Minnesota, 2025

Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 11, 2025

August 11, 2025 · NWS FGF · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and isolated severe wind gusts over parts of northwest and west central Minnesota during the late afternoon and evening hours.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 happened

The episode as NWS FGF wrote it up.

Severe thunderstorms produced large hail and isolated severe wind gusts over parts of northwest and west central Minnesota during the late afternoon and evening hours.

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:57 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Mahnomen

When
August 11, 5:55 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Mahnomen County, 4.17 mi SE of Mahnomen
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
47.270, -95.930

Wind gust measured by MN dot station MN044.

Hail, Mahnomen

When
August 11, 6:35 PM CST to 6:40 PM CST
Where
Mahnomen County, 0.69 mi S of Naytahwaush
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
47.260, -95.630

Quarter size hail reported. Report relayed on social media.

Hail, Wilkin

When
August 11, 7:00 PM CST to 7:05 PM CST
Where
Wilkin County, Campbell
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
46.100, -96.400

Hail was mostly pea size, with a few stones around quarter size. Time estimated by radar.

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 1282404, 1282402, 1282403.