Hail, Sibley
- When
- July 5, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Sibley County, Winthrop
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.550, -94.370
Hail covered the ground.
Hail in Minnesota, July 5, 1997
5 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
- 5
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 Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:52 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Nicollet
- When
- July 5, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Nicollet County, 2 mi E of Bernadotte
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.450, -94.270
Hail, Nicollet
- When
- July 5, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Nicollet County, 5 mi SW of St Peter
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.280, -94.020
Hail, Blue Earth
- When
- July 5, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Blue Earth County, 3 mi NE of Mankato
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.200, -93.970
Hail fell for 10 minutes.
Hail, Waseca
- When
- July 5, 4:57 PM CST
- Where
- Waseca County, 5 mi NW of New Richland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.950, -93.570
What these are
- 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
- High Wind in Florida, July 5, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Kansas, July 5 to 21, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, July 5, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 5, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Texas, July 5, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in Washington, July 5 to 21, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 5 to 16, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, July 5, 1997
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Nebraska, July 5, 1997
- Tornado and Hail in North Carolina, July 5, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Washington, July 5, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, July 5, 1997
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, July 1997
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: 5614875, 5614876, 5614877, 5614878, 5614879.