Minnesota, 2001

Hail in Minnesota, June 16, 2001

June 16, 2001 · NWS MPX · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

8 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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  • 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
8

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 16, 9:30 AM CST, 3 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 9:30 AM CST, 3 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1030 AM CDT SAT JUN 16 2001

MORNING RAOBS SUGGEST THAT WDLY SCT TSRA WL REDEVELOP ACRS CNTRL
MN/WRN WI THIS AFTN. INVERTED V PROFILE WILL LEAD TO FAIRLY STRONG
DOWNDRAFTS...DESPITE LIMITED INSTABILITY. PRIMARY FORCING ASSOCIATED
WITH CHANNELED PVA AND DIVERGENCE...AND SHARP SRN CUT-OFF EXPECTED
TO PCPN. OTRW...RAOBS AND TEMP TRENDS THIS MORNING SUPPORT HIGHS IN
THE MID TO UPPER 70S MOST PLACES.

.MSP...NONE.
DAVIS

The radar

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:15 UTC.

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Event by event

8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sherburne

When
June 16, 1:17 PM CST
Where
Sherburne County, 1 mi NW of Cable
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.533, -94.100

Hail, Stearns

When
June 16, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Stearns County, Kimball
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.317, -94.300

Hail, Wright

When
June 16, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Wright County, Monticello
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.300, -93.817

Hail, Anoka

When
June 16, 2:03 PM CST
Where
Anoka County, Ramsey
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.250, -93.433

Hail, Hennepin

When
June 16, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Hennepin County, New Hope
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
45.067, -93.367

Hail, Hennepin

When
June 16, 2:18 PM CST to 2:25 PM CST
Where
Hennepin County, Minneapolis
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.000, -93.283

Event occurred at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Int. Airport, and was reported by a citizen.

Hail, Hennepin

When
June 16, 2:18 PM CST
Where
Hennepin County, Minneapolis
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
AMATEUR RADIO
Coordinates
45.000, -93.283

Hail occurred at the University of Minnesota.

Hail, Ramsey

When
June 16, 2:25 PM CST
Where
Ramsey County, 2 mi SW of White Bear Lake
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.067, -93.050

Hail occurred in the city of Shoreview.

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.

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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: 5254118, 5254119, 5254120, 5254121, 5254393, 5254394, 5254395, 5254396.