Hail, Grant
- When
- August 9, 12:55 AM CST
- Where
- Grant County, Herman
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.800, -96.150
Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 9, 1999
8 hail, 1 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
- $500
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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 Aberdeen radar (KABR), 180 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:57 UTC.
Event by event
8 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Otter Tail
- When
- August 9, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Otter Tail County, Pelican Rapids
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.570, -96.080
Hail, Grant
- When
- August 9, 1:15 AM CST
- Where
- Grant County, 3 mi S of Herman
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.750, -96.150
Hail, Becker
- When
- August 9, 1:40 AM CST
- Where
- Becker County, 3 mi S of Detroit Lakes
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 46.770, -95.830
Hail, Otter Tail
- When
- August 9, 1:45 AM CST
- Where
- Otter Tail County, 3 mi N of Perham
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.650, -95.570
Hail, Wadena
- When
- August 9, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Wadena County, 5 mi N of Sebeka
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.700, -95.100
Hail, Wilkin
- When
- August 9, 5:15 AM CST
- Where
- Wilkin County, 6 mi NW of Rothsay
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.550, -96.370
Thunderstorm Wind, Otter Tail
- When
- August 9, 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- Otter Tail County, 6 mi NE of Fergus Falls
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.350, -95.980
Several large branches were broken by the wind.
Hail, Otter Tail
- When
- August 9, 6:25 AM CST
- Where
- Otter Tail County, Parkers Prairie
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.170, -95.320
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
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More
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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: 5712079, 5712081, 5712082, 5712080, 5712083, 5712084, 5712085, 5712086, 5712087.