Minnesota, 2000

Hail in Minnesota, May 10, 2000

May 10, 2000 · NWS MPX · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

One half inch hail reported by a storm spotter, in the city of Norwood (Carver County).

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS MPX wrote it up.

One half inch hail reported by a storm spotter, in the city of Norwood (Carver County).

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Event by event

4 hail, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Renville

When
May 10, 5:05 PM CST to 5:06 PM CST
Where
Renville County, Lakeside
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.817, -94.550

Hail, McLeod

When
May 10, 5:13 PM CST to 5:14 PM CST
Where
McLeod County, 5 mi SW of Hutchinson
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.833, -94.433

Reported along the Renville/Mcleod County line.

Hail, Renville

When
May 10, 5:13 PM CST to 5:14 PM CST
Where
Renville County, 3 mi E of Lakeside
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.817, -94.483

Reported along the Renville/Mcleod County line.

Hail, McLeod

When
May 10, 5:30 PM CST to 5:31 PM CST
Where
McLeod County, 3 mi S of Biscay
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.783, -94.283

Funnel Cloud, Carver

When
May 10, 6:15 PM CST to 6:16 PM CST
Where
Carver County, 2 mi S of Young America
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.821, -93.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

No damage reported.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Funnel Cloud
A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.

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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: 5144723, 5144724, 5144725, 5144726, 5144727.