Minnesota, 1999Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 27, 1999
July 27, 1999 · NWS MPX · 14 events in 7 counties and zones
12 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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.
Event by event
12 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lac Qui Parle
- When
- July 27, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Lac Qui Parle County, Madison
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.020, -96.200
Estimated winds. Trees down, some on houses and sheds. Trailer flipped. Forty foot KLQP-FM relay tower downed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Swift
- When
- July 27, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Swift County, Appleton
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.200, -96.020
Estimated winds. Trees felled, one onto a car.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa
- When
- July 27, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, Milan to 4 mi of Milan
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.150, -95.980
Estimated winds. Steel siding ripped off barn. Numerous trees down in Milan, some on houses.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa
- When
- July 27, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, Montevideo
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.950, -95.720
Estimated winds. A few trees down.
Tornado, Chippewa
- When
- July 27, 6:15 PM CST to 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, Gluek to 5 mi NE of Gluek
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.050, -95.470
Barn and outbuildings down. Roof off grainery. Trees down. 14 sheep killed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa
- When
- July 27, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, Montevideo Arpt
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -95.700
Measured windspeed by AWOS.
Hail, Kandiyohi
- When
- July 27, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi County, 2 mi W of Spicer
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.230, -94.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa
- When
- July 27, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, Clara City
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.950, -95.370
Estimated winds. A few trees toppled.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kandiyohi
- When
- July 27, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi County, Raymond
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.020, -95.230
Estimated winds. A few trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kandiyohi
- When
- July 27, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi County, Willmar
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 45.130, -95.050
Windspeed measured at KWLM/KQIC radio.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kandiyohi
- When
- July 27, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi County, Svea
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 45.000, -95.030
Estimated winds. Large branches down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Yellow Medicine
- When
- July 27, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Yellow Medicine County, Granite Falls
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.820, -95.550
Estimated winds. Trees and power lines felled.
Thunderstorm Wind, Meeker
- When
- July 27, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Meeker County, Cosmos
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.930, -94.700
Estimated winds. Numerous powerlines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Renville
- When
- July 27, 7:06 PM CST
- Where
- Renville County, 7 mi S of Olivia
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.680, -94.980
Estimated winds. Trees down.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 27, 1999$800,000 · F2 · 1 event
- Heat in Louisiana, July 27, 19991 death · 1 event
- Marine High Wind in Tennessee, July 27, 1999$1.0 million · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 27, 1999$600,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 27, 1999F1 · 29 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 27, 1999$51,000 · 2.75 in hail · 18 events
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 27, 1999$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, July 27, 1999$65,000 · 4 events
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Iowa, July 27, 1999$55,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 27 to 28, 1999$46,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 27, 19993 injured · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Flash Flood in Idaho, July 27, 1999$30,000 · 1 event
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: 5715287, 5715288, 5715289, 5715290, 5715300, 5715291, 5715292, 5715293, 5715294, 5715295, 5715299, 5715296, 5715298, 5715297.