Thunderstorm Wind, Pipestone
- When
- October 16, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Pipestone County
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.000, -96.320
Damaging Winds in Minnesota, October 16, 1980
7 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 7
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
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rock
- When
- October 16, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Rock County
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.880, -96.130
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- October 16, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.800, -95.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood
- When
- October 16, 4:45 PM CST
- Where
- Redwood County
- Coordinates
- 44.270, -95.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Cottonwood
- When
- October 16, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Cottonwood County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.930, -94.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Martin
- When
- October 16, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.670, -94.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Otter Tail
- When
- October 16, 10:30 PM CST
- Where
- Otter Tail County
- Coordinates
- 46.600, -95.570
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Kansas, October 16, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, October 16, 1980
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 16, 1980
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, October 16, 1980
- Tornadoes in Iowa, October 16, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, October 16, 1980
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, October 16, 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: 10054940, 10054941, 10054942, 10054943, 10054944, 10054945, 10054946.