Hail, Wabasha
- When
- July 8, 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Wabasha County, Mazeppa
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.280, -92.550
Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 8, 1999
A tornado touched down just northwest of Lewiston (Winona County), then moved into the middle of town and intensified. Numerous homes along Main Street had extensive damage with broken windows, damaged roofs and downed trees.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
- Property damage
- $2.0 million
- Crop damage
- $71,000
- Events
- 11
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ARX wrote it up.
A tornado touched down just northwest of Lewiston (Winona County), then moved into the middle of town and intensified. Numerous homes along Main Street had extensive damage with broken windows, damaged roofs and downed trees. One home had the entire roof taken off, while at least 4 cars were demolished from debris landing on them. A farm southeast of town had every building destroyed, except the house. Of the 1,300 population in Lewiston, only two people sustained minor injuries. Elsewhere across southeast Minnesota, spotters and law enforcement officials reported hail up to 2 inches in diameter along with trees and power lines knocked down.
The radar
The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:55 UTC.
Event by event
6 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wabasha
- When
- July 8, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Wabasha County, Wabasha
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.380, -92.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Wabasha
- When
- July 8, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Wabasha County, 3 mi SE of Lake City
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.420, -92.220
Hail, Wabasha
- When
- July 8, 5:28 PM CST
- Where
- Wabasha County, 2 mi W of Elgin
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.130, -92.280
Hail, Olmsted
- When
- July 8, 5:28 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, Potsdam
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.170, -92.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Wabasha
- When
- July 8, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Wabasha County, Elgin
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 44.130, -92.250
Tornado, Winona
- When
- July 8, 6:20 PM CST to 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Winona County, Lewiston to 2 mi SE of Lewiston
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 3.5 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.0 million
- Crop damage
- $60,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.000, -91.900
Hail, Winona
- When
- July 8, 6:32 PM CST
- Where
- Winona County, Nodine
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 43.900, -91.450
Hail, Houston
- When
- July 8, 6:53 PM CST
- Where
- Houston County, Houston
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 43.770, -91.570
Hail, Winona
- When
- July 8, 6:58 PM CST
- Where
- Winona County, Dresbach
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 43.880, -91.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Fillmore
- When
- July 8, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Fillmore County, 2 mi N of Canton
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.570, -91.930
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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The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Nevada, July 8, 1999
- Heat in Missouri, July 8 to 9, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 8, 1999
- Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, July 8 to 9, 1999
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 8, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 8 to 9, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, July 8, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 8, 1999
- Lightning Strike in New Mexico, July 8, 1999
- Flood in California, July 8, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 8, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 8, 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: 5707356, 5707357, 5707364, 5707358, 5707362, 5707365, 5707355, 5707359, 5707360, 5707363, 5707361.