Minnesota, 2001

Hail in Minnesota, June 11, 2001

June 11, 2001 · NWS MPX · 3 events in 1 county or zone

3 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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 11, 9:00 AM CST, 4 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 9:00 AM CST, 4 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1000 AM CDT MON JUN 11 2001

CURRENT TRENDS SUPPORT SEVERE CONVECTIVE SCENARIO TODAY AND EARLY
THIS EVENING. EXPLOSIVE DEVELOPMENT CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE IN THE
NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF OUR COUNTY WARNING AREA. HIGH INSTABILITY...
FAVORABLE ORIENTATION OF THERMAL RIDGE PRECEDED WITH MOIST
TONGUE...SURFACE PRESSURE FALLS AHEAD OF SOUTH DAKOTA LOW...HIGH
PROBABILITY OF INTERACTING BOUNDARIES ARE AMONG SOME OF THE
FAVORABLE INDICATORS. BOTH DIFFERENTIAL TEMPERATURE ADVECTION AND
DIFFERENTIAL DIFLUENCE OFF THE NEW ETA MODEL SHOWS VERY HIGH VALUES
CENTERED OVER FERGUS FALLS AT 18Z AND REDWING AT 00Z. CURRENT
FORECAST SCENARIO SEEMS TO HAVE THE SITUATION WELL HANDLED.

.MSP...NONE.
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 11, 10:03 AM CST, 2 hours 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1103 AM CDT MON JUN 11 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1057 AM    BROWERVILLE               MN   1.25 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   TODD                           REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
Local storm report, Jun 11, 10:16 AM CST, 2 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1116 AM CDT MON JUN 11 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LMOCATION....

1114 AM    LITTLE FALLS              MN   1 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   MORRISON                       REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.
Local storm report, Jun 11, 10:32 AM CST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1132 AM CDT MON JUN 11 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1130 AM    EAGLE BEND                MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   TODD                           REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.
Local storm report, Jun 11, 11:50 AM CST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1250 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1005 AM    BRANDON                   MN   .88 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   DOUGLAS                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

1050 AM    3 S SAUK CENTRE           MN   1 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   STEARNS                        REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

1120 AM    1 N ROSE CITY             MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   DOUGLAS                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

1127 AM    4 NW CLOTHO               MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   TODD                           REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

1132 AM    EAGLE BEND                MN   1 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   TODD                           REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
Local storm report, Jun 11, 12:20 PM CST, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
120 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOfCATION....

1250 PM    BUCKMAN                   MN   .75 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   MORRISON                       REPORTED BY CITY OFFICIAL
Local storm report, Jun 11, 12:40 PM CST, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
140 PM CDT MON JUN 11 2001

SUMMARY OF REPORTS TODAY

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1005 AM    BRANDON                   MN   .88 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   DOUGLAS                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

1050 AM    3 S SAUK CENTRE           MN   1 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   STEARNS                        REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

1057 AM    BROWERVILLE               MN   1.25 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   TODD                           REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

1114 AM    LITTLE FALLS              MN   1 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   MORRISON                       REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

1120 AM    1 N ROSE CITY             MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   DOUGLAS                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

1127 AM    4 NW CLOTHO               MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   TODD                           REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

1132 AM    EAGLE BEND                MN   1 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   TODD                           REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

1250 PM    BUCKMAN                   MN   .75 INCH HAIL
06/11/01   MORRISON                       REPORTED BY CITY OFFICIAL

The radar

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Event by event

3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Stevens

When
June 11, 1:02 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, Donnelly
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
45.700, -96.017

Hail, Stevens

When
June 11, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, 6 mi N of Morris
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.667, -95.933

Hail, Stevens

When
June 11, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Stevens County, 7 mi SW of Hancock
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.433, -95.900

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5254711, 5254712, 5254713.