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Hail — Rice, Minnesota

August 24, 2006 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths

Direct injuries

Property damage

$50.0M

Magnitude

2.75

Area

Rice

Event narrative (NOAA)

Hundreds and possibly thousands of vehicles damaged; many had to be totaled. Significant damage to many buildings and houses. Two car dealerships lost their entire inventory. Buildings on the St. Olaf college campus suffered roof and window damage. Approximately 17,000 acres of crops destroyed in Rice County. Unofficial reports of softball size hail. Damage total includes all storm reports from August 24 in Rice County.

Other notable hail events in Minnesota

Hennepin · May 15, 1998$450.0M Dakota · May 15, 1998$100.0M St. Louis · August 23, 1998$50.0M Hennepin · June 11, 2001$25.0M Sherburne · September 21, 2005$25.0M Wright · September 21, 2005$25.0M

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.