Minnesota, 1999

Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 25, 1999

July 25, 1999 · NWS MPX · 13 events in 4 counties and zones

8 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Todd

When
July 25, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Todd County, Grey Eagle
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.820, -94.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Todd

When
July 25, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Todd County, Grey Eagle
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.820, -94.770

Estimated Winds, large branches down.

Tornado, Morrison

When
July 25, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Morrison County, 5 mi S of Little Falls
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
25 yd
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.920, -94.370

Large trees down.

Hail, Morrison

When
July 25, 5:11 PM CST
Where
Morrison County, 3 mi S of Little Falls
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.930, -94.370

Hail, Morrison

When
July 25, 5:22 PM CST
Where
Morrison County, 1 mi E of Royalton
Measured
2.5 in hail
Reported by
STORM CHASER
Coordinates
45.830, -94.280

Hail, Morrison

When
July 25, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Morrison County, Little Rock
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.830, -94.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When
July 25, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Stearns County, Freeport
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
45.670, -94.680

Several large trees downed, including one which fell onto a house, breaking through the roof. Estimated windspeed.

Hail, Stearns

When
July 25, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Stearns County, 5 mi N of Avon
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
45.680, -94.470

Hail, Stearns

When
July 25, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Stearns County, Holdingford
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.730, -94.470

Hail, Stearns

When
July 25, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Stearns County, St Stephen
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.700, -94.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When
July 25, 7:24 PM CST
Where
Stearns County, 10 mi N of St Cloud
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.720, -94.170

Estimated winds, a few small trees down.

Hail, Benton

When
July 25, 7:29 PM CST
Where
Benton County, 2 mi SE of Rice
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.730, -94.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When
July 25, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Benton County, Popple Creek
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.670, -94.030

Winds estimated. Several trees toppled.

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: 5715418, 5715419, 5715414, 5715413, 5715424, 5715420, 5715425, 5715415, 5715416, 5715417, 5715421, 5715422, 5715423.