Hail in Pipestone County, Minnesota

Hail May 24, 2026 · Pipestone County, Minnesota

1 in

Hail diameter

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

While most of the hail was dime to nickel size, a few up to quarter size were mixed in.

The wider storm

A weak wave in northwest flow aloft enhanced the low-level jet into southeast South Dakota with moisture and better deep-layer shear arriving by late day near a weak frontal boundary. With mixed-layer instability from 1500-2200 J/kg and marginally supportive deep layer shear of 40-45 kts, isolated supercells developed with mainly hail from stronger cells up to 2 inches in diameter.

Began near Pipestone (44.0000, -96.3100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1344027. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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