Minnesota, 1999

Hail in Minnesota, May 16, 1999

May 16, 1999 · NWS MPX · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

5 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.

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  • 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
5

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

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Event by event

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Watonwan

When
May 16, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Watonwan County, 4 mi W of Madelia
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.050, -94.500

Hail, Le Sueur

When
May 16, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Le Sueur County, 3 mi SW of Cleveland
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.300, -93.880

Hail, Martin

When
May 16, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Martin County, 4 mi SE of Dunnell
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
43.530, -94.730

Hail, Watonwan

When
May 16, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Watonwan County, 1 mi S of St James
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
43.970, -94.630

Hail, Watonwan

When
May 16, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Watonwan County, 4 mi E of St James
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
43.980, -94.550

What these are

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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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: 5696834, 5696835, 5696836, 5696837, 5696838.