Minnesota, 1991

Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, June 18, 1991

June 18, 1991 · NWS STC · 12 events in 6 counties and zones

10 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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
12

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

10 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lac Qui Parle

When
June 18, 7:22 AM CST
Where
Lac Qui Parle County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.930, -96.200

Hail, Lac Qui Parle

When
June 18, 7:40 AM CST
Where
Lac Qui Parle County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.930, -96.070

Hail, Benton

When
June 18, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Benton County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
45.600, -94.170

Hail, Meeker

When
June 18, 8:10 AM CST
Where
Meeker County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.130, -94.700

Hail, Meeker

When
June 18, 8:14 AM CST
Where
Meeker County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.130, -94.550

Hail, Meeker

When
June 18, 8:25 AM CST
Where
Meeker County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
45.070, -94.470

Hail, Meeker

When
June 18, 8:30 AM CST
Where
Meeker County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
45.020, -94.530

Tornado, Meeker

When
June 18, 8:45 AM CST
Where
Meeker County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
45.220, -94.700

Hail, Wright

When
June 18, 8:56 AM CST
Where
Wright County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.080, -94.200

Thunderstorm Wind, McLeod

When
June 18, 9:08 AM CST
Where
McLeod County
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates
44.970, -94.050

Hail, Wright

When
June 18, 9:29 AM CST
Where
Wright County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.070, -93.920

Hail, Hennepin

When
June 18, 9:36 AM CST
Where
Hennepin County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.100, -93.750

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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

More

Every storm in Minnesota in 1991Every state in 1991This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Minnesota, 1991Warnings in Minnesota, June 1991

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: 10050541, 10050542, 10050543, 10050544, 10050545, 10050546, 10050547, 10050548, 10050549, 10050550, 10050551, 10050552.