Hail in Koochiching County, Minnesota

Hail August 8, 2023 · Koochiching County, Minnesota

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Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hail was mostly dime-sized but a few hailstones were quarter-sized.

The wider storm

A weak cold front pushing southeast out of southern Manitoba and far western Ontario led to a few isolated thunderstorms across the Minnesota Borderlands during the afternoon of the 8th. Most of the storms remained below severe limits but a few were able to produce quarter-sized hail and some minor tree damage as they moved through.

Began near Ray (48.4400, -93.2400).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1131217. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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