Minnesota, 2000

Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 2, 2000

July 2, 2000 · NWS FSD · 4 events in 1 county or zone

3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:11 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Cottonwood

When
July 2, 2:10 AM CST
Where
Cottonwood County, 4 mi N of Storden
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.100, -95.317

Large hail damaged crops. The amount of crop damage could not be determined, partly because there was also wind damage to crops.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cottonwood

When
July 2, 2:10 AM CST to 2:15 AM CST
Where
Cottonwood County, 4 mi N of Storden
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.100, -95.317

Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, mostly downed branches. The winds also damaged screens and the paint on a house. Crop damage was suspected, but the anount of crop damage could not be determined, partly because hail falling at the same time also caused damage.

Hail, Cottonwood

When
July 2, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Cottonwood County, 2 mi W of Jeffers
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.050, -95.233

Hail, Cottonwood

When
July 2, 3:05 AM CST
Where
Cottonwood County, 3 mi NW of Mountain Lake
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
UNKNOWN
Coordinates
43.967, -94.983

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.

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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: 5173486, 5173487, 5173488, 5173489.