Minnesota, 2000

Hail in Minnesota, May 17, 2000

May 17, 2000 · NWS MPX · 20 events in 7 counties and zones

20 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
$500,000
Events
20

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

20 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Freeborn

When
May 17, 9:35 AM CST to 9:36 AM CST
Where
Freeborn County, Myrtle
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
43.567, -93.167

Hail, Freeborn

When
May 17, 9:40 AM CST to 9:41 AM CST
Where
Freeborn County, 5 mi N of Myrtle
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
43.633, -93.167

Hail, Brown

When
May 17, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Brown County, Springfield
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.250, -94.967

Hail, Redwood

When
May 17, 11:05 AM CST to 11:06 AM CST
Where
Redwood County, Walnut Grove
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.233, -95.467

Hail, Brown

When
May 17, 11:14 AM CST to 11:15 AM CST
Where
Brown County, 2 mi E of Springfield
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.250, -94.933

Hail, Brown

When
May 17, 11:27 AM CST to 11:28 AM CST
Where
Brown County, Sleepy Eye
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.300, -94.733

Hail, Redwood

When
May 17, 11:40 AM CST to 11:50 AM CST
Where
Redwood County, 3 mi N of Sanborn
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.267, -95.133

Hail, Brown

When
May 17, 11:45 AM CST to 11:46 AM CST
Where
Brown County, Comfrey
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
44.117, -94.900

Hail, Brown

When
May 17, 11:50 AM CST to 11:51 AM CST
Where
Brown County, Springfield
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.250, -94.967

Hail, Brown

When
May 17, 11:55 AM CST to 12:10 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 6 mi S of New Ulm
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$500,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.233, -94.467

More than 100 vehicles at a dealership sustained damage.

Hail, Blue Earth

When
May 17, 12:00 PM CST to 12:01 PM CST
Where
Blue Earth County, 2 mi W of Cambria
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.233, -94.350

Hail, Nicollet

When
May 17, 12:00 PM CST to 12:20 PM CST
Where
Nicollet County, Courtland
Measured
1.75 in hail
Crop damage
$500,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.267, -94.350

According to the Nicollet County Extension Office, twenty minutes of hail caused damage to 18,000 acres of crops, and 6,000 acres needed to be replanted.

Hail, Nicollet

When
May 17, 12:15 PM CST to 12:16 PM CST
Where
Nicollet County, Nicollet
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.283, -94.200

Hail, Watonwan

When
May 17, 12:20 PM CST to 12:21 PM CST
Where
Watonwan County, 1 mi NE of La Salle
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.083, -94.550

Hail, Nicollet

When
May 17, 12:25 PM CST to 12:26 PM CST
Where
Nicollet County, 2 mi N of Mankato
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.200, -94.017

Hail, Blue Earth

When
May 17, 12:31 PM CST to 12:32 PM CST
Where
Blue Earth County, 5 mi WSW of Lake Crystal
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.083, -94.317

Hail, Blue Earth

When
May 17, 12:40 PM CST to 12:41 PM CST
Where
Blue Earth County, Garden City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.050, -94.167

Hail, Le Sueur

When
May 17, 12:40 PM CST to 12:50 PM CST
Where
Le Sueur County, Kasota
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.300, -93.967

The Owatonna People's Press reported that hail piled up like snowdrifts.

Hail, Blue Earth

When
May 17, 12:55 PM CST to 12:56 PM CST
Where
Blue Earth County, Garden City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.050, -94.167

Hail, Le Sueur

When
May 17, 1:00 PM CST to 1:01 PM CST
Where
Le Sueur County, 6 mi S of Le Center
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.317, -93.733

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 5144732, 5144733, 5144734, 5144735, 5144736, 5144737, 5144738, 5144739, 5144740, 5144741, 5144265, 5144266, 5144267, 5144268, 5144269, 5144270, 5144362, 5144363, 5144364, 5144365.