Thunderstorm Wind, Blue Earth
- When
- August 19, 12:15 AM CST
- Where
- Blue Earth County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.170, -94.020
Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 19, 1980
11 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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
11 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin
- When
- August 19, 12:30 AM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County
- Coordinates
- 45.000, -93.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Olmsted
- When
- August 19, 1:25 AM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.920, -92.500
Thunderstorm Wind, Sibley
- When
- August 19, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Sibley County
- Coordinates
- 44.550, -94.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Sibley
- When
- August 19, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Sibley County
- Coordinates
- 44.550, -94.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- August 19, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.630, -93.770
Hail, Scott
- When
- August 19, 9:55 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.670, -93.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Dakota
- When
- August 19, 10:07 PM CST
- Where
- Dakota County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.730, -93.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- August 19, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.670, -93.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin
- When
- August 19, 10:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County
- Coordinates
- 44.720, -93.220
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis
- When
- August 19, 10:45 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.730, -92.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Dakota
- When
- August 19, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Dakota County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.700, -93.000
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Florida, August 19, 1980
- Tornado in Wisconsin, August 19, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 19, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, August 19, 1980
- Hail in North Dakota, August 19, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 19, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 19, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, August 19, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, August 19, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, August 19, 1980
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1980Every state in 1980This day in weather history
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: 10054882, 10054883, 10054884, 10054885, 10054886, 10054887, 10054888, 10054889, 10054890, 10054891, 10054892, 10054893.