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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.

70hail events since 1950
42≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
4.50"largest on record · 1998-03-29
2024-08-26most recent hail event

Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest 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

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
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.”

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