Minnesota, 2002

Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 23, 2002

June 23, 2002 · NWS FGF · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$200
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 Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 23, 7:50 PM CST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 7:50 PM CST, 3 hours 10 minutes before
FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
850 PM CDT SUN JUN 23 2002

CAP MAY BE ABLE TO BREAK IN THE PATH OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX
NORTHEAST OF BIS ATTM...WHICH SEEMS MOSTLY LIKELY SCENARIO FOR SEVERE
STORMS OVER NORTH PART OF NEW SEVERE WATCH. SIGNIFICANT STABILITY
REMAINS FOR MUCH OF AREA BUT IS SLOWLY ERODING.

IT DOES APPEAR THAT MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER NORTHEAST AND
EASTERN ND NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS WHILE MORE SCATTERED FOR SOUTHEAST
CORNER OF STATE. NORTHWEST MN LOOKS CLEAR OF CONVECTION TIL AFTER
MIDNIGHT AND WILL UPDATE ZONES TO STATE THAT.

.FGF...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH EASTCENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST ND TIL 1AM
       FLOOD WATCH ENTIRE FA THROUGH MONDAY.
GV

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 23, 5:13 PM CST, 5 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS, ND
613 PM CDT SUN JUN 23 2002

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

0735 AM    6N MICHIGAN               ND   1.50 INCH HAIL
06/22/02   NELSON                         HAIL PUNCHED 12 HOLES IN
                                          PORCH ROOF

0805 AM    15W KENNEDY               MN   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/22/02   KITTSON

0838 AM    1/2E DONALDSON            MN   1.00 INCH HAIL
06/22/02   KITTSON

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The radar

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Event by event

2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Clay

When
June 23, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Clay County, Rollag
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.733, -96.233

Hail, Becker

When
June 23, 11:25 PM CST
Where
Becker County, Detroit Lakes
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.817, -95.833

Thunderstorm Wind, Becker

When
June 23, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Becker County, 5 mi NE of Rochert
Property damage
$200
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
46.950, -95.650

Tree limbs were blown down.

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.

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: 5301227, 5301228, 5301229.