Hail Swath Map Preview
The St Cloud, MN hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 27, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 2.75". There are 9 public hail reports, 5 public wind reports, and 0 nearby tornado reports listed for the August 28, 2021 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the St Cloud, MN Hail Map
The August 28, 2021 hail swath map for St Cloud, MN covers approximately 2,917 square miles and includes an estimated 201,401 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, covering 632 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.75-1.00" hail band with 37,708 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 446 sq mi | 30,703 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 632 sq mi | 29,116 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 510 sq mi | 37,708 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 508 sq mi | 37,336 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 342 sq mi | 27,293 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 239 sq mi | 21,190 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 138 sq mi | 12,515 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 59 sq mi | 3,525 |
| 2.25-2.50" | 26 sq mi | 1,506 |
| 2.50-2.75" | 14 sq mi | 385 |
| 2.75-3.00" | 4 sq mi | 124 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the St Cloud, MN Hail Swath Map
Inside the August 28, 2021 hail swath map area for St Cloud, MN, HailGeeks estimates 75,402 single-family homes, 3,975 townhomes, and 24,793 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 1.00-1.25" hail band, with 14,258 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 12,880 | 668 | 1,968 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 11,083 | 622 | 1,754 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 12,388 | 773 | 7,161 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 14,258 | 620 | 4,563 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 9,963 | 585 | 4,198 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 7,929 | 289 | 2,903 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 4,635 | 353 | 1,822 |
| 2.00-2.25" | 1,517 | 41 | 303 |
| 2.25-2.50" | 540 | 20 | 108 |
| 2.50-2.75" | 156 | 3 | 9 |
| 2.75-3.00" | 53 | 1 | 4 |
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Counties Inside the St Cloud, MN Hail Map
Hail from the August 28, 2021 storm was mapped across 17 counties in the St Cloud, MN region. Stearns County, MN had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 2.75" with roughly 33,539 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the St Cloud, MN Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 51 cities near St Cloud, MN. Upsala, MN had the strongest mapped signal at 2.50", with an estimated 99 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the St Cloud, MN Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the August 28, 2021 St Cloud, MN hail map spans 55 ZIP codes. ZIP 56340 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 2.75" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 755.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the August 28, 2021 hail map for St Cloud, MN currently list 9 public hail reports, 5 public wind reports, and 0 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
August 28, 2021 10:54 AM CT |
1.25 in | 4 SW Osakis | MN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
August 28, 2021 11:46 AM CT |
1.00 in | 2 W Upsala | MN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
August 28, 2021 11:50 AM CT |
1.50 in | Sartell | MN | PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL WITH ESTIMATED 58 MPH WINDS. |
August 28, 2021 11:55 AM CT |
1.50 in | Sauk Rapids | MN | TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
August 28, 2021 11:55 AM CT |
1.25 in | 1 N Sauk Rapids | MN | HAIL DAMAGED HOME SIDING. |
August 28, 2021 11:58 AM CT |
2.00 in | 1 W Royalton | MN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
August 28, 2021 12:00 PM CT |
1.75 in | 5 SW Gilman | MN | PICTURE FROM SOCIAL MEDIA WITH A HALF DOLLAR AND GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL STONE WITH TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. |
August 28, 2021 12:00 PM CT |
2.50 in | 5 NE Sauk Rapids | MN | HAIL WAS MEASURED. IT WAS ALSO WEIGHED THE NEXT DAY AT 2.64 OUNCES. MULTIPLE VEHICLES HAD WINDOWS BROKEN AND WERE DENTED. SIDING ON HOUSES WAS ALSO DENTED. WINDOWS WERE BROKEN IN HOUSES AND OUTBUILDINGS. |
August 28, 2021 12:30 PM CT |
1.00 in | 2 NW Foreston | MN | PICTURE MULTIPLE HAIL STONES UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
August 28, 2021 11:10 AM CT | Sauk Centre | MN | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN TOWN WITH URBAN FLOODING TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. | |
August 28, 2021 11:32 AM CT | Avon | MN | EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS 10 TO 12 TREE LIMBS DOWN WITH TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR. | |
August 28, 2021 11:40 AM CT | Upsala | MN | FEW TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. | |
August 28, 2021 12:25 PM CT | 2 N Milaca | MN | FEW TREES DOWN... INCLUDING ONE ON A ROAD. | |
August 28, 2021 12:52 PM CT | 1 S Isle | MN | FEW TREES DOWN. TOP OF PINE TREE BLOWN OFF TO THE SOUTH. TIME BASED ON RADAR. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No public tornado reports are available for this event. | ||||
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the August 28, 2021 St Cloud, MN storm event. When available, each report may include the time, size or magnitude, city, state, and a short description.
Related Hail Maps in the St Cloud, MN Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same St Cloud, MN region as the August 28, 2021 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Aug 5, 2021 through Aug 26, 2021, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 1.50". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.50", and the most recent map shown is from Aug 26, 2021.
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Local Hail Review Options Near St Cloud, MN
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