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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 56309

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near ZIP 56309 from July 15, 1980 through May 30, 2022, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
14
Wind Reports
25
Tornado Reports
1
Max Hail Size
2.00″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  ZIP 56309 · 1980–present Updated  Daily · last May 30, 2022

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near ZIP 56309

14 reports
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1.00″ hail
Sep 26, 2017
8:30 AM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: HAIL REPORTED ALONG INTERSTATE 94 NEAR THE OTTER TAIL COUNTY LINE.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 W Ashby, MN
1.50″ hail
Jul 17, 2017
10:15 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: LOTS OF QUARTER TO PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL NEAR INTERSTATE 94 IN WESTERN PELICAN LAKE TOWNSHIP.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2 SW Ashby, MN
1.50″ hail
Jul 12, 2015
10:05 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: .69 S Ashby, MN
0.75″ hail
Apr 21, 2012
1:45 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: In inch or more of pea to penny sized hail caused very icy conditions along stretches of Interstate 94 in northeastern Grant County.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 SW Ashby, MN
1.00″ hail
May 21, 2011
9:36 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Dime to quarter sized hail fell along with heavy rains and strong winds. Some small branches were broken down and lawn chairs were blown around in a farm yard.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1.92 E Ashby, MN
1.00″ hail
Jul 10, 2010
4:10 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Minor tree damage was also reported.
NWS Hail Report Location: .69 S Ashby, MN
1.75″ hail
Jul 10, 2010
4:07 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4.5 SW Ashby, MN
0.88″ hail
Aug 25, 2005
7:08 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Ashby, MN
0.75″ hail
Jul 6, 2003
1:08 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 56309
Lake of the Woods County · 2,342 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 11 S Baudette, MN
0.75″ hail
Aug 17, 2001
5:35 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 56309
Douglas County · 17,141 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 NW Evansville, MN
1.00″ hail
Jun 29, 2001
6:15 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 56309
Otter Tail County · 29,682 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 NW Amor, MN
0.75″ hail
Jul 14, 1998
5:00 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Ashby, MN
0.75″ hail
Jul 21, 1996
6:46 PM CST
Hail report for ZIP 56309
Otter Tail County · 29,682 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 20 SE Fergus Falls, MN
2.00″ hail
Jun 18, 1986
12:00 AM CST
Hail report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Not provided, MN
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

Latest NWS Wind Reports in and near ZIP 56309

25 reports
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UNK mph
May 30, 2022
9:28 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN DOWN AND TREES UPROOTED NEAR DOWNTOWN ASHBY.
NWS Wind Report Location: Ashby, MN
75 mph
May 30, 2022
9:27 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: LARGE BRANCHES BROKEN DOWN AND TREES UPROOTED NEAR DOWNTOWN ASHBY. WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED FROM 70 TO 80 MPH.
NWS Wind Report Location: Ashby, MN
80 mph
May 30, 2022
9:25 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: NUMEROUS LARGE ASH... PINE... AND SPRUCE TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AT THE TIPSINAH MOUNDS CAMPGROUND. DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS IMPACTED MUCH OF ERDAHL TOWNSHIP WITH WIND GUSTS FROM 70 TO 90 MPH. TWO STORAGE BUILDINGS WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE TIPSINAH MOUNDS GOLF COURSE. REPORT AUGMENTED BY NWS STORM DAMAGE SURVEY. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.
NWS Wind Report Location: 5 ENE Elbow Lake, MN
58 mph
May 27, 2022
12:20 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: PEAK WIND MEASURED AT A PERSONAL WEATHER STATION NEAR PELICAN LAKE POINT.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SSE Ashby, MN
UNK mph
May 27, 2022
12:19 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 2 SEMI-TRUCKS FLIPPED OVER ALONG INTERSTATE 94. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON NEARBY WIND REPORTS.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 N Erdahl, MN
UNK mph
May 13, 2022
1:06 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: SEMI-TRUCKS FLIPPED OVER ALONG I-94 FROM T-STORMS WINDS.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 N Erdahl, MN
58 mph
May 13, 2022
12:20 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: PERSONAL WEATHER STATION AT ASHBY LAKE.
NWS Wind Report Location: Ashby, MN
UNK mph
May 13, 2022
12:20 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 3 N ERDAHL. SEMI-TRUCKS FLIPPED OVER ALONG I-94 FROM T-STORMS WINDS.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 N Erdahl, MN
UNK mph
Jul 13, 2020
10:15 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A FEW LARGE TREE BRANCHES BROKEN DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 SSW Ashby, MN
93 mph
Jul 12, 2015
5:45 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 56309
Douglas County · 17,141 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: A hardwood tree was snapped.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2.78 NW Melby, MN
70 mph
Jul 12, 2015
5:39 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: At least one oak tree and numerous oak and poplar branches and limbs were blown down across northwest Pelican Lake township.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1.92 E Ashby, MN
69 mph
Jul 10, 2008
10:35 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Several large tree limbs and tree tops were snapped off.
NWS Wind Report Location: .69 S Ashby, MN
70 mph
Aug 10, 2007
11:30 PM CST-6
Wind report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Many trees were blown down around Pomme de Terre Lake.
NWS Wind Report Location: 7 ENE Elbow Lake, MN
63 mph
Jun 5, 2006
2:05 PM CST
Wind report for ZIP 56309
Otter Tail County · 29,682 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Large tree branches were broken off in shelterbelts.
NWS Wind Report Location: 9 SW Pelican Rapids, MN
75 mph
Jun 20, 2005
9:25 AM CST
Wind report for ZIP 56309
Grant County · 2,682 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Two trees and numerous branches were blown down.
NWS Wind Report Location: Ashby, MN
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

