Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 17, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 17, 1994
Start: 1994-06-17T16:00
End: 1994-06-17T18:36
Location: Minnesota

June 17, 1994 · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $111,000
Crop damage: $5,000
Events: 9

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Cottonwood

When: June 17, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Cottonwood County, Windom
Coordinates: 44.007, -95.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Martin

When: June 17, 4:13 PM CST
Where: Martin County, Trimont
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.674, -94.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds blew numerous large branches and some street signs down in the city of Trimont.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: June 17, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Jackson
Coordinates: 43.674, -95.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A 240-foot-long pole building under construction was blown down as well as several trees. Steele County Meriden,17,1645CST,,,0,0,2,0,Thunderstorm Winds Powerful thunderstorm winds blew over a large shed, along with numerous power lines.

Hail, Jackson

When: June 17, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Owatonna
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Crop damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.674, -95.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail pelted farm fields and destroyed crops north of Owatonna.

Thunderstorm Wind, Watonwan

When: June 17, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Watonwan County, St. James
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 45.039, -92.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Damaging thunderstorm winds ripped a roof off of a home in the northwest portion of the city of St. James.

Thunderstorm Wind, Waseca

When: June 17, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Waseca County, New Richland
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 44.022, -93.587 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High thunderstorm winds blew a roof off of a 376-foot hog confinement building just south of New Richland.

Hail, Freeborn

When: June 17, 6:18 PM CST
Where: Freeborn County, Hartland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 43.674, -93.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail and wind gusts to 60 miles an hour were reported in city of Hartland.

Thunderstorm Wind, Freeborn

When: June 17, 6:18 PM CST
Where: Freeborn County, Hartland
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 43.674, -93.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail and wind gusts to 60 miles an hour were reported in city of Hartland.

Thunderstorm Wind, Freeborn

When: June 17, 6:36 PM CST
Where: Freeborn County, Albert Lea
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph)
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.674, -93.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe thunderstorm winds blew over a semi trailer , while also knocking numerous large trees down in the city of Albert Lea. The observing site in Albert Lea clocked winds at 68 miles an hour. There were two people injured by falling trees.

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10329278, 10331386, 10331303, 10331304, 10330946, 10330857, 10331238, 10331239, 10331300.