| Event |
Hail |
| Magnitude |
3.00 in. |
| State |
MINNESOTA |
| County/Area |
DODGE |
| WFO |
ARX |
| Begin Date |
07/18/2012 11:58:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
1 |
| Begin Azimuth |
NE |
| Begin Location |
HAYFIELD |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
43.89/-92.85 |
| End Date |
07/18/2012 11:58:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
0.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Severe thunderstorms developed rapidly during the late morning and afternoon along and behind a slow moving cold front. These thunderstorms produced large hail and some wind damage across portions of southeast Minnesota before the storms moved into northeast Iowa. The largest hail reported was 1.5 inches in Hayfield (Dodge County). Wind damage occurred in Lyle (Mower County) where a roof was blown off a business and in Spring Valley (Fillmore County) where trees that were blown down damaged a park pavilion, an apartment building and a house. |
| Event Narrative |
Hail ranging in size from golf ball to baseball fell in Hayfield. |
