Minnesota, 2001Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 11, 2001
June 11, 2001 · NWS MPX · 13 events in 2 counties and zones
9 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 7
- Property damage
- $10 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 9:00 AM CST, 4 hours 40 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, 3 hours 37 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, 3 hours 24 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, 3 hours 8 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 50 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, 1 hour 20 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 OFFICIALLocal storm report, Jun 11, 12:40 PM CST, 1 hour 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 OFFICIALEvent by event
9 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Swift
- When
- June 11, 1:40 PM CST
- Where
- Swift County, 2 mi SW of Danvers
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 45.267, -95.800
A large storm organized rapidly just northeast of Appleton in Swift County, and began producing several brief touchdowns in and around Danvers. The first known tornado, 2 SW Danvers, was a brief touchdown in an open field, destroying an irrigation system. The storm would produce a total of nine tornadoes, including the Benson to DeGraff F2 tornado.
Tornado, Swift
- When
- June 11, 1:43 PM CST
- Where
- Swift County, Danvers
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 45.283, -95.767
Few trees knocked down on southern outskirts of town.
Tornado, Swift
- When
- June 11, 1:44 PM CST
- Where
- Swift County, Danvers
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 45.283, -95.767
Radio tower knocked down, few trees broken on the north edge of town.
Tornado, Swift
- When
- June 11, 1:48 PM CST to 1:49 PM CST
- Where
- Swift County, 4 mi E of Danvers
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 45.283, -95.683
Shed, grain bins destroyed, windows blown out. High tension electric transmission line knocked down.
Tornado, Swift
- When
- June 11, 1:49 PM CST to 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Swift County, 4 mi ENE of Danvers
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.300, -95.683
Brief touchdown on edge of open field. Few broken trees.
Tornado, Swift
- When
- June 11, 2:00 PM CST to 2:02 PM CST
- Where
- Swift County, 2 mi SE of De Graff
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 45.250, -95.450
Brief tornado over open land tracked east and crossed Highway 212 before dissipating.
Tornado, Swift
- When
- June 11, 2:06 PM CST to 2:22 PM CST
- Where
- Swift County, Benson
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 8 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Injuries
- 7 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $10 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.317, -95.617
After several brief tornadoes around Danvers, a much larger tornado struck the east side of Benson and travelled southeast along Highway 212. 71 structures were damaged, including 4 homes and 7 businesses that had to be demolished. The tornado lifted off in DeGraff, but not before damaging one last grain bin, taking the roof off a grain elevator, and knocking several sheds down in DeGraff. Seven people were injured when they fled a van just as the tornado was hitting the vehicle on the eastern edge of Benson. One boy was critically injured but survived and was discharged from the hospital two weeks later. Damage listed encompasses damages from all tornadoes and wind events in Swift County.
Thunderstorm Wind, Swift
- When
- June 11, 2:26 PM CST
- Where
- Swift County, Murdock
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 45.233, -95.400
Several sheds down, some siding off homes, numerous trees down, mostly on western side of town.
Tornado, Swift
- When
- June 11, 2:33 PM CST
- Where
- Swift County, 1 mi NW of Kerkhoven
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- STORM CHASER
- Coordinates
- 45.217, -95.333
Tornado knocked down a few dozen trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Swift
- When
- June 11, 2:34 PM CST
- Where
- Swift County, Kerkhoven
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 45.200, -95.317
Tornado, Kandiyohi
- When
- June 11, 2:50 PM CST to 2:52 PM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi County, 1 mi NW of Willmar
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 25 yd
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 45.150, -95.067
This was the last tornado associated with the complex that produced the Benson F2 tornado. The storm had travelled along Highway 212 from Danvers to Benson to Kandiyohi, producing numerous tornadoes, hail, and strong wind gusts.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kandiyohi
- When
- June 11, 2:58 PM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi County, Willmar Arpt
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.117, -95.083
Large tree branches down in Willmar.
Hail, Kandiyohi
- When
- June 11, 3:12 PM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi County, Kandiyohi
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.133, -94.950
This was the last severe report from the mesocyclone that began in Swift County and produced nine tornadoes from the Danvers area to 1 NW Willmar.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- 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.
- Flash Flood in Florida, June 11 to 12, 20011 death · $20 million · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 11, 20012 injured · $75 million · F1 · 54 events
- Tornado in Florida, June 11, 20011 death · $35,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, June 11, 20012 injured · $19 million · 1.75 in hail · 12 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 11, 2001$5.2 million · 2.75 in hail · 31 events
- Heat in Texas, June 11, 20011 death · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 11, 2001$2.1 million · F1 · 24 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, June 11, 2001$1.2 million · F1 · 17 events
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, June 11, 20015 injured · $250,000 · 85 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Georgia, June 11 to 12, 2001$1.3 million · 2 events
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, June 11 to 12, 2001$69,000 · F0 · 60 events
- Tornado in Mississippi, June 11, 20012 injured · $150,000 · F1 · 1 event
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: 5254789, 5254790, 5254791, 5254788, 5254787, 5254793, 5254792, 5254798, 5254795, 5254799, 5254794, 5254796, 5254797.