Minnesota, 2001

Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, June 11, 2001

June 11, 2001 · NWS FGF · 30 events in 7 counties and zones

17 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 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.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$166,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
30

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 Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 10, 7:40 PM CST, 5 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 7:40 PM CST, 5 hours 50 minutes before
FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
840 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2001

FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL BE CONVECTIVE THREAT

MCS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP IN WESTERN ND ATTM...WITH SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 392 IN EFFECT UNTIL 06Z FOR NORTH CENTRAL
ND WEST OF THE FA. LOW LEVEL JET WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 40KT BY
06Z...WITH THE LEFT FRONT NOSING JUST WEST OF THE FA BY 06Z. WITH
FEATURE...SHOWALTERS DROP TO AROUND -2C...ALONG WITH A 55KT 500MB
SPEED MAX RIDING OVER RIDGE. IN ADDITION...INTENSE 850MB THETA E
CONVERGENCE WILL MOVE JUST WEST OF THE VALLEY BY 12Z. THE BEST
MOISTURE PLUME WILL NOSE INTO CENTRAL ND...WITH 850MB DEWPOINTS
RISING TO AROUND +12C. MCS SHOULD SLOWLY TURN MORE SOUTHEAST WITH
TIME...AS IT MOVES INTO RICH MOISTURE TO SOUTH. IF SOUTHERNMOST EDGE
OF COMPLEX CAN TAP MOST OF THE MOISTURE...THEN SEVERE THREAT FOR FA
WOULD BE IN SOUTHEST ND. ON THE OTHER HAND...IF NORTHERN PART OF
COMPLEX CAN SUSTAIN ITSELF WITH UNIMPEEDED INFLOW...THEN THE SEVERE
THREAT WOULD BE ACROSS MOST OF FA. FEEL THAT MCS MAY OUTRUN BEST
MOISTURE SOURCE AT 850MB...AND WEAKEN SOMEWHAT. THIS WOULD LIMIT
SEVERE POTENTIAL AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM VALLEY WEST. WILL NOT
MENTION ANY SEVERE STORMS IN ZONES...BUT POTENTIAL EXISTS WITH
SURGING MOISTURE AT 850MB AND AFOREMENTIONED SPEED MAX. FORECAST IS
IN GOOD SHAPE...AND ONLY EXPECT A FEW MINOOR CHANGES.

.FGF...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR MONDAY RANSOM...SARGENT...RICHLAND...
WILKIN...OTTERTAIL AND GRANT COUNTIES.

KELLENBENZ

The radar

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Event by event

17 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Otter Tail

When
June 11, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Otter Tail County, 2 mi S of Parkers Prairie
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.133, -95.317

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When
June 11, 4:35 AM CST
Where
Marshall County, 7 mi NW of Stephen
Property damage
$500
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
48.517, -96.967

Large tree limbs were blown down.

Hail, Wilkin

When
June 11, 8:20 AM CST
Where
Wilkin County, 1 mi S of Doran
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.167, -96.483

Thunderstorm Wind, Otter Tail

When
June 11, 8:50 AM CST
Where
Otter Tail County, Fergus Falls
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
46.283, -96.067

The strong wind blew a trailer home off a semi-truck into a ditch along Interstate 94, shattering the home into pieces.

Hail, Otter Tail

When
June 11, 8:50 AM CST
Where
Otter Tail County, Fergus Falls
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
46.283, -96.067

Hail, Wilkin

When
June 11, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Wilkin County, 3 mi N of Foxhome
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.333, -96.317

Thunderstorm Wind, Otter Tail

When
June 11, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Otter Tail County, Fergus Falls
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
46.283, -96.067

Flash Flood, Otter Tail

When
June 11, 9:15 AM CST
Where
Otter Tail County, 5 mi E of Fergus Falls
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Water was reported over highway 210 east of Fergus Falls.

Hail, Otter Tail

When
June 11, 9:33 AM CST
Where
Otter Tail County, Parkers Prairie
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.167, -95.317

Hail, Otter Tail

When
June 11, 9:37 AM CST
Where
Otter Tail County, Battle Lake
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.283, -95.717

Hail, Otter Tail

When
June 11, 10:09 AM CST
Where
Otter Tail County, Parkers Prairie
Measured
2 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.167, -95.317

The large hail broke a car's windshield in Parkers Prairie.

Hail, Clay

When
June 11, 10:10 AM CST
Where
Clay County, Georgetown
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
47.083, -96.817

Hail, Otter Tail

When
June 11, 10:25 AM CST
Where
Otter Tail County, 7 mi E of Parkers Prairie
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.167, -95.167

Hail, Clay

When
June 11, 10:47 AM CST
Where
Clay County, 2 mi SE of Comstock
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.650, -96.717

Hail, Wilkin

When
June 11, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Wilkin County, 3 mi NE of Wolverton
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.617, -96.733

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
June 11, 11:05 AM CST
Where
Clay County, 7 mi SE of Hawley
Property damage
$500
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.817, -96.217

A tree was blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Becker

When
June 11, 11:20 AM CST
Where
Becker County, Frazee
Property damage
$40,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.733, -95.700

Numerous trees and powerlines were blown down by the strong wind. One tree fell on a car.

Lightning, Otter Tail

When
June 11, 11:45 AM CST
Where
Otter Tail County, Vergas
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a church steeple in Vergas, but only caused minimal damage.

Hail, Otter Tail

When
June 11, 11:47 AM CST
Where
Otter Tail County, Pelican Rapids
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.567, -96.083

Thunderstorm Wind, Becker

When
June 11, 11:55 AM CST
Where
Becker County, Wolf Lake
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.817, -95.333

50 trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Becker

When
June 11, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Becker County, Wolf Lake
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.817, -95.333

Strong winds damaged a mobile home and destroyed a 76x350 foot turkey barn.

Flash Flood, Otter Tail

When
June 11, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Otter Tail County, Pelican Rapids
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Street flooding was reported in Pelican Rapids.

Flash Flood, Otter Tail

When
June 11, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Otter Tail County, Fergus Falls
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
46.409, -95.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The roof on the Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls could not handle the heavy rain. Water seeped into a vent in the roof and caused two ceilings to cave in. Workers managed to save the hospital's main frame computer system from water damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hubbard

When
June 11, 12:09 PM CST
Where
Hubbard County, Park Rapids Arpt
Measured
57 kt (66 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
46.900, -95.067

The ASOS in Park Rapids reported a 57 knot wind gust.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wadena

When
June 11, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Wadena County, Menahga
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.750, -95.100

Numerous trees were blown down in Menahga, with one tree falling on a house.

Hail, Otter Tail

When
June 11, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Otter Tail County, Pelican Rapids
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.567, -96.083

Hail, Wadena

When
June 11, 12:27 PM CST
Where
Wadena County, 3 mi SW of Sebeka
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.600, -95.150

Hail, Otter Tail

When
June 11, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Otter Tail County, 15 mi E of Pelican Rapids
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.567, -95.767

Hail, Otter Tail

When
June 11, 12:40 PM CST
Where
Otter Tail County, 5 mi W of Ottertail
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.433, -95.650

Hail, Otter Tail

When
June 11, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Otter Tail County, 2 mi S of Parkers Prairie
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.133, -95.317

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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.
Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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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: 5251663, 5251428, 5251429, 5251430, 5251431, 5251432, 5251433, 5251434, 5251435, 5251436, 5251437, 5251647, 5251648, 5251649, 5251650, 5251651, 5251652, 5251664, 5251653, 5251654, 5251655, 5251656, 5251665, 5251657, 5251658, 5251659, 5251660, 5251661, 5251662, 5251666.