Thunderstorm Wind, Red Lake
- When
- August 22, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Red Lake County, 5 mi W of Red Lake Falls
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.880, -96.370
Large branches were broken off by the wind.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 22, 1999
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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
- $12,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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), 81 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:46 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Becker
- When
- August 22, 8:12 PM CST
- Where
- Becker County, Westbury
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.920, -95.900
A motorhome was rolled over by the strong wind.
Hail, Otter Tail
- When
- August 22, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Otter Tail County, 7 mi N of Pelican Rapids
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.670, -96.080
Thunderstorm Wind, Otter Tail
- When
- August 22, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Otter Tail County, 7 mi N of Pelican Rapids
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.670, -96.080
The strong wind blew in a screened in porch.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkin
- When
- August 22, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Wilkin County, 3 mi S of Breckenridge
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.220, -96.580
What these are
- 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.
- 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
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, August 22, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 22, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, August 22, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, August 22, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, August 22 to 23, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, August 22, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 22, 1999
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, August 22, 1999
- Waterspout in Florida, August 22, 1999
- Waterspout in Florida, August 22, 1999
- Flood in Puerto Rico, August 22, 1999
- Hail in Georgia, August 22, 1999
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, August 1999
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: 5712404, 5712408, 5712405, 5712406, 5712407.