Thunderstorm Wind, Lac Qui Parle
- When
- July 3, 1:45 AM CST
- Where
- Lac Qui Parle County, Dawson
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.930, -96.070
Trees, power lines down. Winds estimated.
Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 3, 1999
18 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Swift
- When
- July 3, 1:54 AM CST
- Where
- Swift County, Appleton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.200, -96.020
Few trees down. Winds estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood
- When
- July 3, 1:55 AM CST
- Where
- Redwood County, Lamberton
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.230, -95.270
Few trees broken in half. Winds estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa
- When
- July 3, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, 5 mi NE of Montevideo
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.000, -95.650
Roof off grain bin. Few trees uprooted. Winds estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- July 3, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Springfield
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.250, -94.970
Roof partially off house. Winds estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood
- When
- July 3, 2:15 AM CST
- Where
- Redwood County, 2 mi W of Sanborn
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.220, -95.170
Cattle barn and top of silo demolished. Winds estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- July 3, 2:25 AM CST
- Where
- Brown County, New Ulm
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.320, -94.470
Portion of old one story building collapsed onto car. Large tree limbs down. Winds estimated.
Hail, Watonwan
- When
- July 3, 2:29 AM CST
- Where
- Watonwan County, Darfur
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.050, -94.830
Thunderstorm Wind, Watonwan
- When
- July 3, 2:40 AM CST
- Where
- Watonwan County, St James
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.980, -94.630
Few trees down. Winds estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Renville
- When
- July 3, 2:40 AM CST
- Where
- Renville County, Fairfax
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.530, -94.720
Numerous 6 inch diameter branches down. Winds estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kandiyohi
- When
- July 3, 2:52 AM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi County, New London
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.300, -94.950
Power lines down. Winds estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Watonwan
- When
- July 3, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Watonwan County, 1 mi E of Madelia
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.050, -94.400
A number of barns, grain bins and trees damaged. Some barns were picked up and moved off their foundations, while others were flattened. Four grain bins blown off their foundations. Two tractors crushed. Winds estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nicollet
- When
- July 3, 3:10 AM CST
- Where
- Nicollet County, Courtland
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.270, -94.350
Ten inch diameter trees snapped in half. Winds estimated.
Hail, Stearns
- When
- July 3, 3:12 AM CST
- Where
- Stearns County, Rockville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.470, -94.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns
- When
- July 3, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Stearns County, 6 mi S of St Cloud
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.480, -94.170
Shed down. Winds estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sibley
- When
- July 3, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Sibley County, Arlington
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.600, -94.080
Barn down. Winds estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wright
- When
- July 3, 3:40 AM CST
- Where
- Wright County, 3 mi SW of Delano
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.020, -93.850
Trees toppled. Winds estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sherburne
- When
- July 3, 3:40 AM CST
- Where
- Sherburne County, Elk River
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.300, -93.580
Six inch tree branches severed. Winds estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wright
- When
- July 3, 3:40 AM CST
- Where
- Wright County, Montrose
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.070, -93.920
Trees toppled. Winds estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carver
- When
- July 3, 3:45 AM CST
- Where
- Carver County, Watertown
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.970, -93.850
Few trees toppled and large branches felled. Winds estimated.
What these are
- 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.
- 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.
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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: 5715012, 5715013, 5715014, 5715015, 5715016, 5715091, 5715017, 5715018, 5715019, 5715020, 5715021, 5715092, 5715022, 5715090, 5715023, 5715024, 5715025, 5715026, 5715027, 5715093.