Hail, Wright
- When
- August 23, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wright County, Annandale
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.174, -93.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 23, 1994
5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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
5 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Stearns
- When
- August 23, 4:03 PM CST
- Where
- Stearns County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.552, -94.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Stearns
- When
- August 23, 4:19 PM CST
- Where
- Stearns County, Paynesville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.552, -94.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Meeker
- When
- August 23, 4:49 PM CST
- Where
- Meeker County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.123, -94.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Meeker
- When
- August 23, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Meeker County, Eden Valley
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.123, -94.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Stearns
- When
- August 23, 4:54 PM CST
- Where
- Stearns County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.552, -94.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Wright
- When
- August 23, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Wright County
- Coordinates
- 45.174, -93.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Wright
- When
- August 23, 5:54 PM CST
- Where
- Wright County, Maple Lake
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.174, -93.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Anoka
- When
- August 23, 6:18 PM CST
- Where
- Anoka County
- Coordinates
- 45.273, -93.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A small airplane was blown into a fence by strong thunderstorm winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin
- When
- August 23, 6:23 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County
- Coordinates
- 45.005, -93.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A number of trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm winds.
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
More
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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: 10331035, 10330686, 10330687, 10331402, 10331403, 10330688, 10331036, 10331037, 10331620, 10331260.