Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 19, 1979

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 19, 1979
Start: 1979-06-19T13:15
End: 1979-06-19T22:00
Location: Minnesota

June 19, 1979 · NWS T · 51 events in 30 counties and zones

49 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 51

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

49 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: June 19, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Coordinates: 47.100, -94.600

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis

When: June 19, 3:00 PM CST
Where: St. Louis County
Coordinates: 47.500, -92.900

Hail, Nobles

When: June 19, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Nobles County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 43.570, -95.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: June 19, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 44.250, -96.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: June 19, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 44.250, -96.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon

When: June 19, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Lyon County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 44.470, -95.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon

When: June 19, 5:49 PM CST
Where: Lyon County
Coordinates: 44.470, -95.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Nobles

When: June 19, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Nobles County
Coordinates: 43.620, -95.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Big Stone

When: June 19, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Big Stone County
Coordinates: 45.570, -96.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Swift

When: June 19, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Swift County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 45.200, -96.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Big Stone

When: June 19, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Big Stone County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 45.320, -96.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: June 19, 6:29 PM CST
Where: Douglas County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 45.870, -95.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: June 19, 6:38 PM CST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 43.680, -95.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Cottonwood

When: June 19, 6:43 PM CST
Where: Cottonwood County
Coordinates: 43.870, -95.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood

When: June 19, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Redwood County
Coordinates: 44.130, -95.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Faribault

When: June 19, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Faribault County
Coordinates: 43.770, -94.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood

When: June 19, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Redwood County
Coordinates: 44.520, -95.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Watonwan

When: June 19, 7:21 PM CST
Where: Watonwan County
Coordinates: 43.850, -94.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Freeborn

When: June 19, 7:21 PM CST
Where: Freeborn County
Coordinates: 43.670, -93.480

Hail, Douglas

When: June 19, 7:35 PM CST
Where: Douglas County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.970, -95.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Renville

When: June 19, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Renville County
Coordinates: 44.720, -94.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Blue Earth

When: June 19, 7:46 PM CST
Where: Blue Earth County
Coordinates: 43.930, -94.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood

When: June 19, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Redwood County
Coordinates: 44.550, -95.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Blue Earth

When: June 19, 7:55 PM CST
Where: Blue Earth County
Coordinates: 44.020, -93.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Sibley

When: June 19, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Sibley County
Coordinates: 44.550, -94.220

Thunderstorm Wind, McLeod

When: June 19, 8:10 PM CST
Where: McLeod County
Coordinates: 44.730, -94.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Waseca

When: June 19, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Waseca County
Coordinates: 44.080, -93.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Freeborn

When: June 19, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Freeborn County
Coordinates: 43.570, -93.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When: June 19, 8:31 PM CST
Where: Stearns County
Coordinates: 45.420, -95.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Waseca

When: June 19, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Waseca County
Coordinates: 43.930, -93.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When: June 19, 8:35 PM CST
Where: Stearns County
Coordinates: 45.670, -94.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Pope

When: June 19, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Pope County
Coordinates: 45.720, -95.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When: June 19, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Stearns County
Coordinates: 45.680, -94.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin

When: June 19, 8:49 PM CST
Where: Hennepin County
Coordinates: 44.900, -93.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Wright

When: June 19, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Wright County
Coordinates: 45.050, -93.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Wright

When: June 19, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Wright County
Coordinates: 45.170, -93.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When: June 19, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Dodge County
Coordinates: 44.030, -92.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Fillmore

When: June 19, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Fillmore County
Coordinates: 43.820, -92.030

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When: June 19, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Stearns County
Coordinates: 45.430, -94.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Freeborn

When: June 19, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Freeborn County
Coordinates: 43.650, -93.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin

When: June 19, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Hennepin County
Coordinates: 45.030, -93.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Olmsted

When: June 19, 9:16 PM CST
Where: Olmsted County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 43.920, -92.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Anoka

When: June 19, 9:19 PM CST
Where: Anoka County
Coordinates: 45.170, -93.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Ramsey

When: June 19, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Ramsey County
Coordinates: 44.970, -93.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When: June 19, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Stearns County
Coordinates: 45.380, -94.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Ramsey

When: June 19, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Ramsey County
Coordinates: 45.080, -92.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 19, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 45.170, -93.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin

When: June 19, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Hennepin County
Coordinates: 45.000, -93.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: June 19, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 44.980, -92.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Winona

When: June 19, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Winona County
Coordinates: 43.920, -91.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Ramsey

When: June 19, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Ramsey County
Coordinates: 45.120, -93.230

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: 10051497, 10051498, 10051499, 10051500, 10051501, 10051502, 10051503, 10051504, 10051505, 10051506, 10051507, 10051508, 10051509, 10051510, 10051511, 10051512, 10051513, 10051514, 10051515, 10051516, 10051517, 10051518, 10051519, 10051520, 10052366, 10052367, 10052368, 10052583, 10052584, 10052585, 10052586, 10052587, 10052588, 10052589, 10052590, 10052591, 10052592, 10052593, 10052594, 10052595, and more.