Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 16, 1992

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 16, 1992
Start: 1992-06-16T15:32
End: 1992-06-16T23:00
Location: Minnesota

June 16, 1992 · NWS STC · 77 events in 25 counties and zones

43 thunderstorm wind, 29 tornado, 5 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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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 52
Property damage: $100 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 77

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

43 thunderstorm wind, 29 tornado, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Yellow Medicine

When: June 16, 3:32 PM CST
Where: Yellow Medicine County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.630, -96.180

Tornado, Nobles

When: June 16, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Nobles County
Rating: F5
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 280 yd
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 43.800, -96.020

Hail, Yellow Medicine

When: June 16, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Yellow Medicine County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.780, -95.800

Tornado, Murray

When: June 16, 4:06 PM CST
Where: Murray County
Rating: F5
Path length: 13 mi
Path width: 280 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 35 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 43.850, -96.000

Tornado, Murray

When: June 16, 4:18 PM CST
Where: Murray County
Rating: F4
Path length: 7 mi
Path width: 160 yd
Injuries: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 43.950, -95.900

Tornado, Murray

When: June 16, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Murray County
Rating: F2
Path length: 13 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Coordinates: 44.000, -95.850

Tornado, Yellow Medicine

When: June 16, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Yellow Medicine County
Rating: F3
Path length: 6 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Coordinates: 44.780, -95.850

Hail, Lac Qui Parle

When: June 16, 4:37 PM CST
Where: Lac Qui Parle County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.950, -95.950

Tornado, Murray

When: June 16, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Murray County
Rating: F3
Path length: 9 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Coordinates: 44.100, -95.820

Tornado, Lyon

When: June 16, 5:18 PM CST
Where: Lyon County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 44.320, -95.620

Tornado, Lyon

When: June 16, 5:22 PM CST
Where: Lyon County
Rating: F3
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Coordinates: 44.200, -95.850

Tornado, Redwood

When: June 16, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Redwood County
Rating: F3
Path length: 16 mi
Path width: 90 yd
Coordinates: 44.230, -95.580

Tornado, Redwood

When: June 16, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Redwood County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 44.350, -95.580

Tornado, Swift

When: June 16, 5:58 PM CST
Where: Swift County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 13 yd
Coordinates: 45.320, -95.730

Tornado, Redwood

When: June 16, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Redwood County
Rating: F3
Path length: 13 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Coordinates: 44.350, -95.370

Tornado, Redwood

When: June 16, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Redwood County
Rating: F2
Path length: 12 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Coordinates: 44.520, -95.420

Tornado, Redwood

When: June 16, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Redwood County
Rating: F2
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 44.520, -95.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Pipestone

When: June 16, 4:30 PM PST
Where: Pipestone County
Coordinates: 43.880, -96.130

Tornado, Redwood

When: June 16, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Redwood County
Rating: F1
Path length: 6.5 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Coordinates: 44.520, -95.170

Tornado, Redwood

When: June 16, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Redwood County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5.5 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Coordinates: 44.570, -95.170

Tornado, Renville

When: June 16, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Renville County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5 mi
Path width: 23 yd
Coordinates: 44.650, -95.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Lac Qui Parle

When: June 16, 5:22 PM PST
Where: Lac Qui Parle County
Coordinates: 44.930, -96.430

Tornado, Renville

When: June 16, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Renville County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 13 yd
Coordinates: 44.670, -95.100

Hail, Lyon

When: June 16, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Lyon County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.600, -96.070

Hail, Kandiyohi

When: June 16, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Kandiyohi County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.950, -95.030

Tornado, Pipestone

When: June 16, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Pipestone County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 13 yd
Coordinates: 43.870, -96.420

Tornado, Renville

When: June 16, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Renville County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 13 yd
Coordinates: 44.780, -95.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Swift

When: June 16, 6:10 PM PST
Where: Swift County
Coordinates: 45.200, -95.320

Tornado, Murray

When: June 16, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Murray County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Coordinates: 43.920, -95.980

Tornado, Murray

When: June 16, 8:20 PM CST
Where: Murray County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 43.980, -95.770

Tornado, Yellow Medicine

When: June 16, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Yellow Medicine County
Rating: F3
Path length: 2.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Injuries: 6 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 44.780, -95.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Rock

When: June 16, 7:00 PM PST
Where: Rock County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 43.850, -96.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Pipestone

When: June 16, 7:00 PM PST
Where: Pipestone County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 44.180, -96.120

Tornado, Renville

When: June 16, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Renville County
Rating: F2
Path length: 2 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 44.730, -95.100

Tornado, Cottonwood

When: June 16, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Cottonwood County
Rating: F2
Path length: 7.5 mi
Path width: 90 yd
Coordinates: 43.950, -95.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon

When: June 16, 8:00 PM PST
Where: Lyon County
Coordinates: 44.450, -95.780

Tornado, Brown

When: June 16, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Brown County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 44.180, -94.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Kandiyohi

When: June 16, 8:10 PM PST
Where: Kandiyohi County
Coordinates: 45.020, -95.230

Tornado, Wright

When: June 16, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Wright County
Rating: F3
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 120 yd
Injuries: 8 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 45.020, -94.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Rock

