Hail, Kittson
- When
- June 27, 4:26 PM CST
- Where
- Kittson County, 4 mi SW of Halma
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.630, -96.680
Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 27, 1998
8 hail, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $11,000
- 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 Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 132 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:23 UTC.
Event by event
8 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Kittson
- When
- June 27, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Kittson County, 4 mi SW of Halma
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.630, -96.680
Hail was reported to be 3 inches deep.
Thunderstorm Wind, Roseau
- When
- June 27, 5:08 PM CST
- Where
- Roseau County, Badger
- Property damage
- $200
- Coordinates
- 48.780, -96.020
Hail, Roseau
- When
- June 27, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Roseau County, Roseau
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.850, -95.750
Hail, Roseau
- When
- June 27, 5:23 PM CST
- Where
- Roseau County, Roseau
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.850, -95.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Roseau
- When
- June 27, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Roseau County, Roseau
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 48.850, -95.750
Power lines were blown down in the strong wind.
Hail, Roseau
- When
- June 27, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Roseau County, 1 mi N of Warroad
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.920, -95.320
Hail, Lake of the Woods
- When
- June 27, 6:12 PM CST
- Where
- Lake of the Woods County, 11 mi NW of Williams
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.880, -95.120
Hail, Becker
- When
- June 27, 7:57 PM CST
- Where
- Becker County, Detroit Lakes
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.820, -95.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Becker
- When
- June 27, 7:57 PM CST
- Where
- Becker County, Detroit Lakes
- Property damage
- $200
- Coordinates
- 46.820, -95.830
Hail, Beltrami
- When
- June 27, 8:06 PM CST
- Where
- Beltrami County, Bemidji
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.480, -94.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Becker
- When
- June 27, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Becker County, Detroit Lakes
- Property damage
- $200
- Coordinates
- 46.820, -95.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Beltrami
- When
- June 27, 8:27 PM CST
- Where
- Beltrami County, Bemidji
- Property damage
- $200
- Coordinates
- 47.480, -94.900
Trees were blown down in the strong wind.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clearwater
- When
- June 27, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Clearwater County, 11 mi SW of Bagley
- Property damage
- $200
- Coordinates
- 47.400, -95.570
The strong wind blew down large branches.
Thunderstorm Wind, Beltrami
- When
- June 27, 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- Beltrami County, 22 mi NE of Bemidji
- Property damage
- $400
- Coordinates
- 47.720, -94.570
Trees were blown down in the strong wind.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 27 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, June 27 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, June 27 to 30, 1998
- Tornado in Ohio, June 27, 1998
- Flash Flood in New Hampshire, June 27, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Iowa, June 27 to 28, 1998
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Minnesota, June 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 27 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Wisconsin, June 27 to 28, 1998
- Heat in Tennessee, June 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 27 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 27 to 30, 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: 5649524, 5649525, 5649526, 5649527, 5649520, 5649528, 5649529, 5649530, 5649521, 5649522, 5649531, 5649523, 5649532, 5649518, 5649519.