Hail, Meeker
- When
- September 19, 2:52 PM CST
- Where
- Meeker County, Darwin
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.100, -94.420
Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 19, 1998
2 hail, 2 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:57 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wright
- When
- September 19, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Wright County, 3 mi S of Howard Lake
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.020, -94.080
Trees and power lines down. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wright
- When
- September 19, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wright County, 3 mi W of Annandale
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.270, -94.200
Windows blown in.
Hail, Wright
- When
- September 19, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wright County, 3 mi W of Annandale
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.270, -94.200
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
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Mississippi, September 19 to 20, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Nebraska, September 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, September 19, 1998
- Flood in Florida, September 19, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, September 19, 1998
- Tropical Storm and Flash Flood in Louisiana, September 19 to 20, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, September 19 to 20, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, September 19, 1998
- Waterspout in Florida, September 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, September 19, 1998
- Tornado in Alabama, September 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 19, 1998
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, September 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: 5668574, 5668575, 5668576, 5668577.