Pilot Index / Minnesota / Aug 20, 2026

Preliminary

Storms in Minnesota on Aug 20, 2026

25 published severe reports across Minnesota on Aug 20, 2026.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 25. Wind reports: 0. Tornado reports: 0.

The table and map show 25 of 25 reports.

TimeWhatSize or SpeedWhereDetails
Aug 20, 2026, 11:15 AM CDTHail1.00 in5 NW Staples Airport
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 11:15 AM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 5 NW Staples Airport. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:537d46a46a0b93bffd743793304e8d72cbbc43935e6d11873f4adc4e30ce5760.
Aug 20, 2026, 5:12 PM CDTHail1.25 in2 E Boy River
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 5:12 PM CDT. Hail, 1.25 in, 2 E Boy River. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:de7b91b9e588167dce687dadeb7d4a83fa4ef6fe614c182af4cfb370ba5928c6.
Aug 20, 2026, 5:31 PM CDTHail1.00 inRemer
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 5:31 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, Remer. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:1cf1622006bb883a64cd794655eab3cb382ce52ef20bf534442c6c68fa936a83.
Aug 20, 2026, 5:47 PM CDTHail1.00 in7 S Side Lake
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 5:47 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 7 S Side Lake. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:9b73b41572e9b3414a0885503989906f9c3fd8c9016a4fffcf05cd466b52d357.
Aug 20, 2026, 6:01 PM CDTHail1.00 in1 SSW Brevik
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 6:01 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 1 SSW Brevik. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:2eb785bcd96c60adf13e64df765c13ba4fe2a6097913c5bd1dfdd7a5407a105b.
Aug 20, 2026, 6:34 PM CDTHail1.75 in2 E Hanley Falls
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 6:34 PM CDT. Hail, 1.75 in, 2 E Hanley Falls. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:e543eb6ba8d0c1b89a68bd3dd32c8d94399e4dd14f83a914623116886a4b778b.
Aug 20, 2026, 6:50 PM CDTHail1.75 in3 WNW Echo
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 6:50 PM CDT. Hail, 1.75 in, 3 WNW Echo. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:102585fe09147c6386906a801edead0ce835e42c784f7fc536575539346b808a.
Aug 20, 2026, 6:59 PM CDTHail1.50 in2 E Fifty Lakes
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 6:59 PM CDT. Hail, 1.50 in, 2 E Fifty Lakes. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:afe00e9db005412fdd461ca06445e7b9ff2a513746a127d16ee137e18c460f43.
Aug 20, 2026, 7:00 PM CDTHail1.00 in3 W Silica
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 3 W Silica. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:31e752d4509b75821e4772fb2f8ec1ab4006beae8a0eaf933093bca928519846.
Aug 20, 2026, 7:00 PM CDTHail1.50 inEcho
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 7:00 PM CDT. Hail, 1.50 in, Echo. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:6676a76d1f929e77b1e98b869dbad5a9cd8d2b5c811db7b7a40ff06f53cbe68f.
Aug 20, 2026, 7:07 PM CDTHail1.00 inFifty Lakes
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 7:07 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, Fifty Lakes. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:394042ad3453e3861ee04027c54ee387077eda3e1ea48edbaea632480d279844.
Aug 20, 2026, 7:08 PM CDTHail2.50 in4 NE Vesta
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 7:08 PM CDT. Hail, 2.50 in, 4 NE Vesta. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:5ef94cf0f22a4b2bb2a821b074af7681519ce271aab6791e55183d6e83c5d2a1.
Aug 20, 2026, 7:20 PM CDTHail1.00 in5 W Waukenabo
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 7:20 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 5 W Waukenabo. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:b192bd39fbf0601b9f744b1532711c690a7dca4a0ad2eef21d7418374a3804e9.
Aug 20, 2026, 7:32 PM CDTHail1.00 in1 SSE Crosslake
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 7:32 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 1 SSE Crosslake. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:d414cd70a708b4760a7ec6aae7b3dba46575b04b3cc55c41b3965c0da51ef255.
Aug 20, 2026, 7:35 PM CDTHail1.00 inVesta
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 7:35 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, Vesta. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:05273653b4d4e2e5d33f3b86ba783f59631ccab8ccd2936e443175c6676359ac.
Aug 20, 2026, 7:46 PM CDTHail1.25 in6 ENE Mission
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 7:46 PM CDT. Hail, 1.25 in, 6 ENE Mission. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:dcfaee72e824fcff680a183204d587640960324d0d44f283fdfcf97e6c1c889b.
Aug 20, 2026, 7:48 PM CDTHail2.00 inWabasso
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 7:48 PM CDT. Hail, 2.00 in, Wabasso. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:bcf430a720b6e6423a2e02d189dab6aeb72c13280e0a1dc6b974760f0649d148.
Aug 20, 2026, 7:50 PM CDTHail1.75 in1 ESE Wabasso
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 7:50 PM CDT. Hail, 1.75 in, 1 ESE Wabasso. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f7774eac7c7bf049b3f6ece7607602fe09d1cbaeec4b6c6a62810e78acb55d3a.
Aug 20, 2026, 8:00 PM CDTHail1.00 in3 NNE Wolford
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 8:00 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 3 NNE Wolford. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:619deffdc9f01f62a2becbe7a900b79e3d9dcba0995e0db14fa6434a8beb2682.
Aug 20, 2026, 8:03 PM CDTHail1.75 in5 SE Paynesville
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 8:03 PM CDT. Hail, 1.75 in, 5 SE Paynesville. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:2c5dd422cc15702dbec344f219d8067d93987d470f508d816ad970badd5963d4.
Aug 20, 2026, 8:03 PM CDTHail2.00 in2 NNE Cuyuna
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 8:03 PM CDT. Hail, 2.00 in, 2 NNE Cuyuna. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:5edd9ecdd55e8bbfdf531478d30d2c737b7a2acc727c37eb5cdb6840076d9d56.
Aug 20, 2026, 8:03 PM CDTHail1.00 in3 NNE Cuyuna
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 8:03 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 3 NNE Cuyuna. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:fdb44025b0a51149298c1903b13135493375c0c63ddad07b87da3bd57b1f62ae.
Aug 20, 2026, 8:05 PM CDTHail1.00 in1 ENE Westport
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 8:05 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 1 ENE Westport. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:fae5fc8b214fcaf31a276dfcf10cd6d58dd929c42e8229838dce0263b61d3e61.
Aug 20, 2026, 8:25 PM CDTHail1.25 inWanda
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 8:25 PM CDT. Hail, 1.25 in, Wanda. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:23ebe411b49b6bef08a1760bc16a1847b9f50532997f87870c141e6ef1e0cb00.
Aug 20, 2026, 8:41 PM CDTHail1.00 in2 S Brainerd
Record
  • Aug 20, 2026, 8:41 PM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 2 S Brainerd. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:4d8af8edcf628d71832b3d75899b2406e2097d4d7022427b75abc7f148f19f9b.
How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

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