Burnsville, MN 05-12-2022

Doppler radar detected Half Dollar size hail near Burnsville, MN, Lakeville, MN and Hopkins, MN on May 12, 2022. This hail storm was traveling E at 17 mph and the entire storm produced hail for roughly 17 hour(s). There were 51 spotter report(s) with reported max hail size of 2.5″ and an average hail size of 1.43″. We estimate that 162,165 buildings were in the affected area and the probability of hail DHI detected was significant. Based on this information, you can expect widespread, severe damage to tiled roofs, automobiles, and aircraft over highly populated areas. Risk of personal injury is also high, and is often accompanied by other severe weather events (wind, tornadoes).