Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 8 to 9, 1999

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 8 to 9, 1999
Start: 1999-06-08T23:20
End: 1999-06-09T17:10
Location: Minnesota

June 8 to 9, 1999 · NWS MPX · 30 events in 18 counties and zones

22 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

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.

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Event by event

22 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Yellow Medicine

When: June 8, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Yellow Medicine County, 6 mi N of Canby
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.780, -96.270

Hail punched holes in plexiglass porch sunroof.

Hail, Swift

When: June 8, 11:22 PM CST
Where: Swift County, 5 mi N of Benson
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.380, -95.620

Hail, Yellow Medicine

When: June 8, 11:35 PM CST
Where: Yellow Medicine County, 6 mi N of Canby
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.780, -96.270

Hail, Swift

When: June 8, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Swift County, 5 mi N of Benson
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 45.380, -95.620

Hail, Renville

When: June 8, 11:42 PM CST
Where: Renville County, Sacred Heart
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.780, -95.350

Hail, Chippewa

When: June 8, 11:55 PM CST
Where: Chippewa County, 9 mi E of Big Bend City
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 45.150, -95.620

Hail, Lac Qui Parle

When: June 8, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Lac Qui Parle County, 5 mi SW of Madison
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.970, -96.270

Hail, Douglas

When: June 9, 12:08 AM CST
Where: Douglas County, Forada
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 45.800, -95.370

Hail, Pope

When: June 9, 12:10 AM CST
Where: Pope County, 15 mi S of Starbuck
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 45.400, -95.520

Hail, Pope

When: June 9, 12:20 AM CST
Where: Pope County, 7 mi W of Gilchrist
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 45.470, -95.500

Hail, Douglas

When: June 9, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Douglas County, Kensington
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.780, -95.700

Hail, Douglas

When: June 9, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Douglas County, 1 mi W of Kensington
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 45.780, -95.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: June 9, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Douglas County, 2 mi S of Melby
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 46.030, -95.730

Hayshed collapsed. Estimated wind speed.

Hail, Martin

When: June 9, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Martin County, Trimont
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 43.770, -94.720

Cornfield destroyed near Trimont. Estimated hail size.

Hail, Stearns

When: June 9, 12:49 AM CST
Where: Stearns County, Brooten
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 45.500, -95.120

Hail, Lac Qui Parle

When: June 9, 12:55 AM CST
Where: Lac Qui Parle County, 4 mi NE of Madison
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 45.050, -96.150

Hail, Chippewa

When: June 9, 1:47 AM CST
Where: Chippewa County, Montevideo
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 44.950, -95.720

Hail, Chippewa

When: June 9, 1:55 AM CST
Where: Chippewa County, 3 mi N of Montevideo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 45.000, -95.720

Hail, Kandiyohi

When: June 9, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Kandiyohi County, New London
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.300, -94.950

Hail, Swift

When: June 9, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Swift County, 5 mi NE of De Graff
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 45.320, -95.420

Hail, Renville

When: June 9, 2:44 AM CST
Where: Renville County, 3 mi N of Danube
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 44.830, -95.100

Hail, Stearns

When: June 9, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Stearns County, 3 mi S of Lake Henry
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 45.420, -94.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Watonwan

When: June 9, 1:30 PM CST
Where: Watonwan County, 1 mi W of Ormsby
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 43.850, -94.730

Large branches blocking driveway of citizen's home.

Hail, Meeker

When: June 9, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Meeker County, Grove City
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.150, -94.700

Residential windows smashed, home siding dented.

Thunderstorm Wind, Todd

When: June 9, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Todd County, 2 mi W of Eagle Bend
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 46.170, -95.080

Six inch diameter branches severed, 20 foot braced holding bin tossed into the air. Estimated windspeed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sherburne

When: June 9, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Sherburne County, Big Lake
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.330, -93.770

Numerous trees and powerlines down. Estimated windspeed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mille Lacs

When: June 9, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Mille Lacs County, Princeton
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.570, -93.600

Numerous large branches and powerelines felled. Estimated Winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Isanti

When: June 9, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Isanti County, 2 mi W of Cambridge
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.580, -93.270

Trees toppled. Estimated windspeed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin

When: June 9, 4:57 PM CST
Where: Hennepin County, Brooklyn Park
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.120, -93.330

Trees down. Estimated windspeed.

Funnel Cloud, Anoka

When: June 9, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Anoka County, East Bethel
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.273, -93.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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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: 5708103, 5708100, 5708104, 5708105, 5708101, 5708106, 5708102, 5708107, 5708113, 5708114, 5708112, 5708115, 5708120, 5708202, 5708108, 5708116, 5708109, 5708117, 5708110, 5708118, 5708111, 5708119, 5708121, 5708195, 5708196, 5708197, 5708198, 5708199, 5708200, 5708201.