Hail Swath Map Preview
The Duluth, MN hail swath map preview was last reviewed on August 28, 2026 and shows mapped hail estimates up to 1.75". There are 1 public hail reports, 19 public wind reports, and 2 nearby tornado reports listed for the May 18, 2022 event.
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Impact Area and Population for the Duluth, MN Hail Map
The May 18, 2022 hail swath map for Duluth, MN covers approximately 1,234 square miles and includes an estimated 12,584 people inside the mapped footprint. The largest mapped area is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, covering 531 square miles. The highest estimated population exposure is in the 0.50-0.75" hail band with 4,751 people.
| Mapped Hail Band | Impact Area | Population |
|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 493 sq mi | 4,215 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 531 sq mi | 4,751 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 146 sq mi | 2,900 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 44 sq mi | 496 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 7 sq mi | 169 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 10 sq mi | 44 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 2 sq mi | 9 |
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Housing Exposure Inside the Duluth, MN Hail Swath Map
Inside the May 18, 2022 hail swath map area for Duluth, MN, HailGeeks estimates 7,954 single-family homes, 68 townhomes, and 440 multifamily properties within the mapped storm footprint. Single-family-home exposure is highest in the 0.50-0.75" hail band, with 3,334 single-family homes.
| Mapped Hail Band | Single-Family | Townhomes | Multifamily |
|---|---|---|---|
| < 0.50" | 2,976 | 21 | 101 |
| 0.50-0.75" | 3,334 | 32 | 120 |
| 0.75-1.00" | 1,376 | 13 | 194 |
| 1.00-1.25" | 200 | 2 | 17 |
| 1.25-1.50" | 39 | 0 | 8 |
| 1.50-1.75" | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.75-2.00" | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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Counties Inside the Duluth, MN Hail Map
Hail from the May 18, 2022 storm was mapped across 10 counties in the Duluth, MN region. St. Louis County, MN had the strongest mapped signal, peaking at 1.75" with roughly 3,066 single-family homes inside the swath.
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Cities Inside the Duluth, MN Hail Map
Zooming in, the swath touched 12 cities near Duluth, MN. Sandstone, MN had the strongest mapped signal at 1.00", with an estimated 674 single-family homes exposed.
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ZIP Codes Inside the Duluth, MN Hail Swath Map
At the ZIP level, the May 18, 2022 Duluth, MN hail map spans 36 ZIP codes. ZIP 55738 shows the strongest local signal, with mapped hail estimates up to 1.75" and an estimated single-family-home exposure of 188.
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Public Hail, Wind, and Tornado Reports
Public storm report tables connected to the May 18, 2022 hail map for Duluth, MN currently list 1 public hail reports, 19 public wind reports, and 2 tornado reports.
| Date & Time | Hail Size | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 18, 2022 5:00 PM CT |
1.00 in | Sandstone | MN | No National Weather Service description provided. |
| Date & Time | Wind Speed | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 18, 2022 3:47 PM CT | 1 WNW Saginaw | MN | REPORT FROM GRAND LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT SOCIAL MEDIA. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS ROADS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
May 18, 2022 3:49 PM CT | 1 SSW Brookston | MN | CHILDRENS PLAYHOUSE SWINGSET FORT BLOWN OVER AND TOSSED ABOUT THE YARD. | |
May 18, 2022 3:54 PM CT | 2 SE Twig | MN | LARGE TREE ON POWERLINE NEAR A1 GARDEN CENTER. | |
May 18, 2022 3:55 PM CT | 1 SSW Saginaw | MN | LARGE PINE TREE UPROOTED. TIME APPROXIMATED BY RADAR. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. | |
May 18, 2022 3:55 PM CT | 1 S Payne | MN | TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED IN THE EASTERN PART OF MEADOWLAND TOWNSHIP. | |
May 18, 2022 3:57 PM CT | 3 WSW Saginaw | MN | MULTIPLE PICTURES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF NUMEROUS LARGE TREES WITH AN ESTIMATED DIAMETER OF OVER 1 FOOT DOWN OR BENT OVER. SOME TREES WERE UPROOTED AND OTHERS WERE SNAPPED NEAR THE BASE. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
