Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 20, 1974

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 20, 1974
Start: 1974-06-20T08:00
End: 1974-06-20T20:10
Location: Minnesota

June 20, 1974 · 85 events in 33 counties and zones

53 thunderstorm wind, 32 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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 85

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

53 thunderstorm wind, 32 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: June 20, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Clay County
Coordinates: 47.080, -96.520

Hail, Clay

When: June 20, 8:15 AM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.830, -96.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: June 20, 8:15 AM CST
Where: Clay County
Coordinates: 46.880, -96.320

Hail, Wilkin

When: June 20, 8:35 AM CST
Where: Wilkin County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 46.600, -96.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Otter Tail

When: June 20, 8:35 AM CST
Where: Otter Tail County
Coordinates: 46.650, -96.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Becker

When: June 20, 8:35 AM CST
Where: Becker County
Coordinates: 46.820, -95.880

Hail, Otter Tail

When: June 20, 8:50 AM CST
Where: Otter Tail County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.280, -96.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Otter Tail

When: June 20, 8:50 AM CST
Where: Otter Tail County
Coordinates: 46.280, -96.070

Hail, Otter Tail

When: June 20, 8:55 AM CST
Where: Otter Tail County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.600, -95.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Otter Tail

When: June 20, 8:55 AM CST
Where: Otter Tail County
Coordinates: 46.600, -95.570

Hail, Otter Tail

When: June 20, 9:05 AM CST
Where: Otter Tail County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.280, -95.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Otter Tail

When: June 20, 9:05 AM CST
Where: Otter Tail County
Coordinates: 46.280, -95.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Todd

When: June 20, 9:25 AM CST
Where: Todd County
Coordinates: 46.330, -95.080

Hail, Douglas

When: June 20, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Douglas County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.970, -95.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: June 20, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Douglas County
Coordinates: 45.970, -95.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Todd

When: June 20, 9:30 AM CST
Where: Todd County
Coordinates: 46.170, -95.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Todd

When: June 20, 9:55 AM CST
Where: Todd County
Coordinates: 45.970, -94.870

Hail, Stearns

When: June 20, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Stearns County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.730, -94.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When: June 20, 10:00 AM CST
Where: Stearns County
Coordinates: 45.730, -94.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When: June 20, 10:30 AM CST
Where: Stearns County
Coordinates: 45.730, -94.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: June 20, 10:38 AM CST
Where: Benton County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 45.750, -94.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When: June 20, 10:40 AM CST
Where: Stearns County
Coordinates: 45.550, -94.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Sherburne

When: June 20, 11:00 AM CST
Where: Sherburne County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 45.550, -94.070

Hail, Stearns

When: June 20, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Stearns County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.320, -94.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When: June 20, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Stearns County
Coordinates: 45.320, -94.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Sherburne

When: June 20, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Sherburne County
Coordinates: 45.450, -93.750

Hail, Wright

When: June 20, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Wright County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.180, -93.900

Hail, Sherburne

When: June 20, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Sherburne County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.300, -93.580

Hail, Wright

When: June 20, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Wright County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.080, -94.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Sherburne

When: June 20, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Sherburne County
Coordinates: 45.300, -93.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Wright

When: June 20, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Wright County
Coordinates: 45.080, -94.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Wright

When: June 20, 11:30 AM CST
Where: Wright County
Coordinates: 45.180, -93.900

Thunderstorm Wind, McLeod

When: June 20, 11:45 AM CST
Where: McLeod County
Coordinates: 44.880, -94.370

Hail, Ramsey

When: June 20, 11:50 AM CST
Where: Ramsey County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.070, -93.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Ramsey

When: June 20, 11:50 AM CST
Where: Ramsey County
Measured: 86 kt (99 mph)
Coordinates: 45.070, -93.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Carver

When: June 20, 11:55 AM CST
Where: Carver County
Coordinates: 44.900, -93.750

Hail, Hennepin

When: June 20, 11:59 AM CST
Where: Hennepin County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.880, -93.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Sibley

When: June 20, 12:10 PM CST
Where: Sibley County
Coordinates: 44.550, -94.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin

When: June 20, 12:11 PM CST
Where: Hennepin County
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 44.880, -93.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Le Sueur

When: June 20, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Le Sueur County
Coordinates: 44.550, -93.670

Hail, Dakota

When: June 20, 12:25 PM CST
Where: Dakota County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.550, -93.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Dakota

