Hail, Watonwan
- When
- August 7, 7:25 PM CST to 7:26 PM CST
- Where
- Watonwan County, 3 mi N of Darfur
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.083, -94.833
Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 7, 2000
19 thunderstorm wind, 4 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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- Wind
- Hail
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- 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
- 23
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
19 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Brown
- When
- August 7, 7:40 PM CST to 7:41 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Comfrey
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.117, -94.900
Hail, Watonwan
- When
- August 7, 7:52 PM CST to 7:53 PM CST
- Where
- Watonwan County, 2 mi N of Darfur
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.083, -94.833
Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood
- When
- August 7, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Redwood County, Walnut Grove
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.233, -95.467
Trees and power lines down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Martin
- When
- August 7, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County, Trimont
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.767, -94.717
Large tree limbs down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood
- When
- August 7, 8:30 PM CST to 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Redwood County, Morgan
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.417, -94.917
Several utility poles and power lines down. Minor building damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood
- When
- August 7, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Redwood County, Lamberton
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.233, -95.267
Few trees down, including one on house.
Thunderstorm Wind, Watonwan
- When
- August 7, 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- Watonwan County, 2 mi N of Lewisville
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.950, -94.450
Trees down across road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Watonwan
- When
- August 7, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Watonwan County, 2 mi E of Lewisville
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.917, -94.417
Roof partially off.
Thunderstorm Wind, Watonwan
- When
- August 7, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Watonwan County, St James
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.983, -94.633
Scattered trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- August 7, 8:48 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, New Ulm
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.317, -94.467
Several trees toppled.
Thunderstorm Wind, Nicollet
- When
- August 7, 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Nicollet County, 3 mi S of Klossner
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.317, -94.433
Tree down on road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sibley
- When
- August 7, 8:53 PM CST
- Where
- Sibley County, 4 mi WNW of Henderson
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.550, -93.983
Large tree down over road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Blue Earth
- When
- August 7, 9:00 PM CST to 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Blue Earth County, Lake Crystal
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.117, -94.217
Light to moderate damage of approximately 15,000 acres of field corn, but severe damage to 2,000 acres of sweet corn. Scattered trees down, including one on an automobile causing considerable damage. Minor building damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Watonwan
- When
- August 7, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Watonwan County, Madelia
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.050, -94.417
Several large trees down, including one on a truck.
Thunderstorm Wind, Watonwan
- When
- August 7, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Watonwan County, 3 mi N of Darfur
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.100, -94.833
Numerous trees down. Fifty percent of crops flattened over portions of the extreme northwest portion of the county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Renville
- When
- August 7, 9:13 PM CST
- Where
- Renville County, Buffalo Lake
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.733, -94.617
Small trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Blue Earth
- When
- August 7, 9:20 PM CST
- Where
- Blue Earth County, Mankato
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.167, -94.017
Trees felled. As reported by Lake Crystal Tribune. Light to moderate damage of approximately 15,000 acres of field corn. Severe damaged sustained to approximately 2000 acres of sweet corn.
Thunderstorm Wind, Carver
- When
- August 7, 9:32 PM CST
- Where
- Carver County, New Germany
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.883, -93.967
Hail, Carver
- When
- August 7, 9:32 PM CST
- Where
- Carver County, New Germany
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.883, -93.967
Thunderstorm Wind, McLeod
- When
- August 7, 9:35 PM CST
- Where
- McLeod County, Hutchinson
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.883, -94.367
Power lines and large tree limbs down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Le Sueur
- When
- August 7, 9:53 PM CST
- Where
- Le Sueur County, Le Center
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.400, -93.733
Thunderstorm Wind, Rice
- When
- August 7, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Rice County, Faribault
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.300, -93.267
Several trees toppled.
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 Pennsylvania, August 7 to 10, 2000
- Flash Flood in Illinois, August 7, 2000
- Heat in Missouri, August 7 to 12, 2000
- Heat in Texas, August 7, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Virginia, August 7, 2000
- Wildfire in Wyoming, August 7 to 18, 2000
- Tornadoes in Minnesota, August 7, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, August 7, 2000
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- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, August 7, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, August 7, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, August 7, 2000
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: 5156988, 5156989, 5156990, 5156991, 5157267, 5157205, 5157263, 5157197, 5157264, 5157266, 5157198, 5157199, 5157268, 5157261, 5157262, 5157269, 5157265, 5157200, 5157201, 5157202, 5157270, 5157203, 5157204.