Minnesota, 1958

Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, August 4, 1958

August 4, 1958 · 10 events in 7 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
2
Property damage
$250
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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.

Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dakota

When
August 4, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Dakota County
Coordinates
44.580, -93.180

Hail, Grant

When
August 4, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
46.000, -96.000

Hail, Douglas

When
August 4, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.880, -95.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When
August 4, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Coordinates
45.880, -95.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Morrison

When
August 4, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Morrison County
Coordinates
45.780, -94.400

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
August 4, 6:00 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates
45.580, -94.180

Hail, Redwood

When
August 4, 6:58 PM CST
Where
Redwood County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.500, -95.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin

When
August 4, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Hennepin County
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates
44.880, -93.180

Hail, Redwood

When
August 4, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Redwood County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.500, -95.080

Tornado, Redwood

When
August 4, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Redwood County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
27 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
44.420, -95.400

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Redwood1958-08-04Direct

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.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Minnesota in 1958Every state in 1958This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Minnesota, 1958

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: 10055420, 10055421, 10055422, 10055423, 10055424, 10055425, 10055426, 10055427, 10055428, 10055429.