Hail in Aitkin County, Minnesota
Hail June 29, 2026 · Aitkin County, Minnesota
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Hail was mostly to the size of grapes but a few were to the size of golf balls to hen eggs.
The wider storm
On June 29th, 2026, severe weather fueled by record humidity and high temperatures impacted the Duluth County Warning Area, leading to 27 total warnings across northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. Two waves of severe storms swept through the area, producing golf ball-sized hail (1.75 inches), damaging straight-line wind gusts to 60'65 mph, several reported funnel clouds, and one tornado in central St. Louis County during the overnight round of storms. The severe winds uprooted trees, damaged structures, and knocked down power lines across multiple counties.
Began near Lawler (46.5400, -93.1700).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1355557. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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