Hail, Morrison
- When
- July 25, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Morrison County, 7 mi E of Buckman
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.900, -93.950
Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 25, 2000
19 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- 1
- Injuries
- 15
- Property damage
- $20 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 28
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), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:01 UTC.
Event by event
19 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Benton
- When
- July 25, 2:40 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County, 2 mi SW of Rum River
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.800, -93.867
Hail, Kanabec
- When
- July 25, 2:45 PM CST to 3:02 PM CST
- Where
- Kanabec County, Ogilvie
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.833, -93.417
Tornado, Mille Lacs
- When
- July 25, 2:50 PM CST to 2:52 PM CST
- Where
- Mille Lacs County, 5 mi NW of Milaca
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.783, -93.700
Touched down in open field. No damage.
Hail, Kanabec
- When
- July 25, 3:05 PM CST to 3:07 PM CST
- Where
- Kanabec County, Mora
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.883, -93.300
Thunderstorm Wind, Kanabec
- When
- July 25, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Kanabec County, 3 mi E of Ogilvie
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.833, -93.350
Hay bales blown across road.
Hail, Mille Lacs
- When
- July 25, 3:15 PM CST
- Where
- Mille Lacs County, Milaca
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.733, -93.633
Hail, Douglas
- When
- July 25, 3:18 PM CST to 3:23 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas County, Evansville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 46.000, -95.683
Hail, Mille Lacs
- When
- July 25, 3:35 PM CST
- Where
- Mille Lacs County, 1 mi SW of Bock
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.767, -93.567
Hail, Kanabec
- When
- July 25, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Kanabec County, 2 mi SE of Ogilvie
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.817, -93.383
Hail, Douglas
- When
- July 25, 3:55 PM CST to 3:57 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas County, 4 mi S of Osakis
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.817, -95.167
Thunderstorm Wind, Pope
- When
- July 25, 3:58 PM CST to 3:59 PM CST
- Where
- Pope County, Glenwood
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.650, -95.400
Trees and power lines down.
Hail, Chippewa
- When
- July 25, 4:15 PM CST to 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County, Milan
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.117, -95.933
Hail, Swift
- When
- July 25, 4:23 PM CST to 4:27 PM CST
- Where
- Swift County, Danvers
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.283, -95.767
Hail, Isanti
- When
- July 25, 4:30 PM CST to 4:39 PM CST
- Where
- Isanti County, Braham
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.733, -93.167
Hail, Stearns
- When
- July 25, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Stearns County, 5 mi W of Meire Grove
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.633, -94.967
Hail, Pope
- When
- July 25, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Pope County, 1 mi E of Gilchrist
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.467, -95.333
Thunderstorm Wind, Pope
- When
- July 25, 4:35 PM CST
- Where
- Pope County, 1 mi E of Gilchrist
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.467, -95.333
Few trees down.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns
- When
- July 25, 4:38 PM CST to 4:39 PM CST
- Where
- Stearns County, 2 mi S of Sauk Centre
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.700, -94.967
Power lines down.
Tornado, Lac Qui Parle
- When
- July 25, 4:38 PM CST to 4:42 PM CST
- Where
- Lac Qui Parle County, 6 mi N of Boyd
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.933, -95.900
Minor crop damage.
Hail, Stearns
- When
- July 25, 4:42 PM CST to 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Stearns County, 1 mi S of Sauk Centre
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 45.717, -94.967
Tornado, Yellow Medicine
- When
- July 25, 4:45 PM CST to 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Yellow Medicine County, 4 mi S of Canby
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 44.650, -96.267
No damage, touchdown in open field.
Tornado, Yellow Medicine
- When
- July 25, 4:57 PM CST to 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Yellow Medicine County, 9 mi NW of Granite Falls
- Rating
- F4
- Path length
- 9 mi
- Path width
- 167 yd
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 15 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $20 million
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 44.900, -95.667
The tornado first touched down in rural Yellow Medicine County, 8 miles west, and 3 miles north of Granite Falls. The tornado lifted before exiting Granite Falls, leaving the most concentrated damage path two miles long, and 500 feet wide, through a primarily residential area of Granite Falls. Most of the damage in Granite Falls was caused by F2 to F3 wind speeds. However, this tornado has been classified as a minimal F4 tornado, based on the twisted wreckage of an overturned railroad car near the intersection of 9th Avenue and 14th street in Granite Falls.
Hail, Chisago
- When
- July 25, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Chisago County, Harris
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.583, -92.983
Hail, Morrison
- When
- July 25, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Morrison County, 2 mi E of Morrill
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.833, -93.950
Hail, Yellow Medicine
- When
- July 25, 5:10 PM CST
- Where
- Yellow Medicine County, 8 mi NW of Granite Falls
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.900, -95.667
Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns
- When
- July 25, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Stearns County, Avon
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.617, -94.467
Fifteen foot pine tree toppled.
Hail, Renville
- When
- July 25, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Renville County, 5 mi N of Minnesota Falls
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.867, -95.467
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado, Yellow Medicine | 2000-07-25 | 82 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- 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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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: 5163254, 5163255, 5163156, 5163253, 5163157, 5163544, 5163256, 5163158, 5163536, 5163537, 5163159, 5163160, 5163161, 5163162, 5163163, 5163538, 5163539, 5163540, 5163164, 5163250, 5163165, 5163251, 5163249, 5163166, 5163542, 5163252, 5163541, 5163543.