Thunderstorm Wind, Mower
- When
- June 5, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Mower County, Le Roy
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.520, -92.520
Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 5, 1999
Spotters and law enforcement officials reported hail as large as golfballs, while winds gusted as high as 78 mph, downing numerous trees and power lines. A couple of farms near Elgin (Wabasha County) had extensive roof damage to barns and out-buildings.
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
- $333,000
- Crop damage
- $105,000
- Events
- 15
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.
Spotters and law enforcement officials reported hail as large as golfballs, while winds gusted as high as 78 mph, downing numerous trees and power lines. A couple of farms near Elgin (Wabasha County) had extensive roof damage to barns and out-buildings.
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:10 UTC.
Event by event
12 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mower
- When
- June 5, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Mower County, 2 mi N of Lansing
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.780, -92.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge
- When
- June 5, 8:28 PM CST
- Where
- Dodge County, 2 mi E of Kasson
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.030, -92.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge
- When
- June 5, 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- Dodge County, Kasson
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.030, -92.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Olmsted
- When
- June 5, 8:41 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, Rochester Arpt
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.920, -92.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Wabasha
- When
- June 5, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Wabasha County, Elgin
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.130, -92.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Wabasha
- When
- June 5, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wabasha County, Elgin
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.130, -92.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Mower
- When
- June 5, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mower County, Grand Meadow
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.700, -92.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Wabasha
- When
- June 5, 9:02 PM CST
- Where
- Wabasha County, Elgin
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.130, -92.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Olmsted
- When
- June 5, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, Rochester
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.030, -92.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Mower
- When
- June 5, 9:35 PM CST
- Where
- Mower County, Le Roy
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.520, -92.520
Thunderstorm Wind, Winona
- When
- June 5, 9:37 PM CST
- Where
- Winona County, 10 mi S of Winona
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.900, -91.650
Hail, Fillmore
- When
- June 5, 9:47 PM CST
- Where
- Fillmore County, Fountain
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.750, -92.130
Hail, Winona
- When
- June 5, 10:08 PM CST
- Where
- Winona County, Hart
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.880, -91.730
Hail, Fillmore
- When
- June 5, 10:20 PM CST
- Where
- Fillmore County, 1 mi W of Rushford
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.820, -91.780
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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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: 5703126, 5703125, 5703011, 5703012, 5703122, 5703116, 5703117, 5703121, 5703118, 5703123, 5703010, 5703124, 5703119, 5703127, 5703120.