Hail — Pipestone, Minnesota

2025-08-05 · near Cazenovia, Pipestone, Minnesota

Event narrative

Hail caused some minor crop damage. Thunderstorm winds also stripped a few 3 to 4 inch diameter tree branches down.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level wave moved from the northern Rockies into southern Canada, brushing through eastern South Dakota and stirring up a 35-45 knot low-level jet within an environment with around 2000 J/kg of elevated MUCAPE. By evening, a well-organized convective system developed across northeast South Dakota and dropped slowly southeast into southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa through the overnight hours. Along the track, stronger cells produced large hail up to golf ball size and scattered wind damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1290485. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.