Minnesota, 1985Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 9, 1985
May 9, 1985 · NWS MT · 9 events in 5 counties and zones
8 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Wind
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Hail, Kandiyohi
- When
- May 9, 2:25 AM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.130, -95.050
Hail, Kittson
- When
- May 9, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Kittson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.730, -96.670
Hail, Wright
- When
- May 9, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Wright County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.050, -93.800
Hail, Hennepin
- When
- May 9, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.100, -93.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin
- When
- May 9, 5:53 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.000, -93.380
Hail, Hennepin
- When
- May 9, 5:57 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.050, -93.350
Hail, Ramsey
- When
- May 9, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Ramsey County
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.080, -93.250
Hail, Ramsey
- When
- May 9, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ramsey County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.050, -93.150
Hail, Ramsey
- When
- May 9, 6:53 PM CST
- Where
- Ramsey County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.020, -93.100
- 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.
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: 10048018, 10048019, 10048020, 10048021, 10048022, 10048023, 10048024, 10048025, 10048026.