Hail in Cottonwood County, Minnesota

Hail September 21, 2025 · Cottonwood 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 quarter size or smaller.

The wider storm

A weak mid-level wave dropped slowly southeast across northern Minnesota on the afternoon and evening of September 21 and into an environment with 35 kts of deep-layer shear and 1000-1500 J/kg MUCAPE. Scattered slow-moving thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a diffuse warm frontal boundary and produced hail up to 1.75 to 2 inches in diameter.

Began near Windom (43.8800, -95.1200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1292870. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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