Hail, Kittson
- When
- September 3, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kittson County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.730, -96.670
Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, September 3, 1980
15 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 4 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 15
- Property damage
- $28 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 23
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
15 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Stearns
- When
- September 3, 5:49 PM CST
- Where
- Stearns County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 45.630, -94.880
Hail, Lyon
- When
- September 3, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.450, -95.780
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis
- When
- September 3, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.000, -92.330
Tornado, Stearns
- When
- September 3, 6:03 PM CST
- Where
- Stearns County
- Rating
- F0
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 45.670, -94.680
Tornado, Stearns
- When
- September 3, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Stearns County
- Rating
- F0
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 45.620, -94.470
Hail, Kandiyohi
- When
- September 3, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.130, -95.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Renville
- When
- September 3, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Renville County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.780, -95.220
Tornado, Stearns
- When
- September 3, 6:36 PM CST
- Where
- Stearns County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 3.8 mi
- Path width
- 60 yd
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 15 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25 million
- Coordinates
- 45.530, -94.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Benton
- When
- September 3, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Benton County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.670, -93.930
Thunderstorm Wind, Wright
- When
- September 3, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wright County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.180, -93.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Sibley
- When
- September 3, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sibley County
- Coordinates
- 44.570, -94.080
Thunderstorm Wind, McLeod
- When
- September 3, 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- McLeod County
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.880, -94.700
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- September 3, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.680, -93.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Scott
- When
- September 3, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Scott County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.550, -93.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Carver
- When
- September 3, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Carver County
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.770, -93.780
Hail, Rice
- When
- September 3, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Rice County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.300, -93.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Chisago
- When
- September 3, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Chisago County
- Coordinates
- 45.380, -92.900
Thunderstorm Wind, Dakota
- When
- September 3, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Dakota County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.730, -92.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Martin
- When
- September 3, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Martin County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.700, -94.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Faribault
- When
- September 3, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Faribault County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.730, -94.250
Thunderstorm Wind, Olmsted
- When
- September 3, 9:45 PM CST
- Where
- Olmsted County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.030, -92.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Mower
- When
- September 3, 10:16 PM CST
- Where
- Mower County
- Coordinates
- 43.670, -92.980
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.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado, Stearns | 1980-09-03 | Direct |
What these are
- 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.
- 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 Hail in Wisconsin, September 3, 1980
- Tornado in Arkansas, September 3, 1980
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, September 3, 1980
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, September 3, 1980
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, September 3, 1980
- Hail in South Dakota, September 3, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 3, 1980
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, September 3, 1980
More
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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: 10054900, 10054901, 10054902, 10054903, 10054904, 10054905, 10054906, 10054907, 10054908, 10054909, 10054910, 10054911, 10054912, 10054913, 10054914, 10054915, 10054916, 10054917, 10054918, 10054919, 10054920, 10054921, 10054922.