Hail Storm Map — August 8, 2025

Hail storm map for August 8, 2025: max 2.50" hail across IA, KS, MI, MN, NE, TN, TX, ~59,526 structures in swath.

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A significant hail event swept across IA, KS, MI, MN and 3 more states on August 8, 2025, with MRMS radar measuring stones up to 2.50". An estimated 59,526 structures fell inside the qualifying swath. Nebraska took the brunt with ~26,420 structures estimated in the ≥1" footprint. Roughly 26 of those sat under destructive ≥2.50" stones — the radar tier that routinely totals roofs and shatters auto glass. NOAA logged 6 hail reports and 99 wind reports for the day.

Max hail size

2.50"

States impacted

Structures in swath

59,526

Estimated structures affected by state & hail size

State	≥1.00"	≥1.75"	≥2.50"
Nebraska	26,420	1,241	26
Minnesota	21,242	10	0
Iowa	7,846	65	0
Michigan	3,276	265	0
Kansas	469	2	0
Tennessee	152	0	0
Texas	121	0	0

NOAA storm reports

Hail reports (3)

Michigan · 2 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
18:05	ROSE CITY	OGEMAW	Multiple reports of hail up to the size of golf balls in the vicinity of Rose City in northern Ogemaw county, Michigan.
19:25	CLEAR LAKE	OGEMAW	Hail up to golf ball size in west central Ogemaw county between West Branch and Rose City.

Kansas · 1 report

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
21:07	EDSON	SHERMAN	An off duty NWS employee reports 1 inch hail.

Wind reports (65)

Minnesota · 27 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
03:25	BELTRAMI	POLK	Report of tree damage around the town of Beltrami. Time estimated from radar.
03:30	OSLO	MARSHALL	Report of tree damage around town in Oslo. Time estimated from radar.
03:30	SHIRLEY	POLK	Crookston airport AWOS measured peak gust via 1 min observation.
03:35	WARREN	MARSHALL	Report of tree damage throughout town in Warren. Time estimated from radar.
03:35	ROAN	POLK	Measured gust on personal weather station.
03:38	ALVARADO	MARSHALL	Measured wind gust on Alvarado 4N NDAWN surface sensor.
03:45	ALVARADO	MARSHALL	Report of tree damage across town in Alvarado. Time estimated from radar.
03:48	RED LAKE FALLS	RED LAKE	Roofing panels blown off 3 buildings on the west side of Red Lake Falls. Time estimated from radar.
03:50	FLOM	NORMAN	Report of tree damage. Time estimated from radar.
04:00	WAUBUN	MAHNOMEN	Report of numerous trees branches down.
04:25	KEY WEST	POLK	Report of power pole down. Time estimated from radar.
05:10	ROSEAU	ROSEAU	Report of tree damage at the Roseau Oakcrest Golf Course. Time estimated from radar.
07:22	GARRISON MILLER ARPT	CROW WING	Trees were down on Turtle Lake.
07:48	ROSSBURG	AITKIN	A medium-sized tree was down partially across Highway 47.
07:58	MC GREGOR	AITKIN	A large tree down estimated to be 12 inches in diameter was down onto a barn roof causing damage.
07:58	MINNEWAWA	AITKIN	Numerous trees were down in the vicinity of Minnesota 65 and 450th Street north of McGregor.
08:09	PALISADE	AITKIN	A large oak tree was snapped four to six feet from the base.
08:09	SHESHEBEE	AITKIN	Several trees were down on powerlines along with several trees across County Road 6 near Round Lake.
08:18	GOWAN	ST. LOUIS	A spruce tree six to 12 inches in diameter was damaged along Graff Road.
08:18	GOWAN	ST. LOUIS	Twelve trees 6 to twelve inches in diameter were down on the east side of Rasmussen Road south of Prairie River. Most trees fell to the northeast.
08:21	GOWAN	ST. LOUIS	An 18 inch diameter spruce tree was blown down. A tree top was down on Moen Road as well.
08:34	FLOODWOOD	ST. LOUIS	A few trees were down on a parking lot. A few poplar tree tops were snapped as well.
08:34	FLOODWOOD	ST. LOUIS	Tree branches were down and a tree downed a powerline onto a nearby resident's deck.
08:39	FLOODWOOD	ST. LOUIS	A tree was down on a powerline with both lying across Highway 8.
08:39	FLOODWOOD	ST. LOUIS	A tree was down on Highway 73 near mile marker 46.
09:07	WHITEFACE	ST. LOUIS	A tree was broken during the storm.
09:55	EMBARRASS	ST. LOUIS	A tree was down across the road.

