Lightning, Clay
- When
- June 26, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, Moorhead
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 46.892, -96.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A house for sale in Moorhead was struck by lightning, igniting a fire.
Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 26, 1998
8 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- $91,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:13 UTC.
Event by event
8 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Otter Tail
- When
- June 26, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Otter Tail County, Fergus Falls
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 46.280, -96.070
A tree was blown into a house, damaging the roof. Another tree fell on a garage. Power was out for a section of Fergus Falls for over an hour.
Thunderstorm Wind, Otter Tail
- When
- June 26, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Otter Tail County, Dalton
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 46.170, -95.900
A tree was blown into a garage and a truck.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- June 26, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Hoffman
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 45.830, -95.800
A cattle barn was damaged by the wind as well as trees and power lines.
Thunderstorm Wind, Otter Tail
- When
- June 26, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Otter Tail County, 15 mi E of Pelican Rapids
- Property damage
- $400
- Coordinates
- 46.570, -95.770
6 inch diameter trees were downed in the strong wind.
Flash Flood, Becker
- When
- June 26, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Becker County, Detroit Lakes
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Coordinates
- 46.935, -95.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Water flowed over US Highway 10 west of the city.
Thunderstorm Wind, Becker
- When
- June 26, 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- Becker County, 1 mi N of Frazee
- Property damage
- $400
- Coordinates
- 46.750, -95.700
Trees were downed in the strong wind.
Thunderstorm Wind, Becker
- When
- June 26, 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- Becker County, 2 mi W of Frazee
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 46.730, -95.750
Seventeen large trees were downed on a farmstead, one landing on a car. Nearby, 2 large turkey barns were damaged, and 30 trees were flattened.
Thunderstorm Wind, Becker
- When
- June 26, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Becker County, 12 mi E of Detroit Lakes
- Property damage
- $400
- Coordinates
- 46.820, -95.580
8 inch diameter trees were knocked down by the strong wind.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wadena
- When
- June 26, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wadena County, Verndale
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 46.400, -95.020
10 to 15 trees were blown down in the strong wind.
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 26 to 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 26, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, June 26 to 28, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New York, June 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, June 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 26 to 27, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New York, June 26, 1998
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, June 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: 5649513, 5649514, 5649517, 5649516, 5649468, 5649511, 5649467, 5649512, 5649469, 5649515.