Hail, Fillmore
- When
- September 13, 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Fillmore County, 1 mi W of Peterson
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Crop damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.800, -91.850
Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, September 13, 2005
The public and law enforcement officials reported penny to quarter size hail, as well as wind gusts to near 65 mph.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Crop damage
- $4,000
- 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 happened
The episode as NWS ARX wrote it up.
The public and law enforcement officials reported penny to quarter size hail, as well as wind gusts to near 65 mph.
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 La Crosse, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 13, 1:55 AM CST, 11 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 13, 1:55 AM CST, 11 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 255 AM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS WILL BE SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM CHANCES TODAY/TONIGHT...AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY. DATA ANALYSIS AT 2 AM DEPICTED A SURFACE COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NORTHWEST WI...THROUGH SOUTHWEST MN AND INTO EASTERN NEB. EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE TROUGH IN SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT (EVIDENT ON WATER VAPOR SATELLITE LOOP) WAS KICKING OFF SCATTERED CONVECTION...SOME STRONG...FROM NORTHWEST IA...THROUGH SOUTHERN MN...INTO NORTHWEST HALF OF WI. 00Z 13SEP05 MODEL RUN SHOWS NAM INITIALIZING BETTER THEN THE GFS WITH REGARD TO CURRENT CONVECTION. BEYOND THIS...APPEARS BOTH MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH THEIR MASS FIELDS UNTIL THURSDAY NIGHT. FOR TODAY...UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS...PUSHING THE SURFACE COLD FRONT INTO CENTRAL WI BY THIS EVENING. NAM SHOWS BEST MOISTURE TRANSPORT/SURFACE HEATING...AND RESULTANT SURFACE BASED CAPE WILL BE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA ALREADY BY EARLY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...LIFT ALONG THE FRONT AIDED WITH COOLING ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH APPROACHING OF UPPER LEVEL TROUGH/FAVORED RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF 300MB JETLET/APPROACHING EMBEDDED MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE FROM CENTRAL PLAINS...SHOULD ALL COME TOGETHER FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF CONVECTION TODAY. WILL MAINTAIN THE LIKELY CHANCES CURRENTLY IN THE GRID DATA BASE. THE COLD FRONT FRONT REMAINS PROGRESSIVE...PUSHING WELL EAST OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT...TAKING THE RAIN CHANCES WITH IT. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA...PROVIDING CLEARING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA LATER IN THE NIGHT. CLEARING SKIES...RECENT RAINFALL...AND LIGHT WINDS WILL THEN LIKELY LEAD TO SOME RIVER VALLEY FOG. WILL INCLUDE THIS IN THE WEATHER GRID FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH CONTINUES AND SETTLES ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY FOR QUIET AND SEASONABLY COOLER CONDITIONS. THE HIGH ALREADY BUDGES EAST OF THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A MID LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND SURFACE LOW MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA/NORTHERN PLAINS. APPEARS THAT THE MODELS ARE TAKING THE WAVE A BIT MORE NORTH THAN PREVIOUS RUNS...PLACING MOST OF THE ASSOCIATED FORCING NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA ON THURSDAY. WILL HOWEVER MAINTAIN A SMALL CHANCE OF SHRA/TS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE FORECAST AREA WHICH WILL REMAIN ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF WEAK TO MODERATE MOISTURE TRANSPORT BETWEEN 850 AND 925MB. NAM AND GFS DIFFER THURSDAY NIGHT TIME FRAME. THE NAM TAKES THE COLD FRONT FROM THE SOUTHERN CANADIAN LOW SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA WITH LIGHT QPF. MEANWHILE...THE GFS WANTS TO LIFT THE BOUNDARY BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT IN ADVANCE OF A NEW WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS. IT ALSO SHOWS NO PRECIPITATION. WILL TAKE A COMPROMISE HERE AND INCREASE THE CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA...BUT WILL LEAVE DRY FOR NOW. .LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY 00Z 13SEP05 GFS CONTINUING TO SHOW A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN THROUGH THE PERIOD AS FLOW REMAINS FAIRLY HIGH ZONAL. PRETTY STRONG CYCLOGENESIS TAKES PLACE OVER WESTERN NEBRASKA SATURDAY NIGHT. THE LOW THEN TRACKS QUICKLY NORTHEAST TOWARD THE UPPER MIDWEST ON SUNDAY...SPREADING SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ACROSS THE AREA. GRIDS HAVE THIS HANDLED WELL...SO NO CHANGES MADE. && .ARX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WI...NONE. MN...NONE. IA...NONE. && DAS