North Dakota · 22 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
00:14	(BIS)BISMARCK MUNI A	BURLEIGH	A five inch diameter cottonwood tree was snapped off near its base.
01:03	PETTIBONE	KIDDER	Two large grain bins became dislodged from their base and rolled to the west. One ended up over the nearby county road, and the other ended up wrapped around the side of a house.
01:34	JAMESTOWN	STUTSMAN	Significant damage, primarily to trees, occurred over the southern part of Jamestown. The area with the greatest damage was generally between Foxtrot Road on the west and and 10th Avenue East on the east, resulting in a path length of approximately \|two miles. The width of the greatest damage stretched from near 17th Street on the south end to around 11th Street on the north, approximately one-half mile. At the start of the greatest damage in the vicinity of Meidinger Park and areas south, a pontoon boat was flipped, a tree was uprooted, multiple smaller trees were either snapped or had significant branches broken off, and a camper was pushed off its blocks. Towards the east near the intersection of 14th Avenue SW and 17th Street SW, a manufactured home had its roofing material uplifted, and large spruce trees were uprooted. Continuing east passing over the Interstate 94 Business Loop, multiple trees were uprooted including spruce trees along the loop. Further east along 17th Street SE, the metal roof panels blew off the east side of a building towards the northeast and across the road. At McElroy Park and areas surrounding, many trees were uprooted, with some\|smaller to medium size trees snapped. To the east near the intersection of 14th Street SE and 8th Avenue SE, an L-shaped building had its east side roofing panels blown off.
01:38	BUCHANAN	STUTSMAN	Power lines were down in the yard. Parts of a shop roof that was recently installed were torn off. Other items were blown around throughout the yard.
01:44	COURTENAY	STUTSMAN	Significant damage occurred to buildings and grain handling equipment. Two newer pole-barn buildings had a significant portion of the structure destroyed with collapsed walls and roofs. The damage was primarily on the west side of both buildings, with farm equipment damaged inside. Another large building had multiple roof panels on its east side blown off. Multiple grain bins were damaged, one suffering very significant damage to its roofing structure. A large grain dryer was toppled when the grain leg system collapsed.
01:46	WIMBLEDON	BARNES	Measured on personal weather station.
02:04	VALLEY CITY	BARNES	Measured on Valley City airport AWOS.
02:31	HOPE	STEELE	Measured wind gust at the Hope NDAWN.
02:33	FINLEY	STEELE	Damage to a shop from strong winds.
02:40	ENDERLIN	RANSOM	Tree damage reported across Enderlin. Also a report of a damaged play shed. Time estimated from radar.
02:45	LOGAN CENTER	GRAND FORKS	Measured wind gust on surface sensor at Logan Center NDAWN.
02:50	CASSELTON	CASS	Report of tree damage across Castleton. Time estimated from radar.
02:52	LOGAN CENTER	GRAND FORKS	Measured gust on Logan Center NDAWN 10m sensor.
02:55	LARIMORE	GRAND FORKS	Tree damage reported across town in Larimore.
02:55	AMENIA	CASS	Measured wind on 10 meter wind sensor at the Casselton NDAWN.
02:55	CUMMINGS	TRAILL	Measured gust on NDAWN station 325679 Mayville ND.
03:00	MAYVILLE	TRAILL	Power lines down in Mayville. Winds estimated at 75 mph. Time estimated via radar.
03:03	BUXTON	TRAILL	At I-29 near Buxton, a semi was reported blown over by the public. The report was relayed by broadcast media.
03:07	(GFK)GRAND FORKS INT	GRAND FORKS	Measured wind gust at Grand Forks International airport.
03:07	(RDR)GRAND FORKS AFB	GRAND FORKS	Grand Forks Air Force Base measured wind gust of 91 mph.
03:10	OSGOOD	CASS	Report of a tree blown down that was 10 ft tall and 4-5 inches in diameter.
03:15	EMERADO	GRAND FORKS	Measured wind on NDAWN 33 ft sensor at Emerado.

Kansas · 4 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
01:45	LEOVILLE	DECATUR	Ambient weather Site Ashley_Farm and weather underground site KKSSELDE3 both recorded a 63 mph wind gust. The wind occurred on the northern side of a storm where a heat burst occurred as temperatures rose from the low 80s into the low 100s over a 20 minute span, and dew points fell from the low 60s to the mid 40s according to the KKSSELDE3 site.
21:27	LIBERAL	SEWARD	A heat burst winds Mesonet station UP352 2.7 SW Liberal (UPR) recorded a 57 mph wind gust.
21:31	(LBL)LIBERAL ARPT	SEWARD	Heat burst winds at AWOS station KLBL Liberal recorded a 74 mph wind gust.
21:36	KISMET	SEWARD	Heat burst winds at Mesonet station UR350 Kismws recorded a 61 mph wind gust.

South Dakota · 3 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
02:41	GORMAN	POTTER	A peak wind gust of 70 mph was observed at a South Dakota Department of Transportation weather station four miles north of Agar.
03:07	FAULKTON MUNI ARPT	FAULK	The COOP observer 1 mile west of Faulkton estimated thunderstorm wind gusts at around 60 mph.
03:26	(ABR)ABERDEEN RGNL A	BROWN	The Aberdeen Regional Airport Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) recorded a peak gust of 60 mph.

Oklahoma · 3 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
17:35	HOOKER	TEXAS	A decaying thunderstorm produced a minor heat burst over Hooker. The temperature increased and dewpoint decreased in conjunction with the severe wind gust.
19:45	EVA	TEXAS	A likely downburst produced a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
23:35	BEAVER	BEAVER	These wind gusts likely occurred due to a heat burst.

Michigan · 3 reports

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
17:30	(IWD)IRONWOOD ARPT	GOGEBIC	Public reported a tree down and lots of debris on Black River Road near Copper Peak.
17:55	WAKEFIELD	GOGEBIC	VFW Post 9084 reported damage to their roof and and a downed tree resulting in three power poles being snapped.
19:18	WEST BRANCH	OGEMAW	Reports of some tree damage in west central Ogemaw county, including a large tree down on W. Clear Lake Rd. near Fairview Rd. Power outages in the area. Additional reports of some damage to a deck near West Branch.

New Mexico · 1 report

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
19:35	BELEN	VALENCIA	The Belen Regional Airport measured a severe wind gust of 61 mph from a non-thunderstorm convective dry downburst from virga showers in the area.

Tennessee · 1 report

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
13:43	LA GRANGE	FAYETTE	Several trees down at Ames Plantation.

Nebraska · 1 report

Time	Location	County	Observer comment
05:22	MC COOK	RED WILLOW	Occurred on north edge of McCook as a shower was dissipating. Also stated the temperatures were very hot when the winds occurred. There is some evidence of heat burst as the temperatures at the McCook Airport ASOS (KMCK) at the same time rose from 66 to 74 degrees; winds however did not pick up significantly at the ASOS site.

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