Minnesota, 1968

Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, August 15, 1968

August 15, 1968 · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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

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

Tornado, Pennington

When
August 15, 5:22 PM CST
Where
Pennington County
Rating
F1
Path length
2.7 mi
Path width
27 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
48.080, -96.130

Tornado, Pennington

When
August 15, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Pennington County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
27 yd
Coordinates
48.000, -96.620

Hail, Polk

When
August 15, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
48.080, -97.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When
August 15, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Coordinates
48.080, -97.000

What these are

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

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

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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: 10054506, 10054507, 10054508, 10054509.