Minnesota, 2000

Flash Flood and Hail in Minnesota, July 7, 2000

July 7, 2000 · NWS FGF · 13 events in 7 counties and zones

11 hail, 1 flash flood, 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
$6,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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.

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Event by event

11 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Beltrami

When
July 7, 9:55 AM CST
Where
Beltrami County, 10 mi N of Blackduck
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.883, -94.550

Hail, Polk

When
July 7, 10:05 AM CST
Where
Polk County, 5 mi W of Tabor
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.050, -96.917

Hail, Polk

When
July 7, 10:10 AM CST
Where
Polk County, 6 mi W of Tabor
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.050, -96.950

Hail, Pennington

When
July 7, 11:10 AM CST
Where
Pennington County, 8 mi E of Hazel
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.017, -95.950

Hail, Pennington

When
July 7, 11:30 AM CST
Where
Pennington County, 7 mi SE of High Lndg
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.983, -95.717

Hail, Clearwater

When
July 7, 11:45 AM CST
Where
Clearwater County, 14 mi N of Gonvick
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.933, -95.500

Hail, Polk

When
July 7, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Polk County, Climax
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.617, -96.833

Flash Flood, Pennington

When
July 7, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Pennington County, 7 mi SE of High Lndg
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
48.066, -96.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Four inches of rain fell southeast of Highlanding, where some basement flooding was reported.

Hail, Polk

When
July 7, 12:05 PM CST
Where
Polk County, 3 mi E of Climax
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.617, -96.767

Hail, Polk

When
July 7, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Polk County, 6 mi NE of Fertile
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
47.600, -96.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Otter Tail

When
July 7, 4:46 PM CST
Where
Otter Tail County, 8 mi SW of Fergus Falls
Property damage
$500
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.200, -96.183

Three inch diameter tree branches were blown down.

Hail, Wilkin

When
July 7, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Wilkin County, 7 mi NE of Campbell
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.167, -96.300

Hail, Grant

When
July 7, 5:39 PM CST
Where
Grant County, 5 mi NE of Elbow Lake
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
46.050, -95.917

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
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.

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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: 5164871, 5164867, 5164872, 5164868, 5164876, 5165121, 5164869, 5165122, 5164870, 5165123, 5164873, 5164874, 5164875.