Large Hail In Eagan April 18, 2002
A late-night thunderstorm dropped hail over areas of central and southern Minnesota on April 18, 2002.
Large hail fell over parts of Eagan during the early hours of April 18. Some of the hailstones were saved
and photographed here. The location of where this hail fell was at the Duckwood Apartments southwest
of Yankee Doodle Road and Lexington Ave. The largest stone is 3.25 inches. A special thanks to Chris Levine
for saving the hailstones in his freezer.
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Here is one of the small craters that the hail made penetrating the ground.
Listed here are some Public Information Statements from the National Weather Service
regarding snowfall from this storm.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
703 PM CDT THU APR 18 2002
...ADDITIONAL REPORTS RECEIVED FROM EARLY MORNING STORMS...
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0120 AM HANLEY FALLS MN 1 INCH HAIL
04/18/02 YELLOW MEDICINE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0130 AM HECTOR MN .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02 RENVILLE REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0130 AM ELK RIVER MN .88 INCH HAIL
04/18/02 SHERBURNE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0230 AM EVANSVILLE MN .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02 DOUGLAS REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0250 AM CEDAR MILLS MN .88 INCH HAIL
04/18/02 MEEKER REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0250 AM CEDAR MILLS MN .88 INCH HAIL
04/18/02 MEEKER REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0315 AM WACONIA MN WIND DAMAGE
04/18/02 CARVER REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
OLD CITY HALL ROOF
BLOWN OFF.
0315 AM 4 S COKATO MN 1.75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02 WRIGHT REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0315 AM ISANTI MN .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02 ISANTI REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0325 AM BERTHA MN .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02 TODD REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0340 AM HOWARD LAKE MN 1 INCH HAIL
04/18/02 WRIGHT REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0345 AM COTTAGE GROVE MN .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02 WASHINGTON REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0350 AM RAMSEY MN .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02 ANOKA REPORTED BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
0400 AM PRESCOTT WI 1 INCH HAIL
04/18/02 PIERCE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
POST OFFICE.
0405 AM NORTH ST PAUL MN .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02 RAMSEY REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0415 AM INVER GROVE MN 2 INCH HAIL
04/18/02 DAKOTA REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0425 AM LAKE ELMO MN .88 INCH HAIL
04/18/02 WASHINGTON REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0430 AM ROBERTS WI .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02 ST.CROIX REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
POST OFFICE.
0430 AM MAPLEWOOD MN .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02 RAMSEY REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0525 AM WHEELER WI .75 INCH HAIL
04/18/02 DUNN REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
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