Lightning TrackerMinneapolis storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history
Live watches and warnings for Minneapolis, MN, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.
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Severe weather in Minneapolis by the numbers
Minneapolis gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 824 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 463 hail reports, 341 damaging-wind reports and 20 tornado reports. On average that is 11.0 days a year with at least one report.
Storm season here peaks in May, July, August, when 72% of all reports were filed.
In the last 12 months there were 6 hail reports, 7 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Minneapolis; the largest hail was 2.25″ (hen egg) on Jun 19, 2026.
Latest storm reports near Minneapolis
| Date | Report | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | Hail 1.25″ | 5 mi N · Anoka Co. |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Damaging wind | 16 mi NW · Hennepin Co. |
| Jun 9, 2026 | Damaging wind | 7 mi E · Ramsey Co. |
| Sep 21, 2025 | Hail 1.25″ | 10 mi SW |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Hail 0.75″ | 12 mi SW |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Damaging wind | 15 mi W |
| Jul 28, 2025 | Damaging wind | 6 mi S |
| Jul 27, 2025 | Damaging wind | 6 mi SE |
| Jul 27, 2025 | Hail 1.75″ | 6 mi E |
| Jun 29, 2025 | Damaging wind | 8 mi E |
One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.
Storm reports by year
Storm season in Minneapolis
All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.
Hail in Minneapolis
Minneapolis averages 6.9 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 3.00 inches — about the size of a tea cup — reported 2 miles from the city centre on Aug 11, 2023. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.
Tornadoes near Minneapolis
There have been 20 tornado reports within 25 miles of Minneapolis since 2016; the strongest was rated EF1 (Jun 28, 2025, 22 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.
Storm alerts for Minneapolis on your iPhone
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Storm trackers near Minneapolis
Questions about storms in Minneapolis
Does Minneapolis get a lot of severe storms?
Minneapolis averages 11.0 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.
When is storm season in Minneapolis?
Most severe-weather reports around Minneapolis come in May, July, August.
What is the biggest hail recorded near Minneapolis?
3.00 inches (tea cup size) on Aug 11, 2023, 2 miles from the city centre.
Have tornadoes hit near Minneapolis?
Yes — 20 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF1 on Jun 28, 2025.
How do I get storm alerts for Minneapolis?
The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Minneapolis, MN. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.
How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Minneapolis, MN. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Sep 29, 2026.