When: June 16, 8:20 PM PST
Where: Rock County
Coordinates: 43.670, -96.220

Tornado, Wright

When: June 16, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Wright County
Rating: F2
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Coordinates: 45.230, -94.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon

When: June 16, 8:30 PM PST
Where: Lyon County
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 44.270, -95.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Yellow Medicine

When: June 16, 8:30 PM PST
Where: Yellow Medicine County
Coordinates: 44.650, -95.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood

When: June 16, 8:30 PM PST
Where: Redwood County
Coordinates: 44.520, -95.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Nobles

When: June 16, 8:45 PM PST
Where: Nobles County
Coordinates: 43.630, -95.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Pipestone

When: June 16, 8:50 PM PST
Where: Pipestone County
Coordinates: 44.180, -96.120

Tornado, Benton

When: June 16, 10:50 PM CST
Where: Benton County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 45.670, -93.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When: June 16, 8:55 PM PST
Where: Chippewa County
Coordinates: 44.850, -95.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood

When: June 16, 9:00 PM PST
Where: Redwood County
Coordinates: 44.580, -95.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Kandiyohi

When: June 16, 9:00 PM PST
Where: Kandiyohi County
Coordinates: 45.130, -94.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Meeker

When: June 16, 9:05 PM PST
Where: Meeker County
Coordinates: 45.150, -94.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood

When: June 16, 9:15 PM PST
Where: Redwood County
Coordinates: 44.230, -95.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood

When: June 16, 9:20 PM PST
Where: Redwood County
Coordinates: 44.400, -95.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood

When: June 16, 9:20 PM PST
Where: Redwood County
Coordinates: 44.370, -95.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When: June 16, 9:20 PM PST
Where: Chippewa County
Coordinates: 44.970, -95.350

Thunderstorm Wind, Cottonwood

When: June 16, 9:35 PM PST
Where: Cottonwood County
Coordinates: 43.920, -94.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood

When: June 16, 9:40 PM PST
Where: Redwood County
Coordinates: 44.380, -95.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Renville

When: June 16, 9:40 PM PST
Where: Renville County
Coordinates: 44.800, -94.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When: June 16, 9:40 PM PST
Where: Stearns County
Coordinates: 45.370, -94.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When: June 16, 9:40 PM PST
Where: Brown County
Coordinates: 44.250, -94.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Kandiyohi

When: June 16, 9:45 PM PST
Where: Kandiyohi County
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates: 45.130, -95.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Renville

When: June 16, 9:45 PM PST
Where: Renville County
Coordinates: 44.680, -95.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: June 16, 9:55 PM PST
Where: Jackson County
Coordinates: 43.620, -95.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Renville

When: June 16, 10:00 PM PST
Where: Renville County
Coordinates: 44.530, -94.700

Thunderstorm Wind, McLeod

When: June 16, 10:05 PM PST
Where: McLeod County
Coordinates: 44.850, -94.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Renville

When: June 16, 10:10 PM PST
Where: Renville County
Coordinates: 44.820, -94.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Meeker

When: June 16, 10:15 PM PST
Where: Meeker County
Coordinates: 44.980, -94.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When: June 16, 10:15 PM PST
Where: Stearns County
Coordinates: 45.630, -94.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Sherburne

When: June 16, 10:30 PM PST
Where: Sherburne County
Coordinates: 45.450, -94.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Wright

When: June 16, 10:35 PM PST
Where: Wright County
Coordinates: 45.300, -93.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Sherburne

When: June 16, 10:40 PM PST
Where: Sherburne County
Coordinates: 45.330, -93.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When: June 16, 10:50 PM PST
Where: Scott County
Coordinates: 44.630, -93.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Carver

When: June 16, 10:50 PM PST
Where: Carver County
Coordinates: 44.850, -93.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin

When: June 16, 10:52 PM PST
Where: Hennepin County
Coordinates: 44.900, -93.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Sherburne

When: June 16, 10:55 PM PST
Where: Sherburne County
Coordinates: 45.450, -93.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Sherburne

When: June 16, 10:55 PM PST
Where: Sherburne County
Coordinates: 45.300, -93.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Mille Lacs

When: June 16, 11:00 PM PST
Where: Mille Lacs County
Coordinates: 45.730, -93.630

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Murray	1992-06-16				Direct

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

Every storm in Minnesota in 1992 Every state in 1992 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Minnesota, 1992 Warnings in Minnesota, June 1992

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: 10157543, 10047269, 10157545, 10047270, 10047271, 10048121, 10048122, 10157551, 10048339, 10048340, 10048341, 10048343, 10048344, 10048345, 10048346, 10048348, 10048349, 10048123, 10048350, 10048351, 10048352, 10048342, 10048355, 10158403, 10158404, 10048356, 10048357, 10048347, 10048359, 10048361, 10048366, 10048353, 10048354, 10048377, 10048378, 10048358, 10048387, 10048360, 10048390, 10048362, and more.