Hail, Yellow Medicine
- When
- June 5, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Yellow Medicine County, 2 mi NE of Canby
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.720, -96.230
Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, June 5, 1999
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Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 33
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 MPX wrote it up.
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The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 funnel cloud, 2 lightning, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Kandiyohi
- When
- June 5, 3:20 AM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi County, 2 mi NW of Prinsburg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.950, -95.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns
- When
- June 5, 3:30 AM CST
- Where
- Stearns County, Paynesville
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.380, -94.730
Barn destroyed. Winds estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Meeker
- When
- June 5, 3:45 AM CST
- Where
- Meeker County, Litchfield
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.130, -94.530
Large branches blown down. Estimated windspeed.
Hail, Hennepin
- When
- June 5, 3:07 PM CST to 3:09 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County, Minneapolis
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.000, -93.280
Hail, Washington
- When
- June 5, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Hugo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.170, -93.000
Funnel Cloud, Washington
- When
- June 5, 3:11 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Mahtomedi
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.039, -92.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Hennepin
- When
- June 5, 3:12 PM CST to 3:14 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County, Minneapolis
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.000, -93.280
Funnel Cloud, Hennepin
- When
- June 5, 3:12 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County, Maple Grove
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.005, -93.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Carver
- When
- June 5, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Carver County, East Union
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.720, -93.680
Hail, Washington
- When
- June 5, 3:20 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, 2 mi SE of Forest Lake
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.270, -92.950
Hail, Scott
- When
- June 5, 3:29 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County, Shakopee
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 44.800, -93.520
A few autos damaged.
Lightning, Scott
- When
- June 5, 3:29 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County, Shakopee
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 44.649, -93.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning caused two house fires.
Hail, Chisago
- When
- June 5, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Chisago County, Shafer
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.380, -92.750
Hail, Ramsey
- When
- June 5, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Ramsey County, White Bear Lake
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.080, -93.020
Funnel Cloud, Washington
- When
- June 5, 3:31 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, 3 mi W of Stillwater
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.039, -92.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning, Carver
- When
- June 5, 3:32 PM CST
- Where
- Carver County, Carver
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.821, -93.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Man slightly injured by bolt, taken to local hospital for observation.
Tornado, Scott
- When
- June 5, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County, Savage
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.780, -93.330
Hail, Scott
- When
- June 5, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County, Shakopee
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.800, -93.520
Car windows smashed, car bodies dented.
Hail, Carver
- When
- June 5, 3:36 PM CST
- Where
- Carver County, Carver
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.770, -93.620
Hail, Scott
- When
- June 5, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County, Shakopee
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.800, -93.520
Hail, Hennepin
- When
- June 5, 3:56 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County, Msp Flying Cloud Arp
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.830, -93.450
Hail, Dakota
- When
- June 5, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dakota County, Eagan
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.800, -93.170
Hail, Dakota
- When
- June 5, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Dakota County, Inver Grove Heights
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.850, -93.030
Hail, Washington
- When
- June 5, 5:00 PM CST to 5:01 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Cottage Grove
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.830, -92.880
Hail, Washington
- When
- June 5, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County, Cottage Grove
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.830, -92.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Martin
- When
- June 5, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County, 5 mi NE of Fairmont
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.700, -94.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Faribault
- When
- June 5, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Faribault County, 3 mi NW of Elmore
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.530, -94.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Freeborn
- When
- June 5, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Freeborn County, Alden
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 43.670, -93.580
Windows blown out of house. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Waseca
- When
- June 5, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Waseca County, Matawan
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.870, -93.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Freeborn
- When
- June 5, 8:05 PM CST
- Where
- Freeborn County, Geneva
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 43.820, -93.270
Large trees blown down. Wind damage also reported in Clarks Grove. Estimated windspeed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Steele
- When
- June 5, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Steele County, Blooming Prairie
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.870, -93.070
Thunderstorm Wind, Goodhue
- When
- June 5, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Goodhue County, Pine Is
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.220, -92.650
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.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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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: 5709285, 5709287, 5709291, 5709286, 5708995, 5709008, 5709288, 5708996, 5709290, 5708997, 5709009, 5708998, 5709016, 5709010, 5709011, 5709289, 5709293, 5709015, 5709292, 5708999, 5709000, 5709001, 5709012, 5709013, 5709002, 5709003, 5709004, 5709005, 5709017, 5709006, 5709284, 5709014, 5709007.