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Sauk Centre, 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 Sauk Centre city centroid, 1950 to present.

56hail events since 1950
35≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
1.75"largest on record · 1989-05-24
2025-08-08most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 0
2025 2 0.88" (nickel)
2024 0
2023 3 1.00" (quarter)
2022 0
2021 0
2020 0
2019 0
2018 1 1.25" (half dollar)
2017 0
2016 3 1.00" (quarter)
2015 0
2014 0
2013 2 1.00" (quarter)
2012 6 1.75" (golf 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
2025-08-08 Hail 0.88" 0.7 mi
2025-08-08 Hail 0.88" 6.1 mi
2025-06-20 Thunderstorm Wind 66 mph 2.1 mi
2025-05-15 Thunderstorm Wind 58 mph 2.3 mi
2024-08-03 Tornado EF1 6.9 mi
2023-07-13 Hail 1.00" 7.6 mi
2023-06-23 Hail 0.88" 3.3 mi
2023-06-23 Hail 1.00" 4.4 mi
2023-06-23 Thunderstorm Wind 58 mph 4.4 mi
2022-06-20 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 0.4 mi

2025-06-20: “Thunderstorm wind gust of 66 mph measured at the Sauk Centre airport.”

2025-05-15: “Measured at the Sauk Centre airport KD39.”

2024-08-03: “A tornado moved south-southeast through the west side of Melrose. The worst structural damage took place in the northwest side of town. The tornado destroyed a large metal building system and peeled the roof off of several other buildings. Portions of the roof were torn off some townhomes. Hundreds ”

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Nearby hail history

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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 2026-09-10