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HailEvidenceDuluth, MN → 2026-04-17

Did it hail in Duluth, MN on April 17, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Duluth, MN on April 17, 2026, with hail up to 1.25" (half dollar size).

These are preliminary same-day SPC storm reports; the official Storm Events record for this date is compiled by NWS over the following weeks. This page updates when it lands.

3hail reports ≤ 10 mi
1.25"largest hail · half dollar
1wind reports

Every recorded report near Duluth on 2026-04-17

Distances are from the Duluth city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 4.

DistanceTypeSize / speedTimeReported nearSource
1.9 mi Wind speed n/a 20:00 UTC 2 N Duluth, St. Louis SPC · preliminary
9.3 mi Hail 1.25" (half dollar) 20:51 UTC 2 NE Munger, St. Louis SPC · preliminary
9.4 mi Hail 1.00" (quarter) 20:01 UTC 4 NNW Hermantown, St. Louis SPC · preliminary
9.6 mi Hail 1.00" (quarter) 19:39 UTC 4 N South Range, Douglas SPC · preliminary

1.9 mi, wind: “Picture via social media of three 5 inch diameter softwood trees broken a few feet up the trunks. Time estimated from radar. (DLH)”

9.3 mi, hail: “Mostly pea size but a few one inch to one and a quarter inch found about 45 minutes after the storm passed. (DLH)”

9.4 mi, hail: “(DLH)”

9.6 mi, hail: “Report from mPING. (DLH)”

Was your property hit on 2026-04-17?

City-level reports won't settle a claim dispute — the question is what was recorded near your address. The verification report lists every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles of a specific address, with this date highlighted as a plain-English finding, 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.

sources: NOAA SPC page updated 2026-06-12