Hail — Benton, Minnesota

2024-06-12 · near Popple Creek, Benton, Minnesota

Event narrative

A photo showed penny sized hail near the intersection of 30th St NE and Hwy 23.

Wider weather episode

A cold front associated with low pressure proceeded through MN on June 12th. Early morning warm advection helped to spawn storms in the morning and midday hours. Instability increased across western MN during the afternoon to values between 2000 to 3000 J/kg, with shear between 40-50 kts. Scattered thunderstorms began to develop across western MN and move east. Across central MN, storms mainly produced damaging wind gusts, large hail, and heavy rainfall.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1199188. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.