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Plowable hail, egg-sized hail in Minnesota storms: Photos

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Updated  April 13, 2026 5:40pm CDT
Weather
FOX 9

The Brief

    • Storms pushed through Minnesota on Monday have brought reports of large hail balls.
    • A tornado watch is in effect Monday evening and the storms have brought two tornado warnings in southern Minnesota.

(FOX 9) - Storms that are pushing through Minnesota on Monday have brought some significant hail, photos show.

Hail falls during Monday storms

What we know:

According to the National Weather Service, in Rice County, where there was a tornado warning, there have been hail reports of up to three inches in diameter. Elsewhere, there were egg and golf-ball-sized hail reported in Faribault and ping ping ball-sized hail reported in Cannon Falls.

Also in Faribault, the weather service shared a photo showing a heavy dropping of hail that was so voluminous that there was enough to be plowed.

Hail-covered road out of a car window with a white sky and rearview mirror in the foreground

Hail-covered road in Dennison, Minnesota on April 13, 2026. Photo submitted by Madison Nygaard.

Big picture view:

A tornado watch is in effect for parts of southern Minnesota and central Wisconsin until 10 p.m. on Monday.

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