Storm reports — Wednesday, October 28, 2026

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 1 tornado report, 11 hail reports and 4 damaging-wind reports for the storm day from 12:00 UTC on Oct 28, 2026 to 12:00 UTC the next morning — most of them in MN, WI, IA.

1tornado reports
11hail reports · largest 3.00″
4wind reports

Reports by state

MN13WI2IA1

Tornado reports

UTCRatingPlaceCountyStateRemarks
22:40—3 Se DanburyBurnettWIWeak... brief rotation on the ground... kicking up small branches... leaves... and water as the rotation passed over Love Lake. No damage as of now. (DLH)

Hail reports

UTCSizePlaceCountyStateRemarks
17:361.00″Granite FallsYellow MedicineMNThis corrects the time on this previously submitted LSR. Photo via Facebook of dime size hail being held however... hail stones on the ground appear to be mixed in with (MPX)
18:211.00″4 Nw BlomkestKandiyohiMNPhoto report shared via social media showing dime to quarter sized hail. (MPX)
18:251.00″4 N BlomkestKandiyohiMNPhoto submitted via social media. Time estimated via radar. (MPX)
18:331.00″Granite FallsYellow MedicineMNPhoto via Facebook of dime size hail being held however... hail stones on the ground appear to be mixed in with quarter size. (MPX)
18:533.00″2 Sw Grove CityMeekerMNPhoto submitted via social media of large spikey hailstones. Hail was much larger than quarter size. Time estimated via radar. (MPX)
18:551.00″Grove CityMeekerMNPhoto report showing quarter sized hail in Grove City. Time estimated from radar. (MPX)
21:001.00″MoraKanabecMN(MPX)
22:061.50″New TrierDakotaMNPhoto measurement of ping pong ball size via social media. Time estimated via radar. (MPX)
22:101.75″3 W MiesvilleDakotaMN(MPX)
22:101.25″3 Nw MiesvilleDakotaMN(MPX)
22:521.00″1 S VailCrawfordIAmostly dime to nickel sized hail with a few reaching quarter sized. (DMX)

Wind reports

UTCGustPlaceCountyStateRemarks
22:00damage2 S HamptonDakotaMNPine tree and limbs snapped at Hillcrest Cemetery. Time estimated via radar. (MPX)
22:00damage1 S HamptonDakotaMNPhoto provided via social media of roof damage to a farm outbuilding near at the intersection of MN-50 and MN-56. Time estimated via radar. (MPX)
22:17damage3 W MiesvilleDakotaMNVarious size tree limbs down amidst other small debris. (MPX)
23:48damage1 Ne CableBayfieldWIDispatch reports multiple trees down in the immediate Cable area. Time estimated based on radar and the call center reports. (DLH)

Original file: SPC report page for this day. Times are UTC; the storm day starts at 12:00 UTC (7 AM CDT).

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