Minnesota, 1973

Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, April 19, 1973

April 19, 1973 · 11 events in 10 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood

When
April 19, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Redwood County
Coordinates
44.400, -95.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood

When
April 19, 8:24 PM CST
Where
Redwood County
Coordinates
44.550, -95.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Yellow Medicine

When
April 19, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Yellow Medicine County
Coordinates
44.800, -95.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When
April 19, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Chippewa County
Coordinates
44.930, -95.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Blue Earth

When
April 19, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Blue Earth County
Coordinates
44.100, -94.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When
April 19, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Stearns County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
45.700, -95.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When
April 19, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Coordinates
45.870, -95.180

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
April 19, 10:30 PM CST
Where
County
Coordinates
44.330, -93.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
April 19, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Coordinates
47.020, -96.520

Hail, Le Sueur

When
April 19, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Le Sueur County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.500, -93.600

Thunderstorm Wind, McLeod

When
April 19, 11:00 PM CST
Where
McLeod County
Coordinates
44.800, -94.200

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10054611, 10054612, 10054613, 10054614, 10054615, 10054616, 10054617, 10054618, 10054619, 10054620, 10054621.