Hail, Carlton
- When
- August 14, 2:36 PM CST
- Where
- Carlton County, Cloquet
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 46.717, -92.450
Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 14, 2000
Thunderstorm winds and golfball size hail caused extensive damage in Cloquet. Trees larger than one foot in diameter were blown down.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 DLH wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds and golfball size hail caused extensive damage in Cloquet. Trees larger than one foot in diameter were blown down. Many trees fell on homes and vehicles. Street light covers were broken, signs were blown over, and numerous windows in homes and vehicles were shattered by the hail. Wind speed is estimated.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carlton
- When
- August 14, 2:39 PM CST
- Where
- Carlton County, Cloquet
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.717, -92.450
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
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More
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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: 5174902, 5174970.