Hail — Nicollet, Minnesota

2025-07-21 · near Traverse, Nicollet, Minnesota

Event narrative

Quarter to golf ball sized hail.

Wider weather episode

An isolated storm developed over McLeod County around noon and quickly strengthened as it traveled southeast through the afternoon. The storm produced thunderstorm winds that damaged tree branches and a tree in Sibley county before dropping a swath of large hail from roughly St Peter to Madison Lake. The largest hail report was 2 inches in diameter on the north side of Lake Washington in Le Sueur County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1286602. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.