Hail in Stearns County, Minnesota

Hail July 18, 2025 · Stearns County, Minnesota

2 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Most hailstones were between quarter and half dollar with several being golf ball to lime sized.

The wider storm

Scattered storms developed along an instability gradient across western Minnesota during the late afternoon into early evening. The environment was lacking instability overall, so while several storms were strong only one produced severe weather.

Several reports of large hail were recorded with the storm that tracked through southeastern Stearns county. The largest hail size was 2 inches in diameter (lime-sized).

Began near St Augusta (45.4700, -94.2000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1285987. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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