12 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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.
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NWS Twin Cities, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 23, 2:55 AM CST, 8 hours 47 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 355 AM CDT MON JUN 23 2003 FORECAST CONCERN NEAR TERM...CONVECTIVE CHANCE/HEAVY RAIN. STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER NORTHWEST MN/CENTRAL SODAK WL REMAIN THERE THROUGH THE DAY...AS PARALLEL TO UPPER FLOW. ONGOING WEAKENING MCS OVER NORTHEAST CWA...SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO SO. 3-6 INCH RAINS FELL OVER FAR NORTH CENTRAL CWA. GROUND SATURATED HERE. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWING NEXT SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH CENTRAL SODAK/NE AREA NOW. ETA HAS THIS SYSTEM MOVING INTO WESTERN CWA THIS AFTERNOON. SHOULD ACTIVATE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG WITH SCATTERED CONVECTION ELSEWHERE. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY...WITH DEWPOINTS 65-70F. HEAVY RAIN A LIKELIHOOD AGAIN WITH CONVECTION. WILL MENTION FLOOD WATCH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR THE MN PORTION OF CWA. BETTER ORGANIZED CONVECTION/MCS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS SYSTEM PULLS OUT OF NEB/SODAK AREA AND INTO SOUTHERN MN. RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF 25H JET DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT ALONG WITH STRONG 85H JET SWINGS INTO BOUNDARY. THIS COUPLED WITH 2 PLUS PWAT SHOULD GENERATE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER SOUTHERN CWA. EVEN WITH RELATIVELY HIGH FFG...RAINFALL RATES WILL RANGE 1-2 INCHES AN HOUR WITH URBAN AREAS ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE. WILL ISSUE FLOOD WATCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THREAT SHOULD REALLY BE LIMITED TO SOUTHERN CWA TODAY. CLOUDS SHOULD LINGER LIMITING HEATING. SAID BOUNDARY ONLY SAGS INTO SOUTHEAST CWA BY WED MORNING...AND OUT OF AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THUNDER/HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT AS SLOW MOVING FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH MOVE THROUGH. OVERALL...WENT ALONG WITH NGM MOS GUIDANCE FOR TEMPERATURES THROUGH 48 HOURS. .MSP...FLOOD WATCH MN CWA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-241200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 701 AM CDT MON JUN 23 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE AREA IS SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM MONTEVIDEO...TO HUTCHINSON...TO MANKATO...TO FAIRMONT. WHILE THE PRIMARY THREAT IS LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...ONE OR TWO TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. ACROSS MOST OF THE REST OF CENTRAL...AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. IN ADDITION TO SEVERE WEATHER...THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY OF TORRENTIAL RAINS OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT. SEE FLOOD WATCH PRODUCTS FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE THROUGH MUCH OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA BY TUESDAY MORNING...BUT WILL STALL OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER IOWA AND NEBRASKA...AND MAINTAIN A FLOW OF VERY UNSTABLE AIR INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...AND POSSIBLY INTO WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH...MAINLY THE FAR SOUTHERN COUNTIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL BE UNDER A RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. JPR
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 173 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:43 UTC.
12 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail storms pummeled bean, corn and wheat fields of about 60 farmers in Stevens County June 21-24. Damage amount compiled by Stevens County Emergency Management.
Numerous fields in two townships were hit with golf ball size hail along with winds around 45 knots. Crop losses estimated by Douglas County agriculture officials.
Numerous trees down around Alexandria, especially around Lake Carlos and Lake Le Homme Dieu. Some fell on cars and houses. Measured sustained wind reached 47 knots at 1239 CST.
Two foot diameter trees blown down. Grain bin blown down.
Scattered trees down, including one on a vehicle.
Hail fell on newly planted crops.
Numerous trees down around Miltona and Lake Irene, including one on a garage and another on a deck. One tree was blown down onto a van, but the family inside the van was not injured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Minnesota in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, June 2003
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: 5361987, 5363164, 5363257, 5363165, 5363166, 5363167, 5363168, 5363248, 5363256, 5363249, 5363255, 5363251, 5363250, 5363252, 5363253, 5363254.