Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, May 30, 1994

Name: Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, May 30, 1994
Start: 1994-05-30T14:00
End: 1994-05-30T18:30
Location: Minnesota

May 30, 1994 · 18 events in 12 counties and zones

12 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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: 0
Property damage: $4,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 18

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

12 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sherburne

When: May 30, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Sherburne County, Big Lake
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.444, -93.775 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Mille Lacs

When: May 30, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Mille Lacs County, Princeton
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.938, -93.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Isanti

When: May 30, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Isanti County, Braham
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.562, -93.295 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Anoka

When: May 30, 2:21 PM CST
Where: Anoka County, St Francis
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.273, -93.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Chisago

When: May 30, 2:25 PM CST
Where: Chisago County, Rush City
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.503, -92.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Pine

When: May 30, 2:30 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)

Thunderstorm Wind, Anoka

When: May 30, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Anoka County, Spring Lake Park
Coordinates: 45.273, -93.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large tree was blown onto a roof causing considerable damage.

Tornado, Chisago

When: May 30, 3:00 PM CST to 3:10 PM CST
Where: Chisago County, Wyoming to to Wyoming
Rating: F0
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 90 yd
Coordinates: 45.503, -92.908 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A tornado touched down briefly and blew down several trees and damaged buildings on a farmstead.

Hail, Ramsey

When: May 30, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Ramsey County, Shoreview
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.017, -93.100 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: May 30, 3:58 PM CST to 4:10 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Stillwater
Coordinates: 45.039, -92.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A large tree was blown down by strong thunderstorm winds. Hennepin County Brooklyn Park,30,1610CST,,,0,0,?,0,Thunderstorm Winds Several satellite dishes were reported to be blown over.

Hail, Steele

When: May 30, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Steele County, Owatonna
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 44.022, -93.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm produced dime-size hail outside of Owatonna. Damaging thunderstorms winds broke several large tree limbs, destroyed numberous hay bales, and toppled mailboxes and posts.

Thunderstorm Wind, Steele

When: May 30, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Steele County to Owatonna
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 44.022, -93.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe thunderstorm produced dime-size hail outside of Owatonna. Damaging thunderstorms winds broke several large tree limbs, destroyed numberous hay bales, and toppled mailboxes and posts.

Hail, Dodge

When: May 30, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Dodge County, Kasson
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 44.023, -92.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Walnut-size hail fell just south of Kasson or 14 W Rochester.

Hail, Mower

When: May 30, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Mower County, Mapleview
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50
Coordinates: 43.672, -92.752 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail the size of quarters fell in Mapleview or 1 N Austin.

Hail, Olmsted

When: May 30, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Olmsted County, Salem Corners
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 44.004, -92.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds were estimated to 60 mph, along with baseball-size hail in Salem Corners or 7 SW Rochester.

Thunderstorm Wind, Olmsted

When: May 30, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Olmsted County, Salem Corners
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 44.004, -92.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds were estimated to 60 mph, along with baseball-size hail in Salem Corners or 7 SW Rochester.

Thunderstorm Wind, Olmsted

When: May 30, 6:19 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
Where: Olmsted County, Rochester
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 44.004, -92.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three large trees were blown over in northwest Rochester, along with several large limbs. Quarter-size hail fell at the Rochester Airport.

Hail, Olmsted

When: May 30, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Olmsted County, Rochester
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 44.004, -92.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Three large trees were blown over in northwest Rochester, along with several large limbs. Quarter-size hail fell at the Rochester Airport.

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.
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.

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, May 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: 10330447, 10331406, 10331274, 10331617, 10331207, 10330845, 10331618, 10331208, 10331021, 10330934, 10330755, 10330756, 10331212, 10330580, 10330746, 10330747, 10330748, 10330749.