A late-night thunderstorm dropped hail over areas of central and southern Minnesota on April 18, 2002. Large hail fell over parts of Eagan during the early hours of April 18. Some of the hailstones were saved and photographed here. The location of where this hail fell was at the Duckwood Apartments southwest of Yankee Doodle Road and Lexington Ave. The largest stone is 3.25 inches. A special thanks to Chris Levine for saving the hailstones in his freezer.

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Here is one of the small craters that the hail made penetrating the ground.

Listed here are some Public Information Statements from the National Weather Service regarding snowfall from this storm.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
703 PM CDT THU APR 18 2002
...ADDITIONAL REPORTS RECEIVED FROM EARLY MORNING STORMS...

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....
0120 AM    HANLEY FALLS              MN   1 INCH HAIL
04/18/02   YELLOW MEDICINE                REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0130 AM    HECTOR                    MN   .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02   RENVILLE                       REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0130 AM    ELK RIVER                 MN   .88 INCH HAIL
04/18/02   SHERBURNE                      REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0230 AM    EVANSVILLE                MN   .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02   DOUGLAS                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0250 AM    CEDAR MILLS               MN   .88 INCH HAIL
04/18/02   MEEKER                         REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0250 AM    CEDAR MILLS               MN   .88 INCH HAIL
04/18/02   MEEKER                         REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0315 AM    WACONIA                   MN   WIND DAMAGE
04/18/02   CARVER                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
                                          OLD CITY HALL ROOF
                                          BLOWN OFF.

0315 AM    4 S COKATO                MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02   WRIGHT                         REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0315 AM    ISANTI                    MN   .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02   ISANTI                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0325 AM    BERTHA                    MN   .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02   TODD                           REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0340 AM    HOWARD LAKE               MN   1 INCH HAIL
04/18/02   WRIGHT                         REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0345 AM    COTTAGE GROVE             MN   .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02   WASHINGTON                     REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0350 AM    RAMSEY                    MN   .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02   ANOKA                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0400 AM    PRESCOTT                  WI   1 INCH HAIL
04/18/02   PIERCE                         REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
                                          POST OFFICE.
0405 AM    NORTH ST PAUL             MN   .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02   RAMSEY                         REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0415 AM    INVER GROVE               MN   2 INCH HAIL
04/18/02   DAKOTA                         REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.
0425 AM    LAKE ELMO                 MN   .88 INCH HAIL
04/18/02   WASHINGTON                     REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0430 AM    ROBERTS                   WI   .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02   ST.CROIX                       REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
                                          POST OFFICE.
0430 AM    MAPLEWOOD                 MN   .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02   RAMSEY                         REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0525 AM    WHEELER                   WI   .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02   DUNN                           REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

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