Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 30, 1994

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 30, 1994
Start: 1994-06-30T13:16
End: 1994-06-30T22:13
Location: Minnesota

June 30, 1994 · 33 events in 18 counties and zones

18 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 28 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: 1
Property damage: $533,000
Crop damage: $50
Events: 33

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

18 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Roseau

When: June 30, 1:16 PM CST
Where: Roseau County, Greenbush
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 48.700, -96.100

A tornado touched down briefly east of Greenbush. Apparently there no path of damage. It touched down in a field and went back up into the cloud.

Hail, Meeker

When: June 30, 5:03 PM CST
Where: Meeker County, Litchfield
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 45.123, -94.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Itasca

When: June 30, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Itasca County, Grand to Rapids
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 47.510, -93.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds damaged a mobile home on Bowstring Lake.

Hail, Renville

When: June 30, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Renville County, Hector
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.727, -94.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Renville

When: June 30, 5:39 PM CST
Where: Renville County, Buffalo Lake
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.727, -94.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McLeod

When: June 30, 6:05 PM CST
Where: McLeod County, Winsted
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.824, -94.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Wright

When: June 30, 6:11 PM CST
Where: Wright County, Waverly
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 45.174, -93.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, McLeod

When: June 30, 6:20 PM CST
Where: McLeod County, Brownton
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 44.824, -94.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Sibley

When: June 30, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Sibley County, Winthrop
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 44.600, -94.300

A tornado lifted a porch from a home and carried about 300 feet and leveled a barn on a farmstead. Several large trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin

When: June 30, 6:50 PM CST
Where: Hennepin County, St. Bonifacius
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 45.005, -93.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Sibley

When: June 30, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Sibley County, Gaylord
Coordinates: 44.580, -94.232 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A number of trees were uprooted by strong winds.

Tornado, Carver

When: June 30, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Carver County, Waconia
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 44.821, -93.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado touched down briefly and caused minor property damage to a home.

Hail, Carver

When: June 30, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Carver County, Chaska
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.821, -93.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Carver

When: June 30, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Carver County, Victoria
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.821, -93.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Scott

When: June 30, 7:14 PM CST
Where: Scott County, Shakopee
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.649, -93.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pine

When: June 30, 7:22 PM CST
Where: Pine County, Hinckley
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.121, -92.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Aitkin

When: June 30, 7:22 PM CST
Where: Aitkin County, McGregor
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Crop damage: $50
Coordinates: 46.620, -93.370

A small tornado touched down near McGregor downing trees.

Hail, Scott

When: June 30, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Scott County, Prior Lake
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.649, -93.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Brown

When: June 30, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Brown County, New Ulm
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 44.242, -94.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Nicollet

When: June 30, 7:47 PM CST
Where: Nicollet County, New Ulm
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 44.350, -94.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Walnut to golf ball-size hail pelted the New Ulm area and across to east side of the Minnesota River near Klossner.

Hail, Brown

When: June 30, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Brown County, New Ulm
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 44.242, -94.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Blue Earth

When: June 30, 8:13 PM CST to 8:20 PM CST
Where: Blue Earth County, St. Clair
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 75 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 44.050, -93.850

A tornado touchdown on a farmstead destroyed a 45 foot barn, numerous farm implements, and twisted trees to the ground. One woman on the farm was injured by flying debris.

Hail, Brown

When: June 30, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Brown County, Madelia
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 44.242, -94.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several funnel clouds spoted south of Sleepy Eye.

Thunderstorm Wind, Blue Earth

When: June 30, 8:40 PM CST
Where: Blue Earth County, Mankato
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 44.035, -94.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A local radio station recorded a wind gust to 75 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Blue Earth

When: June 30, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Blue Earth County, Mapleton
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.035, -94.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds uprooted a mature willow tree from a churchyard.

Thunderstorm Wind, Blue Earth

When: June 30, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Blue Earth County, St Clair
Coordinates: 44.035, -94.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A barn was damaged and a shed destroyed by strong winds.

Hail, Jackson

When: June 30, 8:47 PM CST
Where: Jackson County, Heron Lake
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.674, -95.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Waseca

When: June 30, 9:05 PM CST
Where: Waseca County, Waldorf
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.022, -93.587 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large tree was uprooted in a front yard of a home in the city of Waldorf.

Tornado, Freeborn

When: June 30, 9:27 PM CST to 9:30 PM CST
Where: Freeborn County, Manchester
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 43.730, -93.470

A short and narrow tornado briefly touched down in Manchester and no damage occurred.

Hail, Freeborn

When: June 30, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Freeborn County, Twin Lakes
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.674, -93.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds were estimated at over 70-miles-an-hour near Twin Lakes and Conger. Golf ball-size hail fell in the Twin Lakes area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Freeborn

When: June 30, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Freeborn County, Twin Lakes
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.674, -93.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds were estimated at over 70-miles-an-hour near Twin Lakes and Conger. Golf ball-size hail fell in the Twin Lakes area.

Hail, Freeborn

When: June 30, 10:13 PM CST
Where: Freeborn County, Alden
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.674, -93.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail and major tree damage was reported from the city of Alden. Along with downed trees, structural damage had occurred to some of the buildings in town.

Thunderstorm Wind, Freeborn

When: June 30, 10:13 PM CST
Where: Freeborn County, Alden
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.674, -93.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail and major tree damage was reported from the city of Alden. Along with downed trees, structural damage had occurred to some of the buildings in town.

What these are

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.
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

Every storm in Minnesota in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Minnesota, 1994 Warnings in Minnesota, June 1994

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: 10329823, 10331399, 10331287, 10331115, 10331116, 10331388, 10330956, 10331389, 10330519, 10331257, 10330520, 10331194, 10331195, 10331196, 10330437, 10330848, 10331613, 10330438, 10331701, 10330659, 10331702, 10331667, 10331703, 10331668, 10331689, 10331690, 10331305, 10330858, 10331240, 10331241, 10331242, 10331243, 10331244.