Minnesota, 1998

Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, June 11, 1998

June 11, 1998 · NWS MPX · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

6 hail, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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), 186 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:47 UTC.

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Event by event

6 hail, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Todd

When
June 11, 12:45 AM CST
Where
Todd County, Eagle Bend
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
46.170, -95.030

Tornado, Swift

When
June 11, 3:30 PM CST to 3:34 PM CST
Where
Swift County, Benson to 2 mi E of Benson
Rating
F0
Path length
2.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.320, -95.580

Crossed open fields.

Funnel Cloud, Kandiyohi

When
June 11, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Kandiyohi County, Raymond
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.152, -95.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lac Qui Parle

When
June 11, 6:05 PM CST to 6:10 PM CST
Where
Lac Qui Parle County, 4 mi N of Providence
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.880, -96.120

Hailed for 10 minutes.

Hail, Redwood

When
June 11, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Redwood County, 3 mi NW of Wabasso
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.430, -95.300

Hail, Yellow Medicine

When
June 11, 6:10 PM CST to 6:20 PM CST
Where
Yellow Medicine County, 1 mi NE of Clarkfield
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
44.800, -95.780

Hailed for 10 minutes.

Hail, Lac Qui Parle

When
June 11, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Lac Qui Parle County, 4 mi E of Providence
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.830, -96.030

Hail, Kandiyohi

When
June 11, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Kandiyohi County, Willmar
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
45.130, -95.050

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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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: 5654948, 5654949, 5654954, 5654950, 5654951, 5654952, 5654955, 5654953.