Hail, Kandiyohi
- When
- June 22, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi County, Lake Lillian
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.950, -94.880
Hail swath continued from Lake Lillian to Renville county border. Significant crop damage.
Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, June 22 to 23, 1997
14 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 strong wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- $400,000
- Events
- 24
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), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:14 UTC.
Event by event
14 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 strong wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Meeker
- When
- June 22, 3:25 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Meeker County, Cosmos to 3 mi SE of Cosmos
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $400,000
- Coordinates
- 44.930, -94.770
5000 acres with varying degrees of crop damage. Some soybean fields a total loss.
Thunderstorm Wind, Meeker
- When
- June 22, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Meeker County, 2 mi S of Cosmos
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.900, -94.700
Trees down. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Renville
- When
- June 22, 3:55 PM CST
- Where
- Renville County, Churchill
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.820, -94.670
Large branches down. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Renville
- When
- June 22, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Renville County, 4 mi NW of Lakeside
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.850, -94.600
4 inch diameter branches down.
Thunderstorm Wind, McLeod
- When
- June 22, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- McLeod County, 2 mi S of Stewart
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.680, -94.480
Gas grill knocked over. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lac Qui Parle
- When
- June 22, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Lac Qui Parle County, 1 mi N of Madison
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.030, -96.200
Power poles knocked down. Grain bin destroyed. Large tree blown over onto house. Estimated windspeed.
Strong Wind, Chippewa
- When
- June 22, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, 4 mi NE of Watson
- Coordinates
- 45.022, -95.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Shed damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood
- When
- June 22, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Redwood County, 2 mi W of Walnut Grove
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.230, -95.500
Large trees down. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Watonwan
- When
- June 22, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Watonwan County, Butterfield
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.950, -94.630
Trees down. Small hail also reported.
Thunderstorm Wind, Martin
- When
- June 22, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County, Sherburn
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.650, -94.730
Hail, Watonwan
- When
- June 22, 7:11 PM CST to 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Watonwan County, 2 mi S of Butterfield
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.920, -94.630
15,000 acres damaged by hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Watonwan
- When
- June 22, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Watonwan County, St James
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.980, -94.630
Measured by local radio station.
Thunderstorm Wind, Martin
- When
- June 22, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County, Welcome
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.670, -94.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Martin
- When
- June 22, 7:37 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County, 3 mi E of Sherburn
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.650, -94.670
Hail, Martin
- When
- June 22, 7:51 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County, Fairmont
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.650, -94.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Martin
- When
- June 22, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County, Fairmont
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.650, -94.470
Flash Flood, Watonwan
- When
- June 22, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Watonwan County, St James
- Coordinates
- 43.978, -94.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three and one half inches of rain fell in 30 minutes. Numerous streets flooded and several basements flooded. Two feet of water on north side of town. Deer Park flooded.
Thunderstorm Wind, Martin
- When
- June 22, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County, 4 mi E of Granada
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.700, -94.270
10 inch diameter tree branches down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Faribault
- When
- June 22, 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Faribault County, Huntley
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.730, -94.250
Trees down. Estimated windspeed.
Flash Flood, Martin
- When
- June 22, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County, 2 mi S of Welcome
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -94.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Road washed out.
Lightning, Brown
- When
- June 22, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 5 mi SE of Sleepy Eye
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 44.242, -94.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Significant damage to farmhouse.
Hail, Douglas
- When
- June 22, 11:47 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas County, Alexandria
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.880, -95.380
Hail, Todd
- When
- June 23, 12:05 AM CST
- Where
- Todd County, 5 mi N of West Union
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.870, -95.100
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.
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 5607933, 5607934, 5607935, 5607936, 5607937, 5608063, 5608061, 5608062, 5607938, 5607939, 5608047, 5608048, 5608049, 5608050, 5608051, 5608052, 5608053, 5608054, 5608055, 5608056, 5608057, 5608060, 5608058, 5608059.