Thunderstorm Wind, Olmsted
- When
- July 16, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, Rochester
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Coordinates
- 44.030, -92.470
Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 16 to 17, 1997
Winds gusting to around 60 mph blew down several trees, tree limbs and even road signs. Spotters reported hail as big as half-dollars.
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
- $104,000
- Crop damage
- $35,000
- Events
- 12
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ARX wrote it up.
Winds gusting to around 60 mph blew down several trees, tree limbs and even road signs. Spotters reported hail as big as half-dollars.
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:19 UTC.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Dodge
- When
- July 16, 4:32 PM CST
- Where
- Dodge County, 2 mi E of Hayfield
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Crop damage
- $35,000
- Coordinates
- 43.880, -92.830
Hail, Dodge
- When
- July 16, 4:43 PM CST
- Where
- Dodge County, 3 mi E of Oslo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.880, -92.680
Hail, Olmsted
- When
- July 16, 4:44 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, 6 mi W of High Forest
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.850, -92.670
Hail, Wabasha
- When
- July 17, 12:40 AM CST
- Where
- Wabasha County, Reads Landing
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.400, -92.080
Hail, Wabasha
- When
- July 17, 1:28 AM CST
- Where
- Wabasha County, Kellogg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.320, -92.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Olmsted
- When
- July 17, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, 8 mi NW of Rochester
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $13,000
- Coordinates
- 44.120, -92.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Olmsted
- When
- July 17, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, Rochester
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Property damage
- $14,000
- Coordinates
- 44.030, -92.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Mower
- When
- July 17, 3:20 AM CST
- Where
- Mower County, Adams
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.570, -92.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Mower
- When
- July 17, 3:24 AM CST
- Where
- Mower County, Adams
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $9,000
- Coordinates
- 43.570, -92.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Mower
- When
- July 17, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Mower County, Austin
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 43.670, -92.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Winona
- When
- July 17, 3:36 AM CST
- Where
- Winona County, Winona Muni Arpt
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Coordinates
- 44.080, -91.700
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Wisconsin, July 16, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Virginia, July 16, 1997
- Heat in Wisconsin, July 16, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 16 to 17, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 16 to 17, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 16, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 16, 1997
- Hail and Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 16, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 16, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, July 16, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 16, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, July 16, 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: 5606825, 5606826, 5606827, 5606828, 5606829, 5606830, 5606831, 5606836, 5606832, 5606833, 5606835, 5606834.