Hail — Cass, Minnesota

2025-09-12 · near Esterday, Cass, Minnesota

Event narrative

Hail was accumulating and looked like snow.

Wider weather episode

A large thunderstorm to the north of a warm front moved across the Brainerd Lakes area during the morning of the 12th. The storm produced quite a bit of hail, with the largest to the size of ping pong balls. In some locations, there was so much hail covering the ground it looked like snow.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1293101. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.