Hail, Martin
- When
- June 20, 8:28 AM CST
- Where
- Martin County, Trimont
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 43.770, -94.720
Flash Flood and Hail in Minnesota, June 20, 1998
10 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 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.
- 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
- 15
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), 151 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:26 UTC.
Event by event
10 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- June 20, 8:40 AM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Sleepy Eye
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.300, -94.730
Hail, Watonwan
- When
- June 20, 8:44 AM CST to 9:44 AM CST
- Where
- Watonwan County, St James
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.980, -94.630
Hail, Watonwan
- When
- June 20, 9:10 AM CST
- Where
- Watonwan County, Ormsby
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 43.850, -94.720
Hail, Watonwan
- When
- June 20, 9:20 AM CST
- Where
- Watonwan County, South Branch
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 43.880, -94.570
Hail, Martin
- When
- June 20, 10:08 AM CST
- Where
- Martin County, Truman
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 43.830, -94.430
Hail, Faribault
- When
- June 20, 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Faribault County, Winnebago
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.770, -94.170
Flash Flood, Faribault
- When
- June 20, 10:30 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Faribault County, Blue Earth
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -93.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Between 3 and 4 inches of rain resulted in street flooding.
Thunderstorm Wind, Faribault
- When
- June 20, 11:14 AM CST
- Where
- Faribault County, Wells
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.750, -93.730
Large tree limbs blown down. Estimated windspeed.
Hail, Blue Earth
- When
- June 20, 11:20 AM CST
- Where
- Blue Earth County, Vernon Center
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.950, -94.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Freeborn
- When
- June 20, 11:35 AM CST
- Where
- Freeborn County, Manchester
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.730, -93.470
Marble size hail along with strong winds.
Hail, Freeborn
- When
- June 20, 11:40 AM CST
- Where
- Freeborn County, 5 mi E of Manchester
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.730, -93.370
Hail, Freeborn
- When
- June 20, 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Freeborn County, 5 mi ENE of Manchester
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.770, -93.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Freeborn
- When
- June 20, 11:50 AM CST
- Where
- Freeborn County, Maple Is
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 43.770, -93.170
Large trees limbs down. Estimated windspeed.
Hail, Steele
- When
- June 20, 12:25 PM CST
- Where
- Steele County, Blooming Prairie
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 43.870, -93.070
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.
- 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.
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: 5655146, 5655147, 5655149, 5655148, 5655150, 5655151, 5655152, 5655160, 5655153, 5655154, 5655155, 5655156, 5655157, 5655159, 5655158.