Hail, Douglas
- When
- August 2, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas County, Melby
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.070, -95.730
Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 2, 1997
11 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.
- 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
- 14
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.
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 203 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:08 UTC.
Event by event
11 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Mille Lacs
- When
- August 2, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Mille Lacs County, Milaca
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.730, -93.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Isanti
- When
- August 2, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Isanti County, Cambridge
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.580, -93.230
Tree blown down. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pope
- When
- August 2, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Pope County, Starbuck
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.620, -95.520
Power lines down. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pope
- When
- August 2, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Pope County, Glenwood
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.650, -95.400
Power poles down. Estimated windspeed.
Hail, Mille Lacs
- When
- August 2, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Mille Lacs County, Vineland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.170, -93.750
Strong winds accompanied hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sherburne
- When
- August 2, 7:35 PM CST
- Where
- Sherburne County, Clear Lake
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.450, -94.000
Large trees blown down. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- August 2, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, Sauk Rapids
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.600, -94.170
Large tree limbs down. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sherburne
- When
- August 2, 7:47 PM CST
- Where
- Sherburne County, 1 mi SW of Clear Lake
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.430, -94.020
Large trees blown down onto highway 24. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns
- When
- August 2, 7:50 PM CST
- Where
- Stearns County, St Cloud
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.570, -94.170
Large trees blown down. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kandiyohi
- When
- August 2, 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi County, New London
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.300, -94.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin
- When
- August 2, 8:38 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County, Dayton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.230, -93.520
Wind rocked vehicles.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin
- When
- August 2, 8:38 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County, Maple Grove
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.150, -93.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Wright
- When
- August 2, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Wright County, 3 mi S of Waverly
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.020, -93.980
Trees down. Estimated windspeed.
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
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, August 2 to 31, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 2, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Montana, August 2 to 27, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, August 2, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Dakota, August 2, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 2, 1997
- Hail in Colorado, August 2, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, August 2 to 3, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 2, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Idaho, August 2, 1997
- Cold in Alabama, August 2, 1997
- Cold in Alabama, August 2, 1997
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: 5618004, 5618005, 5618006, 5618007, 5618008, 5618009, 5618010, 5618011, 5618012, 5618013, 5618014, 5618015, 5618016, 5618017.