Minnesota, 2000

Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 25, 2000

July 25, 2000 · NWS FSD · 3 events in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$500,000
Events
3

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), 114 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:20 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Lyon

When
July 25, 5:20 PM CST to 6:42 PM CST
Where
Lyon County, 6 mi SW of Minneota
Measured
1.75 in hail
Crop damage
$500,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.500, -96.067

Large hail caused widespread crop damage, with soybean crops especially hard hit. Crop damage estimates were available but incomplete.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyon

When
July 25, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Lyon County, 6 mi SW of Minneota
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.500, -96.067

Tornado, Lyon

When
July 25, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Lyon County, 2 mi NW of Marshall
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.467, -95.817

A brief tornado caused no reported damage.

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.
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.

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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: 5173599, 5173600, 5173601.