Hail, Wabasha
- When
- August 1, 1:40 PM CST
- Where
- Wabasha County, Mazeppa
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.283, -92.550
Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 1, 2000
Hail ranging in size from dimes to golf balls was reported by spotters and law enforcement officials.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $171,000
- Crop damage
- $156,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ARX wrote it up.
Hail ranging in size from dimes to golf balls was reported by spotters and law enforcement officials.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Olmsted
- When
- August 1, 2:05 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, Potsdam
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.167, -92.350
Hail, Wabasha
- When
- August 1, 2:05 PM CST
- Where
- Wabasha County, Elgin
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.133, -92.250
Hail, Olmsted
- When
- August 1, 2:25 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, Oronoco
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- $9,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.167, -92.533
Hail, Olmsted
- When
- August 1, 2:32 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, Oronoco
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $14,000
- Crop damage
- $13,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.167, -92.533
Hail, Olmsted
- When
- August 1, 2:35 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, 2 mi W of Oronoco
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.167, -92.567
Hail, Olmsted
- When
- August 1, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County, Rochester
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.033, -92.467
Hail, Fillmore
- When
- August 1, 3:32 PM CST
- Where
- Fillmore County, Wykoff
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.700, -92.267
Hail, Fillmore
- When
- August 1, 3:37 PM CST
- Where
- Fillmore County, Wykoff
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $18,000
- Crop damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.700, -92.267
Hail, Houston
- When
- August 1, 3:44 PM CST
- Where
- Houston County, Caledonia
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Crop damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.633, -91.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Fillmore
- When
- August 1, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fillmore County, 2 mi W of Mabel
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.517, -91.817
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Wildfire in California, August 1 to 10, 2000
- Drought in Oklahoma, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 1 to 2, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Heat in Kansas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Wildfire in Montana, August 1 to 28, 2000
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 1, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, August 1, 2000
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Maryland, August 1, 2000
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, August 2000
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: 5155588, 5155589, 5155590, 5155591, 5155592, 5155593, 5155594, 5155595, 5155596, 5155597, 5155598.