Hail, Olmsted
- When
- August 9, 12:27 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, Rochester
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $750,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 44.030, -92.470
Hail in Minnesota, August 9, 1999
Hail ranging in size from dimes to tennis balls caused considerable damage. Hardest hit was the city of Rochester, where damage to vehicles and homes was estimated in the millions.
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
- $5.0 million
- Crop damage
- $60,000
- Events
- 8
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ARX wrote it up.
Hail ranging in size from dimes to tennis balls caused considerable damage. Hardest hit was the city of Rochester, where damage to vehicles and homes was estimated in the millions.
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:28 UTC.
Event by event
8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Olmsted
- When
- August 9, 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, 5 mi NW of Rochester
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $1.3 million
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 44.080, -92.530
Hail, Olmsted
- When
- August 9, 12:32 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, Rochester
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 44.030, -92.470
Hail, Fillmore
- When
- August 9, 12:34 PM CST
- Where
- Fillmore County, Rushford
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.820, -91.770
Hail, Olmsted
- When
- August 9, 12:40 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, Rochester
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.030, -92.470
Hail, Olmsted
- When
- August 9, 12:46 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, Rochester
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $1.5 million
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.030, -92.470
Hail, Olmsted
- When
- August 9, 12:48 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, 1 mi E of Chester
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- $45,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 44.000, -92.330
Hail, Houston
- When
- August 9, 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Houston County, 2 mi S of Houston
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $500
- Crop damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- POST OFFICE
- Coordinates
- 43.730, -91.570
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: 5710035, 5710037, 5710036, 5710041, 5710042, 5710038, 5710039, 5710040.