Wisconsin, 2002

Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 25, 2002

June 25, 2002 · NWS MPX · 5 events in 2 counties and zones

3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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
5

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 25, 2:30 PM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 2:30 PM CST, 4 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
330 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2002

FORECAST CONCERN NEAR TERM...CONVECTION INITIATION/FLOODING
POTENTIAL.

LINE OF STORMS DEVELOPING ALONG DEVELOPING COLD FRONT OVER THE
EASTERN DAKOTAS.  SVR WATCH ALREADY IN PLACE.  OTHERWISE...OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY OVER SOUTHEAST MN/SOUTHWEST WI BEGINNING TO FIRE.  BELIEVE
MAIN SHOW WILL BE UPPER TROF MOVING INTO WESTERN MN WITH COLD FRONT
SWEEPING TO CENTRAL MN  AROUND 06Z...THEN SAGGING OUT OF SOUTHERN MN
BY 12Z WED.  WITH GROUND SATURATED OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL MN AND
MOSAIC FFG INDICATING 1 HR VALUES AROUND .60 INCH AND 3 HR TOTALS
AROUND 1 INCH...WILL LIKELY SEE SOME RAPID RUNOFF IF THESE AREAS SEE
THUNDERSTORMS.  ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AREA FOR TONIGHT.

DRIER CONDITIONS MOVE IN WED-THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
TEMPERATURES NOT COOLING ALL THAT MUCH...WITH READINGS MOVING BACK
INTO THE 90S BY THE WEEKEND...AND UPPER RIDE OVER THE AREA.

.MSP...FLOOD WATCH MUCH OF CENTRAL MN....SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NEAR
WILLMAR TO ANOKA...AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM NEW ULM TO RED WING.
 DWE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 25, 1:13 PM CST, 5 hours 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
213 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2002

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

0330 AM    LAKE SARAH                MN   FLOOD
06/25/02   HENNEPIN                       REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
                                          BASEMENTS FLOODED. LAKE
                                          FLOODING.
Local storm report, Jun 25, 5:22 PM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
622 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2002

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

0510 PM    12 S MARIETTA             MN   .75 INCH HAIL
06/25/02   LAC QUI PARLE                  REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0555 PM    10 N MORA                 MN   .88 INCH HAIL
06/25/02   KANABEC                        EVENT DURATION 10
                                          MINUTES. REPORTED BY
                                          PUBLIC.

0612 PM    GILMAN                    MN   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/25/02   BENTON                         REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Polk

When
June 25, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Polk County, 2 mi E of East Farmington
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
45.250, -92.667

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When
June 25, 7:10 PM CST to 7:15 PM CST
Where
Polk County, 2 mi W of East Farmington
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
45.250, -92.733

Swath of numerous trees down.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Croix

When
June 25, 7:15 PM CST to 7:30 PM CST
Where
St. Croix County, 3 mi W of Star Prairie
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
45.200, -92.600

Hundreds of trees down. Several dozen trees down 4 SE Deer Park was the last severe weather to occur from this supercell. It started in Minnesota (8 SW Cambridge, Isanti County) and produced severe weather along a 60 mile path. One tornado, two funnel clouds, large hail and damaging wind were the result.

Hail, St. Croix

When
June 25, 7:15 PM CST
Where
St. Croix County, Star Prairie
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.200, -92.533

Hail, Polk

When
June 25, 7:26 PM CST
Where
Polk County, 8 mi ESE of East Farmington
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
Coordinates
45.200, -92.550

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: 5302391, 5302392, 5302393, 5302394, 5302395.