Minnesota, 1999

Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 25, 1999

July 25, 1999 · NWS FGF · 16 events in 8 counties and zones

8 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$4,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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.

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Event by event

8 hail, 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Marshall

When
July 25, 9:30 AM CST
Where
Marshall County, 7 mi NE of Oslo
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.270, -97.030

Hail, Marshall

When
July 25, 9:45 AM CST
Where
Marshall County, 2 mi SW of Argyle
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.320, -96.850

Hail, Marshall

When
July 25, 10:45 AM CST
Where
Marshall County, 6 mi NW of Newfolden
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.430, -96.430

Hail, Roseau

When
July 25, 11:10 AM CST
Where
Roseau County, Strathcona
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.550, -96.180

Hail, Roseau

When
July 25, 11:17 AM CST
Where
Roseau County, 5 mi W of Wannaska
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.670, -95.850

Hail, Marshall

When
July 25, 11:35 AM CST
Where
Marshall County, 9 mi N of Grygla
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.430, -95.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Pennington

When
July 25, 11:45 AM CST
Where
Pennington County, 26 mi E of Thief River Falls
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.130, -95.620

Trees were damaged by the wind.

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When
July 25, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Polk County, 3 mi N of Winger
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.580, -95.980

Power lines were blown down.

Hail, Becker

When
July 25, 12:35 PM CST
Where
Becker County, 9 mi NW of Ogema
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.200, -96.080

Tornado, Mahnomen

When
July 25, 12:40 PM CST
Where
Mahnomen County, Waubun
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
25 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.180, -95.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
July 25, 1:10 PM CST
Where
Clay County, 1 mi W of Ulen
Property damage
$500
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.080, -96.280

Several trees were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
July 25, 1:12 PM CST
Where
Clay County, Ulen
Property damage
$500
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.080, -96.270

Several trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Becker

When
July 25, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Becker County, 4 mi N of Lake Park
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.930, -96.100

Tree damage was reported.

Tornado, Becker

When
July 25, 1:39 PM CST
Where
Becker County, 5 mi NW of Detroit Lakes
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
25 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.870, -95.900

Hail, Becker

When
July 25, 1:42 PM CST
Where
Becker County, 10 mi W of Detroit Lakes
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.820, -96.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Beltrami

When
July 25, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Beltrami County, 9 mi SW of Kelliher
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.830, -94.580

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.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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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: 5709350, 5709349, 5709348, 5709347, 5709346, 5709283, 5709353, 5709352, 5709351, 5709282, 5709355, 5709354, 5709281, 5709280, 5709279, 5709278.