Latest NWS Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 56309

1 reports
EF1 category
Aug 7, 2010
7:05 PM CST-6
Tornado report for ZIP 56309
Douglas County · 17,141 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A National Weather Service Storm Damage Survey from the Grand Forks, North Dakota Office determined that an EF-1 tornado touched down about one mile north of Wendell in Grant County, and had an intermittent track east-southeast through Grant County. It then moved east across northwestern Douglas County to the south side of Evansville, before lifting. Total path length from Grant County into Douglas County was about 21 miles. Damage was confined to large trees, but several power poles were blown down in Evansville, causing a city wide power outage.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 4.31 W Evansville, MN
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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U.S. Census Data · ZIP Code

ZIP 56309 area census snapshot

People & households
Population1,456
Households557
Housing units792
Income
Median household income$83,594
$100k+ households45.8%
$150k+ households20.8%
Housing stock
Single-family detached700
Attached single-family9
Small multifamily41
Large multifamily10
Mobile homes32
Housing mix
Single-family share88.4%
Attached-home share1.1%
Multifamily share6.4%
Mobile-home share4.0%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied459
Renter-occupied98
Vacant units235
Home value & age
Median home value$270,400
Owner homes $300k+42.3%
Owner homes $500k+9.8%
Owner homes $750k+2.6%
Median year built1975
Older-home share54.4%
Vehicle context
Households with cars533
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does ZIP 56309 have on record?

Our records show 14 hail, 25 wind, and 1 tornado reports in and near ZIP 56309, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on May 30, 2022.

What is the largest hail ever reported in ZIP 56309?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near ZIP 56309 is 2.00″. It was reported near Ashby, MN on June 18, 1986.

A storm report showed up near my home in ZIP 56309 — does that mean my roof is damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report only means hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby; it does not confirm damage at any specific address, and conditions change from block to block. Check an address-level hail report first, and if it looks significant, find a local pro that serves ZIP 56309 and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in ZIP 56309 — why should I look at its storm history?

Recent hail or wind can leave a roof or exterior with damage that is easy to miss during a walkthrough, and a recent roof replacement is sometimes an insurance job after a storm. Reviewing the storm history for a ZIP 56309 address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in ZIP 56309 — how does this help me?

Knowing the storm history for your address lets you answer buyer questions with confidence, document repairs you have already made, and decide whether a pre-listing roof check is worthwhile. A clear hail history removes a common sticking point during negotiations.

How do I check hail history for a specific ZIP 56309 address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in ZIP 56309 — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events in and around ZIP 56309, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in ZIP 56309, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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