Minnesota, 1987

Hail in Minnesota, August 21, 1987

August 21, 1987 · NWS MSP · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

7 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
7

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

7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Waseca

When
August 21, 1:03 AM CST
Where
Waseca County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.080, -93.500

Hail, Steele

When
August 21, 1:25 AM CST
Where
Steele County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.920, -93.280

Hail, Otter Tail

When
August 21, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Otter Tail County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.170, -95.320

Hail, Todd

When
August 21, 1:08 PM CST
Where
Todd County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.130, -94.950

Hail, Morrison

When
August 21, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Morrison County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
46.030, -94.370

Hail, Lac Qui Parle

When
August 21, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Lac Qui Parle County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.850, -95.900

Hail, Yellow Medicine

When
August 21, 2:58 PM CST
Where
Yellow Medicine County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.780, -95.800

What these are

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: 10049014, 10049015, 10049016, 10049017, 10049018, 10049019, 10049020.