Minnesota, 2001

Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 21, 2001

July 21, 2001 · NWS FSD · 4 events in 1 county or zone

2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 21, 2:55 AM CST, 4 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 2:55 AM CST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
355 AM CDT SAT JUL 21 2001

FUN MRNG WITH ALL THE ACTVTY ARND HERE. HWVR IT SHUD MOVE ON OUT
LATE THIS MRNG AND LEAVE NOTHNG. WILL GO PTCLDY AFTER MRNG TSTMS ERN
PART OF AREA. LESS HUMID AIR FILTERNG IN. NEXT SYS COMNG IN LATE
TNGT AND FOR TUE AS COOLER AIR CONTS TO SEEP IN AT LOW LVLS. MODELS
NOT SURPRISINGLY FIND IT HARD TO PIN DOWN TIMING OF CONVECTN AND
WILL KEEP PRETTY MUCH THE CHC FCST WE HAVE HAD GOING...EXTNDG CHC
SHWRS INTO TUE NGT. EXTNDED THE MORE OR LESS ALSO AS WAS WITH CHC
TSTMS MOST AREAS THU THRU SUN. SPLIT BETWN FWC AND FAN TEMPS AGN
LOOKS LIKE BEST IDEA...LEANG TO FWC FOR TDAS HIGHS.

.FSD...NONE
WILLIAMS

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:44 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
July 21, 7:45 AM CST to 8:05 AM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 6 mi N of Hendricks
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.417, -96.433

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
July 21, 7:50 AM CST to 8:30 AM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Hendricks
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
44.333, -96.433

Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree and power line damage. The winds also caused crop damage, mainly consisting of corn being blown over. The amount of crop damage was not known, especially since much of the corn recovered to some degree within a few days after the event.

Hail, Lincoln

When
July 21, 8:14 AM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Lake Benton
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.250, -96.300

Hail, Lincoln

When
July 21, 8:19 AM CST
Where
Lincoln County, Lake Benton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.250, -96.300

What these are

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.
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5261162, 5261163, 5261164, 5261165.