HailEvidence → hail history → New Ulm, MN
New Ulm, 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 New Ulm city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2023 | 2 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 5 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2016 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 6 | 1.50" (ping pong 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
- 91 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 96 mph, most recent 2025-06-02.
- 25 tornado events, most recent 2025-06-16.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-16 | Tornado | EFU | 5.2 mi |
| 2025-06-02 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 1.6 mi |
| 2025-06-02 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 0.7 mi |
| 2024-08-29 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 0.5 mi |
| 2024-08-29 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 3.5 mi |
| 2024-08-26 | Hail | 1.25" | 7 mi |
| 2024-08-26 | Tornado | EFU | 8.1 mi |
| 2024-08-26 | Hail | 1.25" | 7.6 mi |
| 2023-10-24 | Hail | 1.50" | 6.5 mi |
| 2023-08-11 | Hail | 0.75" | 0.5 mi |
2025-06-16: “The location and track of this tornado is based on storm chaser video. It moved through fields and across a road without hitting any damage indicators.”
2025-06-02: “Thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph measured at AWOS station KULM New Ulm AP.”
2025-06-02: “Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph snapped several large trees snapped at their base in German Park, downed a dead, 2 foot diameter tree along 5th North Street, and downed several trees near the New Ulm Medical Center.”
Disputing a claim at a New Ulm 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.
Verify an address — $29source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-06-12