Minnesota, 1977Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, September 8, 1977
September 8, 1977 · NWS RY · 11 events in 7 counties and zones
6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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
6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hubbard
- When
- September 8, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hubbard County
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.920, -95.070
Hail, Wadena
- When
- September 8, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Wadena County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.750, -95.100
Hail, Hubbard
- When
- September 8, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Hubbard County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.920, -95.070
Hail, Itasca
- When
- September 8, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Itasca County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.250, -93.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Itasca
- When
- September 8, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Itasca County
- Coordinates
- 47.250, -93.470
Hail, Hubbard
- When
- September 8, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Hubbard County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.020, -95.070
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis
- When
- September 8, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Coordinates
- 47.380, -92.830
Tornado, Aitkin
- When
- September 8, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Aitkin County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 3.6 mi
- Path width
- 660 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 46.830, -93.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- September 8, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 44.830, -92.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Anoka
- When
- September 8, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Anoka County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.200, -93.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Washington
- When
- September 8, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Washington County
- Coordinates
- 44.900, -92.780
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, September 8, 19771.75 in hail · 10 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, September 8, 19771.75 in hail · 6 events
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, September 8, 197765 kt wind · 5 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, September 8, 19771.75 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 8, 19773 events
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, September 8, 197752 kt wind · 2 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, September 8, 1977$3,000 · F0 · 1 event
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: 10053063, 10053064, 10053065, 10053066, 10053067, 10053068, 10053069, 10053070, 10053071, 10053072, 10053073.