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HailEvidenceGarden City, MN → 2026-04-13

Did it hail in Garden City, MN on April 13, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 7 hail reports within 10 miles of Garden City, MN on April 13, 2026, with hail up to 3.50" (tea cup 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.

7hail reports ≤ 10 mi
3.50"largest hail · tea cup

Every recorded report near Garden City on 2026-04-13

Distances are from the Garden City city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 7.

DistanceTypeSize / speedTimeReported nearSource
4.4 mi Hail 3.50" (tea cup) 00:16 UTC Lake Crystal, Blue Earth SPC · preliminary
4.4 mi Hail 3.00" (tea cup) 01:28 UTC Lake Crystal, Blue Earth SPC · preliminary
4.7 mi Hail 3.00" (tea cup) 00:15 UTC Lake Crystal, Blue Earth SPC · preliminary
4.7 mi Hail 1.75" (golf ball) 00:17 UTC 1 W Lake Crystal, Blue Earth SPC · preliminary
6.7 mi Hail 1.50" (ping pong ball) 00:39 UTC 3 SSW Skyline, Blue Earth SPC · preliminary
8.2 mi Hail 2.75" (baseball) 00:15 UTC 4 WNW Lake Crystal, Blue Earth SPC · preliminary
9.3 mi Hail 2.00" (hen egg) 00:10 UTC 2 SW Judson, Blue Earth SPC · preliminary

4.4 mi, hail: “(MPX)”

4.4 mi, hail: “(MPX)”

4.7 mi, hail: “(MPX)”

4.7 mi, hail: “Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (MPX)”

6.7 mi, hail: “(MPX)”

Was your property hit on 2026-04-13?

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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