STORM BRIEF · NOAA PRELIMINARY REPORTS · UPDATED 2026-10-21
Minnesota hail reports, last 90 days.
140 preliminary hail reports on 16 days, 19 of them at two inches or larger. NOAA logs hail from one inch, the size that starts shingle claims. Last report Sep 11. Below: where it hit, then what a roofer may and may not do in Minnesota before the first door.
| Date | Time | Hail | Place | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | 23:47 UTC | 1.25" | 2 SSE Norcross | Grant |
| Sep 11 | 23:38 UTC | 1.25" | 4.8 SW Herman | Grant |
| Sep 11 | 23:37 UTC | 1.25" | 7 NE Dumont | Traverse |
| Sep 11 | 23:29 UTC | 1.00" | 7 NE Dumont | Traverse |
| Sep 11 | 19:50 UTC | 1.00" | 4 NNW Chisholm | St. Louis |
| Sep 11 | 01:30 UTC | 1.75" | 7 S Alberta | Stevens |
| Sep 11 | 01:28 UTC | 1.50" | 7 S Alberta | Stevens |
| Sep 11 | 00:54 UTC | 1.75" | 7 S Alberta | Stevens |
| Sep 11 | 00:53 UTC | 1.75" | 5 E Artichoke | Stevens |
| Sep 11 | 00:40 UTC | 1.00" | 7 NE Artichoke | Stevens |
| Sep 11 | 00:38 UTC | 1.25" | 6 S Alberta | Stevens |
| Sep 11 | 00:38 UTC | 1.00" | Blue Grass | Wadena |
| Sep 11 | 00:30 UTC | 1.00" | Chokio | Stevens |
| Sep 6 | 14:35 UTC | 1.50" | 1 SW Morton | Renville |
| Sep 3 | 21:59 UTC | 1.00" | 16 N Park Rapids | Hubbard |
| Sep 3 | 21:23 UTC | 2.30" | 6 S Naytahwaush | Mahnomen |
| Sep 3 | 03:30 UTC | 1.75" | 5 WNW Laporte | Hubbard |
| Sep 3 | 02:56 UTC | 1.25" | 4 SSE Bagley | Clearwater |
| Sep 3 | 02:35 UTC | 2.00" | 4 NNW Miltona | Douglas |
| Sep 3 | 02:27 UTC | 2.00" | 3 NNE Miltona | Douglas |
| Sep 3 | 02:20 UTC | 1.00" | Lengby | Polk |
| Sep 3 | 02:15 UTC | 1.00" | 3 SE Fosston | Polk |
| Sep 3 | 02:08 UTC | 2.25" | 4 NW Miltona | Douglas |
| Sep 3 | 02:06 UTC | 1.25" | 2 WNW Fosston | Polk |
| Sep 3 | 02:05 UTC | 1.75" | 3 SW Parkers Prairie | Otter Tail |
| Sep 3 | 01:06 UTC | 1.00" | 7 SSW Inger | Itasca |
| Sep 3 | 00:35 UTC | 1.00" | Fergus Falls | Otter Tail |
| Sep 3 | 00:15 UTC | 1.75" | 4 WSW Fergus Falls | Otter Tail |
| Sep 3 | 00:05 UTC | 1.25" | 10 SW Rothsay | Wilkin |
| Sep 1 | 05:10 UTC | 1.50" | 6 ENE Pickwick | Winona |
| Sep 1 | 04:39 UTC | 1.00" | 3 S Waldorf | Waseca |
| Sep 1 | 04:00 UTC | 4.00" | 1 W Easton | Faribault |
| Sep 1 | 03:55 UTC | 1.75" | 2 W Delavan | Faribault |
| Aug 25 | 23:10 UTC | 1.00" | 4 SE Kerrick | Pine |
| Aug 25 | 23:08 UTC | 1.25" | 3 S Kerrick | Pine |
| Aug 25 | 22:21 UTC | 1.00" | 3 NNE Sawyer | Carlton |
| Aug 21 | 20:58 UTC | 1.00" | Greenbush | Roseau |
| Aug 20 | 23:59 UTC | 1.50" | 2 E Fifty Lakes | Crow Wing |
| Aug 20 | 23:50 UTC | 1.75" | 3 WNW Echo | Yellow Medicine |
| Aug 20 | 23:34 UTC | 1.75" | 2 E Hanley Falls | Yellow Medicine |
NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary reports, public domain; times are UTC; sizes are as reported, not surveyed. Full 120-day file: reports.json.
What a roofer may and may not do in Minnesota.
Solicitation and rescission
Federal floor: FTC Cooling-Off Rule, 16 C.F.R. §§ 429.0–429.1 — a door-to-door sale of $25 or more agreed at the buyer's home carries a 3-business-day right to cancel, with a narrow exemption where the buyer initiated the call for emergency repairs and signs a dated waiver. Checked at law.cornell.edu, 2026-08-15. State law can add to this floor; it… Full entry and sources →
Deductibleverified
Minn. Stat. § 325E.66 subd. 1(a)(1): no advertising or promising to pay, directly or indirectly, all or part of any applicable deductible, and no compensating an insured for a service — expressly including paying for access to inspect, for making a claim, or for referrals when insurance proceeds are payable. Subd. 1(a)(2) separately requires a good-faith… Full entry and sources →
Contractor adjustingverified
Minn. Stat. § 325E.66 subd. 1(a)(3): a residential contractor paid from property or casualty insurance proceeds shall not 'interpret policy provisions or advise an insured regarding coverages or duties under the insured's policy, or adjust a property insurance claim on behalf of the insured, unless the contractor has a license as a public adjuster under… Full entry and sources →
Licence
State licence Full entry and sources →
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