Hail — Benton, Minnesota

2022-05-12 · near Foley, Benton, Minnesota

Event narrative

Some windows were broken. Vehicles were also damaged.

Wider weather episode

A cluster of severe thunderstorms that developed over South Dakota early Thursday morning, moved across west-central, and central Minnesota during the morning. Most of the hail fell across the central third of Minnesota, with some hail stones measured at 2 inches in diameter. In addition, a few mesonet wind sensors and the St. Cloud regional airport all reported severe wind gusts. There was also wind damage near Cold Spring and in central Morrison County where power outages occurred.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1019696. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.