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Saint Paul storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Saint Paul, 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 Saint Paul by the numbers

    11.1severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    6.7hail days a year
    13storm reports in the last 12 months
    3.00″biggest hail since 2016 (Aug 11, 2023)
    20tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF1

    Saint Paul gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 783 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 432 hail reports, 331 damaging-wind reports and 20 tornado reports. On average that is 11.1 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in May, July, August, when 73% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 6 hail reports, 7 wind reports and 0 tornado reports around Saint Paul; the largest hail was 2.25″ (hen egg) on Jun 19, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near Saint Paul

    DateReportWhere
    Jun 19, 2026Hail 2.25″2 mi NE · Ramsey Co.
    Jun 19, 2026Damaging wind23 mi NW · Hennepin Co.
    Jun 9, 2026Damaging wind1 mi W · Ramsey Co.
    Sep 21, 2025Hail 1.50″5 mi SE
    Aug 15, 2025Hail 1.25″9 mi E
    Aug 15, 2025Damaging wind18 mi SE
    Aug 9, 2025Damaging wind24 mi W
    Jul 28, 2025Damaging wind4 mi SE
    Jul 27, 2025Damaging wind2 mi SE
    Jul 27, 2025Hail 1.75″4 mi NW

    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

    0438613017316: 30 hail16: 40 damaging wind1617: 45 hail17: 30 damaging wind17: 3 tornado1718: 20 hail18: 27 damaging wind1819: 47 hail19: 28 damaging wind19: 1 tornado1920: 42 hail20: 10 damaging wind20: 4 tornado2021: 13 hail21: 30 damaging wind21: 4 tornado2122: 122 hail22: 44 damaging wind22: 7 tornado2223: 59 hail23: 15 damaging wind2324: 12 hail24: 65 damaging wind24: 1 tornado2425: 36 hail25: 35 damaging wind2526: 6 hail26: 7 damaging wind26
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    Storm season in Saint Paul

    054108161215Jan: 0JanFeb: 0FebMar: 9MarApr: 9AprMay: 155MayJun: 93JunJul: 200JulAug: 215AugSep: 89SepOct: 12OctNov: 0NovDec: 1Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Saint Paul

    Saint Paul averages 6.7 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 11 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 Saint Paul

    There have been 20 tornado reports within 25 miles of Saint Paul since 2016; the strongest was rated EF1 (Jul 18, 2020, 15 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Questions about storms in Saint Paul

    Does Saint Paul get a lot of severe storms?

    Saint Paul averages 11.1 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 Saint Paul?

    Most severe-weather reports around Saint Paul come in May, July, August.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Saint Paul?

    3.00 inches (tea cup size) on Aug 11, 2023, 11 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Saint Paul?

    Yes — 20 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF1 on Jul 18, 2020.

    How do I get storm alerts for Saint Paul?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Saint Paul, 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 Saint Paul, 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 Oct 5, 2026.