Minnesota, 1998

Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, June 24, 1998

June 24, 1998 · NWS FGF · 23 events in 2 counties and zones

22 hail, 1 tornado, 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
23

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 Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:42 UTC.

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Event by event

22 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Polk

When
June 24, 3:42 PM CST
Where
Polk County, Climax
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.620, -96.830

Hail, Polk

When
June 24, 3:46 PM CST
Where
Polk County, Climax
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.620, -96.830

Hail, Polk

When
June 24, 4:36 PM CST
Where
Polk County, 7 mi S of Crookston
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.680, -96.620

Hail, Polk

When
June 24, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Polk County, Crookston
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
47.780, -96.620

Hail, Polk

When
June 24, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Polk County, Euclid
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.970, -96.630

Hail, Polk

When
June 24, 5:21 PM CST
Where
Polk County, 2 mi S of Mentor
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.670, -96.150

Hail, Norman

When
June 24, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Norman County, 10 mi N of Ada
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.450, -96.520

Hail, Polk

When
June 24, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Polk County, 3 mi S of Angus
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
48.030, -96.720

Hail, Norman

When
June 24, 6:17 PM CST
Where
Norman County, 9 mi NW of Flaming
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
47.570, -96.400

Hail, Norman

When
June 24, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Norman County, 3 mi NE of Lockhart
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.470, -96.520

Tornado, Polk

When
June 24, 6:23 PM CST
Where
Polk County, 9 mi N of Crookston
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
25 yd
Coordinates
47.920, -96.620

Hail, Norman

When
June 24, 6:28 PM CST
Where
Norman County, 3 mi N of Lockhart
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.480, -96.570

Hail, Polk

When
June 24, 6:47 PM CST
Where
Polk County, 3 mi E of Beltrami
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.550, -96.480

Hail, Polk

When
June 24, 7:07 PM CST
Where
Polk County, Beltrami
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
47.550, -96.530

Hail, Polk

When
June 24, 7:19 PM CST
Where
Polk County, 4 mi W of Fertile
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.530, -96.370

Hail, Polk

When
June 24, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Polk County, Key West
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
47.930, -96.780

Hail, Polk

When
June 24, 8:56 PM CST
Where
Polk County, 10 mi SW of Crookston
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.680, -96.770

Hail, Polk

When
June 24, 9:23 PM CST
Where
Polk County, 8 mi N of Crookston
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.900, -96.620

Hail, Polk

When
June 24, 9:24 PM CST
Where
Polk County, 10 mi N of Crookston
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
47.930, -96.620

Hail, Polk

When
June 24, 9:39 PM CST
Where
Polk County, Crookston
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.780, -96.620

Hail, Polk

When
June 24, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Polk County, Crookston
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
47.780, -96.620

Hail, Polk

When
June 24, 9:55 PM CST
Where
Polk County, Eldred
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
47.680, -96.800

Hail, Polk

When
June 24, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Polk County, 7 mi S of Crookston
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.680, -96.620

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.

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: 5649441, 5649451, 5649452, 5649454, 5649453, 5649455, 5649456, 5649457, 5649458, 5649459, 5649462, 5649460, 5649461, 5649442, 5649443, 5649444, 5649463, 5649445, 5649446, 5649447, 5649448, 5649449, 5649450.