Hail, Wright
- When
- September 2, 8:55 PM CST to 8:56 PM CST
- Where
- Wright County, Delano
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.050, -93.800
Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, September 2 to 3, 2000
15 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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), 29 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:57 UTC.
Event by event
15 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Hennepin
- When
- September 2, 9:15 PM CST to 9:17 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County, Orono
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.967, -93.550
Hail, Hennepin
- When
- September 2, 9:25 PM CST to 9:27 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County, Long Lake
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.983, -93.567
Hail, Hennepin
- When
- September 2, 9:27 PM CST to 9:29 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County, St Bonifacius
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.900, -93.750
Hail, Anoka
- When
- September 2, 9:30 PM CST to 9:32 PM CST
- Where
- Anoka County, 1 mi S of Fridley
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.067, -93.250
Hail occurred in Columbia Heights.
Lightning, Anoka
- When
- September 2, 9:32 PM CST
- Where
- Anoka County, Fridley
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 45.273, -93.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Fires, power outages, gas meters blown off 4 homes.
Hail, Hennepin
- When
- September 2, 9:35 PM CST to 9:37 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County, Minnetrista
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.950, -93.700
Hail, Hennepin
- When
- September 2, 9:50 PM CST to 9:52 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County, Crystal
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.067, -93.383
Hail, Carver
- When
- September 2, 9:58 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carver County, Chanhassen
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.867, -93.533
Hail, Hennepin
- When
- September 2, 9:58 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County, Minneapolis
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.000, -93.283
Hail, Hennepin
- When
- September 2, 9:58 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County, Eden Prairie
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 44.850, -93.483
Hail, Scott
- When
- September 2, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County, Savage
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.783, -93.333
Flash Flood, Hennepin
- When
- September 2, 10:15 PM CST to September 3, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County, St Anthony
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.005, -93.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous highways flooded, including Interstate 35W through South Minneapolis, the intersection of Highway 280 and I-35W in northeast Minneapolis, and the intersection of Highway 100 and Brooklyn Boulevard in Robbinsdale. Numerous basements flooded in southern portions of St. Anthony.
Flash Flood, Anoka
- When
- September 2, 10:15 PM CST to 11:30 PM CST
- Where
- Anoka County, Fridley
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 45.273, -93.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding of several basements and intersections in Fridley, Columbia Heights and Hilltop.
Hail, Watonwan
- When
- September 2, 10:25 PM CST to 10:26 PM CST
- Where
- Watonwan County, Darfur
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.050, -94.833
Flash Flood, Ramsey
- When
- September 2, 10:30 PM CST to September 3, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Ramsey County, Roseville
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.017, -93.100 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous highways flooded, including the intersection of highway 36 and Interstate 35W in Roseville, and Interstate 94 and Mounds Boulevard in St. Paul. Several basements also flooded.
Hail, Scott
- When
- September 2, 10:53 PM CST to 10:54 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County, Prior Lake
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.717, -93.417
Hail, Blue Earth
- When
- September 2, 11:00 PM CST to 11:01 PM CST
- Where
- Blue Earth County, 4 mi NE of Amboy
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.917, -94.117
Hail, Blue Earth
- When
- September 2, 11:10 PM CST to 11:13 PM CST
- Where
- Blue Earth County, Vernon Center
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.950, -94.150
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flooding in New York, September 2, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Texas, September 2, 2000
- Flash Flooding in New York, September 2, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, September 2, 2000
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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: 5158851, 5158852, 5158853, 5158854, 5158865, 5158863, 5158855, 5158866, 5158856, 5158857, 5158858, 5158867, 5157607, 5158864, 5158859, 5157987, 5158860, 5158861, 5158862.