Minnesota, 1982Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 10, 1982
May 10, 1982 · 20 events in 11 counties and zones
15 hail, 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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
- $7.5 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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 hail, 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Crow Wing
- When
- May 10, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Crow Wing County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.520, -94.170
Hail, Crow Wing
- When
- May 10, 3:50 PM CST
- Where
- Crow Wing County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.370, -94.200
Hail, Mille Lacs
- When
- May 10, 4:05 PM CST
- Where
- Mille Lacs County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.570, -93.600
Hail, Mille Lacs
- When
- May 10, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Mille Lacs County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.570, -93.600
Hail, Anoka
- When
- May 10, 4:22 PM CST
- Where
- Anoka County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.250, -93.280
Hail, Anoka
- When
- May 10, 4:25 PM CST
- Where
- Anoka County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.200, -93.400
Hail, Carlton
- When
- May 10, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Carlton County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.680, -92.880
Hail, Kanabec
- When
- May 10, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Kanabec County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.770, -93.470
Hail, Isanti
- When
- May 10, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Isanti County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.550, -93.250
Hail, Kanabec
- When
- May 10, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Kanabec County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.950, -93.270
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- May 10, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.920, -92.920
Hail, Carlton
- When
- May 10, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carlton County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.680, -92.880
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- May 10, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.420, -92.950
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- May 10, 5:11 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.920, -92.720
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- May 10, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.200, -92.950
Tornado, Traverse
- When
- May 10, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Traverse County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 8 mi
- Path width
- 80 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 46.020, -96.470
Tornado, Traverse
- When
- May 10, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Traverse County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 80 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 46.020, -96.280
Tornado, Grant
- When
- May 10, 5:47 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 80 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 46.030, -96.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Watonwan
- When
- May 10, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Watonwan County
- Coordinates
- 43.980, -94.630
Thunderstorm Wind, Nicollet
- When
- May 10, 7:33 PM CST
- Where
- Nicollet County
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.930, -94.750
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 10, 1982$278,000 · F2 · 11 events
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, May 10, 1982$25,000 · F0 · 9 events
- Hail in Colorado, May 10, 19820.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 10, 19821 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: 10047781, 10047782, 10047783, 10047784, 10047785, 10047786, 10047787, 10047788, 10047789, 10047790, 10047791, 10047792, 10047793, 10047794, 10047795, 10047796, 10047797, 10047798, 10047799, 10047800.