Hail and wind reports › April 17, 2026 › Minnesota
Hail and wind reports in Minnesota, April 17, 2026
16 hail, 1 wind and 8 tornado reports; largest hail 1.75 in.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-17 12:12 | Hail | 1.00 in | New Ulm | Brown | Photo measurement provided via NWSChat. Time estimated via radar. (MPX) |
| 04-17 13:00 | Hail | 1.00 in | Kasota | Le Sueur | Report received via NWSChat. Time estimated via radar. (MPX) |
| 04-17 13:45 | Hail | 1.00 in | Kilkenny | Le Sueur | Delayed report. Confirmed by Emergency Management. (MPX) |
| 04-17 14:30 | Hail | 1.00 in | 4 NE Faribault | Rice | (MPX) |
| 04-17 15:08 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 S Cannon Falls | Goodhue | (MPX) |
| 04-17 18:36 | Hail | 1.75 in | 1 W Hayfield | Dodge | (ARX) |
| 04-17 19:04 | Hail | 1.00 in | Dexter | Mower | (ARX) |
| 04-17 19:05 | Hail | 1.50 in | 1 SE Red Wing | Goodhue | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (MPX) |
| 04-17 19:13 | Hail | 1.75 in | 4 N Rochester | Olmsted | (ARX) |
| 04-17 19:40 | Hail | 1.00 in | 2 SW Bay City | Goodhue | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MPX) |
| 04-17 20:00 | Hail | 1.50 in | Saint Charles | Winona | (ARX) |
| 04-17 20:01 | Hail | 1.00 in | 4 NNW Hermantown | St. Louis | (DLH) |
| 04-17 20:10 | Hail | 1.25 in | 3 SE Douglas | Olmsted | (ARX) |
| 04-17 20:19 | Hail | 1.00 in | Rollingstone | Winona | (ARX) |
| 04-17 20:20 | Hail | 1.50 in | 4 WSW Castle Danger | Lake | Majority of hail was three quarters to one inch in size but some pieces as large as 1.5 inches. Photo sent to NWS Duluth. Time estimated from radar. (DLH) |
| 04-17 20:51 | Hail | 1.25 in | 2 NE Munger | St. Louis | Mostly pea size but a few one inch to one and a quarter inch found about 45 minutes after the storm passed. (DLH) |
| 04-17 20:00 | Wind | damage | 2 N Duluth | St. Louis | Picture via social media of three 5 inch diameter softwood trees broken a few feet up the trunks. Time estimated from radar. (DLH) |
| 04-17 18:50 | Tornado | 5 NE Sargeant | Mower | Sheriff deputy reported that a tornado formed and dissipated and then a second tornado touched down. (ARX) | |
| 04-17 18:50 | Tornado | 5 NE Sargeant | Dodge | Sheriff deputy reported that a tornado formed and dissipated and then a second tornado touched down. (ARX) | |
| 04-17 19:17 | Tornado | 1 N Stewartville | Olmsted | This EF-2 tornado (estimated peak wind 130 mph) formed just northeast of Stewartville around 2:17 pm and traveled about 10 miles northeast damaging numerous homes and f (ARX) | |
| 04-17 19:30 | Tornado | 4 NE Rochester | Olmsted | The tornado began in a northeast suburb of Rochester at around 2:30 pm with just shingle damage to homes and traveled northeast into more rural areas. The first portion (ARX) | |
| 04-17 19:32 | Tornado | 4 N Stewartville | Olmsted | Rochester Tower reported tornado on the ground near Highway 63. (ARX) | |
| 04-17 19:46 | Tornado | 2 E Viola | Olmsted | The EF2 tornado affected mainly rural areas northeast of Rochester MN beginning about 5 miles east-northeast of Viola in Olmsted county around 2:46 pm. The tornado trac (ARX) | |
| 04-17 19:53 | Tornado | 2 N Elgin | Wabasha | Tornado touched down north of Elgin where it flipped a semi. It caused damage on 2 farmsteads. Ended 1 3/4 miles north of 247 near County Rd 2. (ARX) | |
| 04-17 19:57 | Tornado | 4 S Plainview | Wabasha | Tornado caused roof damage and removed a barn off of its foundation at 50500 County Rd... Plainview... MN. Residents saw the tornado and took shelter in a basement. No (ARX) |
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