Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin
- When
- August 29, 1:17 AM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.880, -93.220
Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 29, 1983
36 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
- 38
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
36 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Koochiching
- When
- August 29, 7:05 AM CST
- Where
- Koochiching County
- Coordinates
- 47.870, -94.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Koochiching
- When
- August 29, 7:35 AM CST
- Where
- Koochiching County
- Coordinates
- 48.570, -93.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Koochiching
- When
- August 29, 7:48 AM CST
- Where
- Koochiching County
- Coordinates
- 48.570, -93.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Lake of the Woods
- When
- August 29, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lake of the Woods County
- Coordinates
- 48.500, -94.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Koochiching
- When
- August 29, 8:30 AM CST
- Where
- Koochiching County
- Coordinates
- 48.180, -93.800
Thunderstorm Wind, Koochiching
- When
- August 29, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Koochiching County
- Coordinates
- 48.520, -93.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Koochiching
- When
- August 29, 9:30 AM CST
- Where
- Koochiching County
- Coordinates
- 48.600, -93.400
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis
- When
- August 29, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Coordinates
- 47.900, -91.870
Hail, Clay
- When
- August 29, 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clay County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.880, -96.320
Hail, Clay
- When
- August 29, 11:55 AM CST
- Where
- Clay County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.870, -96.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Traverse
- When
- August 29, 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Traverse County
- Coordinates
- 45.750, -96.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Stevens
- When
- August 29, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Stevens County
- Coordinates
- 45.570, -96.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Swift
- When
- August 29, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Swift County
- Coordinates
- 45.200, -96.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Swift
- When
- August 29, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Swift County
- Coordinates
- 45.270, -95.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa
- When
- August 29, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County
- Coordinates
- 44.950, -95.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Swift
- When
- August 29, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Swift County
- Coordinates
- 45.320, -95.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Big Stone
- When
- August 29, 6:02 PM CST
- Where
- Big Stone County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.320, -96.450
Thunderstorm Wind, Swift
- When
- August 29, 6:06 PM CST
- Where
- Swift County
- Measured
- 78 kt (90 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.200, -96.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Lac Qui Parle
- When
- August 29, 6:26 PM CST
- Where
- Lac Qui Parle County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.020, -96.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa
- When
- August 29, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County
- Coordinates
- 45.020, -95.570
Thunderstorm Wind, Pope
- When
- August 29, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Pope County
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.650, -95.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Yellow Medicine
- When
- August 29, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Yellow Medicine County
- Coordinates
- 44.820, -95.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa
- When
- August 29, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.950, -95.720
Thunderstorm Wind, Kandiyohi
- When
- August 29, 7:05 PM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi County
- Coordinates
- 45.130, -95.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Kandiyohi
- When
- August 29, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi County
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.130, -95.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Kandiyohi
- When
- August 29, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Kandiyohi County
- Coordinates
- 45.130, -95.020
Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns
- When
- August 29, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Stearns County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.380, -94.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Renville
- When
- August 29, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Renville County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.780, -94.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Meeker
- When
- August 29, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Meeker County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.180, -94.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns
- When
- August 29, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stearns County
- Coordinates
- 45.380, -94.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Meeker
- When
- August 29, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Meeker County
- Coordinates
- 45.130, -94.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Carver
- When
- August 29, 8:53 PM CST
- Where
- Carver County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.870, -93.530
Thunderstorm Wind, Meeker
- When
- August 29, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Meeker County
- Coordinates
- 45.100, -94.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Anoka
- When
- August 29, 9:10 PM CST
- Where
- Anoka County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.170, -93.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin
- When
- August 29, 9:35 PM CST
- Where
- Hennepin County
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.880, -93.220
Thunderstorm Wind, Rice
- When
- August 29, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Rice County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.300, -93.270
Thunderstorm Wind, Rice
- When
- August 29, 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rice County
- Coordinates
- 44.300, -93.270
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
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 29, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, August 29, 1983
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, August 29, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 29, 1983
- Damaging Winds in Florida, August 29, 1983
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 29, 1983
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, August 29, 1983
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, August 29, 1983
- Damaging Wind in New York, August 29, 1983
- Damaging Wind in Maryland, August 29, 1983
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: 10051688, 10051689, 10051690, 10051691, 10051692, 10051693, 10051694, 10051695, 10051696, 10051697, 10051698, 10051699, 10051700, 10051701, 10051702, 10051703, 10051704, 10051705, 10051706, 10051707, 10051708, 10051709, 10051710, 10051711, 10051712, 10051713, 10051714, 10051715, 10051716, 10051717, 10051718, 10051719, 10051720, 10051721, 10051722, 10051723, 10051724, 10051725.