Minnesota, 1999

Hail in Minnesota, August 28, 1999

August 28, 1999 · 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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  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:18 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Brown

When
August 28, 6:20 AM CST
Where
Brown County, Godahl
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.120, -94.680

Hail, Watonwan

When
August 28, 6:20 AM CST
Where
Watonwan County, Godahl
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.120, -94.680

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.

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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: 5719216, 5719217.