Hail, Norman
- When
- July 27, 2:14 PM CST
- Where
- Norman County, Perley
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.180, -96.820
Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 27, 1999
16 hail, 2 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
- $51,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
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 Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:12 UTC.
Event by event
16 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Norman
- When
- July 27, 2:19 PM CST
- Where
- Norman County, 3 mi N of Perley
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.230, -96.820
Hail, Norman
- When
- July 27, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Norman County, Ada
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.300, -96.520
Hail, Clay
- When
- July 27, 2:36 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, 1 mi NW of Georgetown
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.100, -96.830
Hail, Norman
- When
- July 27, 2:42 PM CST
- Where
- Norman County, Twin Vly
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.270, -96.270
Hail, Norman
- When
- July 27, 2:42 PM CST
- Where
- Norman County, 5 mi NW of Twin Vly
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.320, -96.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Norman
- When
- July 27, 2:55 PM CST
- Where
- Norman County, Gary
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.380, -96.270
Large trees were blown down.
Hail, Clay
- When
- July 27, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, 4 mi N of Felton
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.130, -96.520
Hail, Mahnomen
- When
- July 27, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Mahnomen County, Mahnomen
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.320, -95.980
Hail, Clearwater
- When
- July 27, 3:31 PM CST
- Where
- Clearwater County, Ebro
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.500, -95.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Clearwater
- When
- July 27, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Clearwater County, 5 mi SW of Bagley
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.470, -95.480
Trees were blown down.
Hail, Clay
- When
- July 27, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County, Sabin
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.780, -96.650
Hail, Beltrami
- When
- July 27, 3:56 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Beltrami County, Bemidji
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.480, -94.900
Car dealerships suffered a lot of damage from the hail.
Hail, Hubbard
- When
- July 27, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hubbard County, 2 mi W of Nary
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.370, -94.880
Hail, Beltrami
- When
- July 27, 4:04 PM CST
- Where
- Beltrami County, 6 mi S of Bemidji
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 47.400, -94.900
Hail, Becker
- When
- July 27, 4:24 PM CST
- Where
- Becker County, Detroit Lakes
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.820, -95.830
Hail, Becker
- When
- July 27, 4:28 PM CST
- Where
- Becker County, 4 mi N of Detroit Lakes
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.870, -95.830
Hail, Beltrami
- When
- July 27, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Beltrami County, 1 mi N of Saum
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 48.000, -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.
- 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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- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 27, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 27, 1999
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Iowa, July 27, 1999
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- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 27, 1999
- Flash Flood in Idaho, July 27, 1999
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: 5709478, 5709482, 5709483, 5709484, 5709485, 5709495, 5709486, 5709487, 5709488, 5709489, 5709479, 5709490, 5709491, 5709492, 5709480, 5709481, 5709493, 5709494.