Minnesota, 1988

Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 18, 1988

June 18, 1988 · NWS MSP · 11 events in 5 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 3 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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  • 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
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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

8 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Norman

When
June 18, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Norman County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
47.380, -96.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Norman

When
June 18, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Norman County
Coordinates
47.350, -96.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Norman

When
June 18, 6:57 PM CST
Where
Norman County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
47.380, -96.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Clearwater

When
June 18, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Clearwater County
Measured
69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates
47.670, -95.420

Hail, Norman

When
June 18, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Norman County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
47.270, -96.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Clearwater

When
June 18, 7:48 PM CST
Where
Clearwater County
Coordinates
47.730, -95.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Clearwater

When
June 18, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Clearwater County
Coordinates
47.520, -95.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Itasca

When
June 18, 8:06 PM CST
Where
Itasca County
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
47.820, -94.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Beltrami

When
June 18, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Beltrami County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
47.730, -94.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Itasca

When
June 18, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Itasca County
Coordinates
47.630, -94.150

Hail, St. Louis

When
June 18, 10:30 PM CST
Where
St. Louis County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
47.530, -92.630

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10048714, 10048715, 10048716, 10048717, 10048718, 10048719, 10048720, 10048721, 10048722, 10048723, 10048724.