Minnesota, 1999

Hail in Minnesota, June 8, 1999

June 8, 1999 · NWS MPX · 11 events in 4 counties and zones

11 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
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.

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 166 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:04 UTC.

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Event by event

11 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Chippewa

When
June 8, 12:05 AM CST
Where
Chippewa County, 3 mi NE of Montevideo
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.980, -95.670

Hail, Renville

When
June 8, 12:15 AM CST
Where
Renville County, 3 mi N of Sacred Heart
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.830, -95.350

Hail, Renville

When
June 8, 1:05 AM CST
Where
Renville County, 1 mi W of Renville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.800, -95.230

Hail, Martin

When
June 8, 11:26 AM CST
Where
Martin County, Ceylon
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
43.530, -94.630

Hail, Martin

When
June 8, 11:37 AM CST
Where
Martin County, Ceylon
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
43.530, -94.630

Hail, Faribault

When
June 8, 11:55 AM CST
Where
Faribault County, Elmore
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
43.500, -94.080

Hail, Martin

When
June 8, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Martin County, 4 mi SW of East Chain
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
43.530, -94.420

Hail, Faribault

When
June 8, 12:25 PM CST
Where
Faribault County, 6 mi W of Elmore
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
43.500, -94.200

Crop damage reported.

Hail, Faribault

When
June 8, 12:40 PM CST
Where
Faribault County, 4 mi SW of Blue Earth
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
43.600, -94.150

Hail, Faribault

When
June 8, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Faribault County, 1 mi W of Frost
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
43.580, -93.950

Roads turned white due to extensive hail. Crop damage also reported.

Hail, Faribault

When
June 8, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Faribault County, 4 mi S of Frost
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
43.530, -93.930

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5708089, 5708090, 5708091, 5708092, 5708093, 5708094, 5708095, 5708096, 5708097, 5708098, 5708099.