Minnesota, 1990

Hail in Minnesota, August 27, 1990

August 27, 1990 · NWS FAR · 7 events in 5 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
1
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, Kittson

When
August 27, 8:10 AM CST
Where
Kittson County
Measured
4.5 in hail
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
48.600, -97.150

Hail, Kittson

When
August 27, 8:25 AM CST
Where
Kittson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.580, -96.900

Hail, Morrison

When
August 27, 7:58 PM CST
Where
Morrison County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.830, -94.230

Hail, Benton

When
August 27, 8:16 PM CST
Where
Benton County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
45.750, -94.230

Hail, Benton

When
August 27, 8:37 PM CST
Where
Benton County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
45.670, -93.930

Hail, Sherburne

When
August 27, 9:07 PM CST
Where
Sherburne County
Measured
4 in hail
Coordinates
45.480, -93.630

Hail, Mille Lacs

When
August 27, 9:18 PM CST
Where
Mille Lacs County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
45.570, -93.600

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 10047180, 10047181, 10047182, 10047183, 10047184, 10047185, 10047186.