Minnesota, 1975

Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, June 4, 1975

June 4, 1975 · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
$2.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

2 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, McLeod

When
June 4, 1:30 PM CST
Where
McLeod County
Rating
F1
Path length
30.7 mi
Path width
350 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
44.730, -94.350

Hail, Carver

When
June 4, 2:33 PM CST
Where
Carver County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.850, -93.780

Hail, Rice

When
June 4, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Rice County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.300, -93.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Wabasha

When
June 4, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Wabasha County
Coordinates
44.170, -92.170

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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: 10055812, 10055813, 10055814, 10055815.