When: June 20, 12:25 PM CST
Where: Dakota County
Coordinates: 44.730, -92.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Dakota

When: June 20, 12:25 PM CST
Where: Dakota County
Coordinates: 44.550, -93.150

Hail, Brown

When: June 20, 12:35 PM CST
Where: Brown County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.330, -94.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Nicollet

When: June 20, 12:40 PM CST
Where: Nicollet County
Coordinates: 44.320, -94.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Le Sueur

When: June 20, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Le Sueur County
Coordinates: 44.220, -93.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Rice

When: June 20, 12:45 PM CST
Where: Rice County
Coordinates: 44.300, -93.270

Thunderstorm Wind,

When: June 20, 12:50 PM CST
Where: County
Coordinates: 44.570, -92.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Blue Earth

When: June 20, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Blue Earth County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 44.220, -93.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Steele

When: June 20, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Steele County
Coordinates: 44.020, -93.380

Hail, Wabasha

When: June 20, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Wabasha County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.350, -92.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Wabasha

When: June 20, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Wabasha County
Coordinates: 44.350, -92.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Blue Earth

When: June 20, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Blue Earth County
Coordinates: 43.930, -93.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Wabasha

When: June 20, 1:20 PM CST
Where: Wabasha County
Coordinates: 44.380, -92.030

Hail, Olmsted

When: June 20, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Olmsted County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.170, -92.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Olmsted

When: June 20, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Olmsted County
Coordinates: 44.170, -92.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When: June 20, 1:25 PM CST
Where: Dodge County
Coordinates: 44.030, -92.850

Hail, Nicollet

When: June 20, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Nicollet County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.020, -94.530

Hail, Wabasha

When: June 20, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Wabasha County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 44.170, -92.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Wabasha

When: June 20, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Wabasha County
Coordinates: 44.170, -92.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Freeborn

When: June 20, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Freeborn County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 43.770, -93.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Olmsted

When: June 20, 1:53 PM CST
Where: Olmsted County
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph)
Coordinates: 43.920, -92.500

Hail, Winona

When: June 20, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Winona County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.980, -91.880

Hail, Olmsted

When: June 20, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Olmsted County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.850, -92.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Winona

When: June 20, 1:55 PM CST
Where: Winona County
Coordinates: 43.980, -91.880

Hail, Faribault

When: June 20, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Faribault County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.770, -94.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Faribault

When: June 20, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Faribault County
Coordinates: 43.770, -94.170

Hail, Freeborn

When: June 20, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Freeborn County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.650, -93.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Freeborn

When: June 20, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Freeborn County
Coordinates: 43.650, -93.250

Hail, Fillmore

When: June 20, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Fillmore County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.820, -91.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Fillmore

When: June 20, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Fillmore County
Coordinates: 43.820, -91.770

Thunderstorm Wind,

When: June 20, 2:20 PM CST
Where: County
Coordinates: 43.880, -91.330

Hail, Faribault

When: June 20, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Faribault County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.570, -93.820

Hail, Mower

When: June 20, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Mower County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.670, -92.720

Hail, Fillmore

When: June 20, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Fillmore County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.680, -92.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Mower

When: June 20, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Mower County
Coordinates: 43.670, -92.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Faribault

When: June 20, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Faribault County
Coordinates: 43.570, -93.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Fillmore

When: June 20, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Fillmore County
Coordinates: 43.680, -92.080

Hail, Houston

When: June 20, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Houston County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.630, -91.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Houston

When: June 20, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Houston County
Coordinates: 43.630, -91.500

Hail, Douglas

When: June 20, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Douglas County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.930, -95.380

Hail, Olmsted

When: June 20, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Olmsted County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 44.120, -92.370

Hail, Mille Lacs

When: June 20, 8:07 PM CST
Where: Mille Lacs County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.670, -93.650

Hail, Winona

When: June 20, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Winona County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.880, -92.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Winona

When: June 20, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Winona County
Coordinates: 43.880, -92.070

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: 10053516, 10053517, 10053518, 10053519, 10053520, 10053521, 10053522, 10053523, 10053524, 10053525, 10053526, 10053527, 10053528, 10053529, 10053530, 10053531, 10053532, 10053533, 10053534, 10053535, 10053536, 10053537, 10053538, 10053539, 10053540, 10053541, 10053542, 10053543, 10053544, 10053545, 10053546, 10053547, 10053548, 10053549, 10053550, 10053551, 10053552, 10053553, 10053554, 10053555, and more.