Minnesota, 2000

Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, April 27, 2000

April 27, 2000 · NWS MPX · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • 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
3

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), 170 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:58 UTC.

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Event by event

2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Chippewa

When
April 27, 12:58 PM CST to 1:08 PM CST
Where
Chippewa County, 4 mi N of Montevideo
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.000, -95.717

Tornado occasionally touching down over open ground. No damage reported.

Tornado, Chippewa

When
April 27, 12:58 PM CST to 1:13 PM CST
Where
Chippewa County, 5 mi E of Montevideo
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.950, -95.617

Tornado occasionally touching down over open ground. No damage incurred.

Hail, Renville

When
April 27, 1:39 PM CST to 1:42 PM CST
Where
Renville County, 2 mi N of Hector
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
44.783, -94.717

No damage reported.

What these are

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.
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: 5141596, 5141597, 5141598.