf ball)
2015 5 0.88" (nickel)
2014 6 1.25" (half dollar)
2013 2 1.00" (quarter)
2012 4 1.00" (quarter)

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
2025-07-28 Thunderstorm Wind 58 mph 7.8 mi
2025-07-21 Hail 1.00" 2.2 mi
2025-07-21 Hail 2.00" 4.2 mi
2025-06-16 Hail 1.75" 9.1 mi
2025-06-16 Hail 1.50" 7.3 mi
2025-06-16 Hail 1.00" 5.7 mi
2025-06-16 Hail 2.00" 7.3 mi
2024-08-29 Thunderstorm Wind 64 mph 9.7 mi
2024-08-05 Tornado EF1 6.7 mi
2024-08-05 Tornado EF1 5.5 mi

2025-07-28: “Report of a tree down in the town of Cleveland or four miles west of St. Peter.”

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.”

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source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-06-12