Minnesota, 1958

Hail in Minnesota, August 14, 1958

August 14, 1958 · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pipestone

When
August 14, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Pipestone County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.880, -96.280

Hail, Nobles

When
August 14, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Nobles County
Measured
3.5 in hail
Coordinates
43.700, -95.680

Hail, Waseca

When
August 14, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Waseca County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.000, -93.580

Hail, Rice

When
August 14, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Rice County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
44.200, -93.400

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10055435, 10055436, 10055437, 10055438.