May 18, 2022 4:00 PM CT | Twig | MN | MULTIPLE SMALL BRANCHES DOWN... A FEW LARGE BRANCHES. WIND LASTED LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. A SMALL AMOUNT OF PEA SIZED HAIL. | |
May 18, 2022 4:00 PM CT | 1 SSW Saginaw | MN | A FEW TREES SNAPPED. ESTIMATED 14 TO 16 INCHES ROUND... OR ABOUT 5 TO 6 INCHES DIAMETER. LOCATION APPROXIMATE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. REPORT RECEIVED VIA FACEBOOK. | |
May 18, 2022 4:00 PM CT | 2 SW Twig | MN | CALLER REPORTED AROUND 50 TREES DOWN AT THEIR LOCATION ON THE EAST SIDE OF GRAND LAKE. MOST TREES WERE 12 TO 16 INCHES IN DIAMETER WITH SOME COMPLETELY UPROOTED. SOME TREES FEEL ON POWER LINES LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. TREES WERE ALL AT LEAST 30 YEARS OLD. NO STRUCTURE DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AT THE LOCATION. DELAYED REPORT AND TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. | |
May 18, 2022 4:06 PM CT | 1 S Kettle River | MN | UPDATES PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 1 S KETTLE RIVER. OBSERVER REPORTS TREES OF FOUR... FIVE... AND EIGHT INCHES IN DIAMETER BLOWN DOWN OVER HIGHWAY 73 SOUTH OF KETTLE RIVER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
May 18, 2022 4:06 PM CT | Twig | MN | REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WITH PICTURE OF HEALTHY SPRUCE TREE DOWN WITH ADDITIONAL DECIDUOUS TREE BRANCHES ON THE GROUND AROUND IT. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. | |
May 18, 2022 4:06 PM CT | Twig | MN | TREES UPROOTED. POWER OUTAGES. | |
May 18, 2022 4:10 PM CT | 3 SE Twig | MN | REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WITH PHOTO. LARGE PINE TREE DOWN ACROSS POWER LINES AND ROAD NEAR A PLUS GARDEN CENTER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR AND NEARBY OBSERVATIONS. | |
May 18, 2022 4:12 PM CT | 4 ESE Twig | MN | LARGE TREE DOWN AND FALLEN ACROSS UPPER BALCONY PORCH OF A HOUSE ALONG PIKE LAKE. PHOTO VIA KBJR REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR AND NEARBY OBSERVATIONS. | |
May 18, 2022 4:16 PM CT | 3 NNE Rice Lake | MN | REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WITH PHOTO OF NUMEROUS LARGE PINE TREES DOWN. OBSERVER REPORTS THEY LOST SWATHS OF TREES THROUGH THE WOODS. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
May 18, 2022 4:16 PM CT | 5 NNE Rice Lake | MN | REPORT WITH PHOTOS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. MULTIPLE DECKS WERE RIPPED FROM THE SIDE OF A HOUSE. OBSERVER ALSO LOST SHINGLES AND SEVERAL TREES 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. | |
May 18, 2022 4:17 PM CT | 4 NNE Rice Lake | MN | DOZENS OF TREES BENT OR UPROOTED. | |
May 18, 2022 4:18 PM CT | 4 NNE Rice Lake | MN | MULTIPLE PHOTOS SENT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. MOST TREES WERE SNAPPED NEAR THE BASE AND ONLY A COUPLE WERE UPROOTED. OBSERVER ALSO REPORTS THAT MULTIPLE NEIGHBORS HAD DECKS AND ROOFS RIPPED UP. OBSERVER ESTIMATES OVER 100 TREES THAT HAD STOOD FOR A LONG TIME WERE LOST IN A SMALL AREA. TIME FROM OBSERVER REPORT. | |
May 18, 2022 5:43 PM CT | Sturgeon Lake | MN | PATIO FURNITURE TIPPED OVER - METAL CHAIRS AND A METAL TABLE. |
| Date & Time | Rating | City | State | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 18, 2022 4:16 PM CT | UNK | 4 NNE Rice Lake | MN | NWS STORM SURVEY CONFIRMS AN EF0 TORNADO DEVELOPED NEAR EAGLE LAKE... TRACKING EAST ABOUT 3 MILES BEFORE DISSIPATING. NUMEROUS TREES WERE BENT OR UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH WITH NO KNOWN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OUTSIDE OF THE MANY TREES THAT FELL. |
May 18, 2022 4:19 PM CT | UNK | 5 NE Rice Lake | MN | APPROXIMATE END LOCATION FOR THE EAGLE LAKE TORNADO BASED ON NWS STORM SURVEY AND AVAILABLE REPORTS TO NWS FROM SPOTTERS AND THE PUBLIC. |
This table includes only public storm reports connected to the May 18, 2022 Duluth, 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 Duluth, MN Region
We found 6 more hail maps with reports from the same Duluth, MN region as the May 18, 2022 event. These related maps cover storm dates from Sep 6, 2021 through May 12, 2022, with mapped hail estimates ranging from 0.75" to 1.75". In this set, the strongest related map reached 1.75", and the most recent map shown is from May 12, 2022.
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Local Hail Review Options Near Duluth, MN
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