Minnesota, 1990

Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 22, 1990

May 22, 1990 · NWS STC · 15 events in 10 counties and zones

13 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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
15

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

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

Hail, Todd

When
May 22, 1:28 PM CST
Where
Todd County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.270, -95.130

Hail, Todd

When
May 22, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Todd County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.080, -94.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When
May 22, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
45.880, -95.380

Hail, Todd

When
May 22, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Todd County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.970, -94.870

Hail, Pope

When
May 22, 3:12 PM CST
Where
Pope County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.650, -95.400

Hail, Stearns

When
May 22, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Stearns County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.730, -94.970

Hail, Pope

When
May 22, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Pope County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.650, -95.400

Hail, Morrison

When
May 22, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Morrison County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.980, -94.480

Hail, Stearns

When
May 22, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Stearns County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.550, -94.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Kandiyohi

When
May 22, 3:57 PM CST
Where
Kandiyohi County
Coordinates
45.320, -94.970

Hail, Kandiyohi

When
May 22, 4:36 PM CST
Where
Kandiyohi County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.130, -94.800

Hail, Renville

When
May 22, 5:13 PM CST
Where
Renville County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.780, -94.980

Hail, Brown

When
May 22, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.300, -94.680

Hail, Blue Earth

When
May 22, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Blue Earth County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.030, -94.070

Hail, Yellow Medicine

When
May 22, 7:57 PM CST
Where
Yellow Medicine County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.700, -96.280

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.

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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: 10049062, 10049063, 10049064, 10049065, 10049066, 10049067, 10049068, 10049069, 10049070, 10049071, 10049072, 10049073, 10049074, 10049075, 10049076.