Minnesota, 1998

Hail in Minnesota, September 28, 1998

September 28, 1998 · NWS MPX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sibley

When
September 28, 10:15 AM CST
Where
Sibley County, Gaylord
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.550, -94.220

Hail, Yellow Medicine

When
September 28, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Yellow Medicine County, 6 mi S of Clarkfield
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.700, -95.800

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5668573, 5668572.