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 13, 1:25 PM CST, 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 225 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034- 041>044-053>055-061-141000- ADAMS-ALLAMAKEE-BUFFALO-CHICKASAW-CLARK-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-DODGE- FAYETTE-FILLMORE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOUSTON-HOWARD-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE- MITCHELL-MONROE-MOWER-OLMSTED-RICHLAND-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON- WABASHA-WINNESHIEK-WINONA- 225 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST IOWA...AND SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL TRACK SLOWLY ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON... EXITING INTO EASTERN WISCONSIN THIS EVENING. TO THE SOUTHWEST...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SPIN NORTHEAST AHEAD OF THE FRONT... TRACKING ACROSS SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN ALSO DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THESE WEATHER FEATURES WILL WORK ON THE INSTABILITY ACROSS THE REGION TO TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE INSTABILITY AND WIND PROFILES WILL FAVOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...WITH ISOLATED SUPERCELLS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE NEXT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL COME THURSDAY AS ANOTHER WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR RAIN WILL BE NORTH OF A LINE FROM AUSTIN AND WINONA MINNESOTA...TO NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN. IT DOES NOT APPEAR AT THIS TIME THAT ANY OF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY...BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE IF SEVERE WEATHER WILL OCCUR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. SPOTTER GROUPS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO DEPLOY AS THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH THEIR AREA. THE MOST FAVORABLE TIMES FOR ACTIVATION WILL BE THROUGH 6 PM. .EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATION... NO CALL IS SCHEDULED. RIECK
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 13, 10:53 AM CST, 2 hours 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1153 AM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005 IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-140000- ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOWARD-MITCHELL- RICHLAND-WINNESHIEK THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 781 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA FLOYD MITCHELL IN NORTHEAST IOWA ALLAMAKEE CHICKASAW CLAYTON FAYETTE HOWARD WINNESHIEK IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN CRAWFORD GRANT RICHLAND THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...CRESCO...DECORAH... ELKADER...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...OSAGE...PLATTEVILLE... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER AND WAUKON.
Local storm report, Sep 13, 1:14 PM CST, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
214 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0212 PM HAIL 3 N STACYVILLE 43.48N 92.78W
09/13/2005 0.75 INCH MITCHELL IA PUBLIC
&&
SHEASpecial weather statement, Sep 13, 1:21 PM CST, 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 221 PM CDT TUE SEP 13 2005 MNZ079-087-088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034-041>044-053-140200- ADAMS-BUFFALO-CLARK-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-JACKSON-JUNEAU-LA CROSSE-MONROE- MOWER-OLMSTED-TAYLOR-TREMPEALEAU-VERNON-WABASHA-WINONA THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 782 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA FILLMORE HOUSTON MOWER OLMSTED WABASHA WINONA IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN ADAMS CLARK JUNEAU IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN TAYLOR IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN VERNON IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BUFFALO JACKSON LA CROSSE MONROE TREMPEALEAU THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...AUSTIN...CALEDONIA...FRANKLIN... GLENDALE...INDEPENDENCE...LA CROSSE...MAUSTON...MEDFORD... NEILLSVILLE...ONALASKA...ROCHESTER...RUSHFORD...VIROQUA... WABASHA AND WINONA. IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-WIZ054-055-061-140000- ALLAMAKEE-CHICKASAW-CLAYTON-CRAWFORD-FAYETTE-FLOYD-GRANT-HOWARD-MITCHELL- RICHLAND-WINNESHIEK SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 781 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA FLOYD MITCHELL IN NORTHEAST IOWA ALLAMAKEE CHICKASAW CLAYTON FAYETTE HOWARD WINNESHIEK IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN CRAWFORD GRANT RICHLAND THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...CHARLES CITY...CRESCO...DECORAH... ELKADER...NEW HAMPTON...OELWEIN...OSAGE...PLATTEVILLE... PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER AND WAUKON.
The radar
The La Crosse radar (KARX), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:50 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Fillmore
- When
- September 13, 1:56 PM CST
- Where
- Fillmore County, 3 mi N of Peterson
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Crop damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.850, -91.833
Thunderstorm Wind, Houston
- When
- September 13, 2:39 PM CST
- Where
- Houston County, Caledonia
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.633, -91.500
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 13 to 16, 2005
- Heat in Pennsylvania, September 13, 2005
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, September 13, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 13, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 13, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, September 13, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 13, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 13 to 14, 2005
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 13, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, September 13, 2005
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, September 13, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, September 13, 2005
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, September 2005
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: 5474656, 5474723, 5474724.