Minnesota, 1998

Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 18, 1998

July 18, 1998 · NWS MPX · 7 events in 5 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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), 142 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:59 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood

When
July 18, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Redwood County, Wabasso
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
44.400, -95.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood

When
July 18, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Redwood County, Walnut Grove
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
44.230, -95.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Watonwan

When
July 18, 9:50 PM CST to 11:30 PM CST
Where
Watonwan County, Lewisville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
43.920, -94.450

Trees blown down. Estimated windspeed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Martin

When
July 18, 10:03 PM CST
Where
Martin County, 9 mi N of Fairmont
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.780, -94.470

Trees and power lines down. Estimated windspeed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rice

When
July 18, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Rice County, Dundas
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
44.430, -93.220

Power lines blown down. Estimated windspeed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Rice

When
July 18, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Rice County, 15 mi SW of Faribault
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.150, -93.480

Trees blown down. Estimated windspeed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Le Sueur

When
July 18, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Le Sueur County, Elysian
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
44.200, -93.680

Large branches and a power line down. Estimated windspeed.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Minnesota in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, July 1998

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: 5659299, 5659300, 5659304, 5659301, 5659303, 5659305, 5659302.