Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 19, 1983

Name: Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 19, 1983
Start: 1983-07-19T12:30
End: 1983-07-19T16:35
Location: Minnesota

July 19, 1983 · 37 events in 23 counties and zones

37 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 37

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

37 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Otter Tail

When: July 19, 12:30 PM CST
Where: Otter Tail County
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph)
Coordinates: 46.280, -96.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Traverse

When: July 19, 12:50 PM CST
Where: Traverse County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 45.870, -96.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Grant

When: July 19, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Grant County
Coordinates: 46.100, -95.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: July 19, 1:15 PM CST
Where: Douglas County
Measured: 102 kt (117 mph)
Coordinates: 45.880, -95.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: July 19, 1:35 PM CST
Where: Douglas County
Measured: 96 kt (110 mph)
Coordinates: 45.870, -95.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Pope

When: July 19, 1:40 PM CST
Where: Pope County
Coordinates: 45.650, -95.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When: July 19, 1:45 PM CST
Where: Stearns County
Coordinates: 45.730, -94.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When: July 19, 1:50 PM CST
Where: Stearns County
Coordinates: 45.600, -94.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When: July 19, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Stearns County
Coordinates: 45.500, -95.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Kandiyohi

When: July 19, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Kandiyohi County
Coordinates: 45.300, -95.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When: July 19, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Stearns County
Coordinates: 45.730, -94.470

Thunderstorm Wind, Kandiyohi

When: July 19, 2:15 PM CST
Where: Kandiyohi County
Coordinates: 45.130, -95.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Meeker

When: July 19, 2:20 PM CST
Where: Meeker County
Coordinates: 45.320, -94.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When: July 19, 2:27 PM CST
Where: Stearns County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 45.550, -94.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Benton

When: July 19, 2:35 PM CST
Where: Benton County
Coordinates: 45.670, -93.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Wright

When: July 19, 2:38 PM CST
Where: Wright County
Coordinates: 45.270, -94.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Wright

When: July 19, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Wright County
Coordinates: 45.080, -94.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Wright

When: July 19, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Wright County
Measured: 100 kt (115 mph)
Coordinates: 45.180, -93.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Sherburne

When: July 19, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Sherburne County
Coordinates: 45.430, -93.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Wright

When: July 19, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Wright County
Coordinates: 45.050, -93.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Stearns

When: July 19, 3:02 PM CST
Where: Stearns County
Coordinates: 45.500, -94.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Carver

When: July 19, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Carver County
Coordinates: 44.800, -93.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Anoka

When: July 19, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Anoka County
Coordinates: 45.200, -93.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Isanti

When: July 19, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Isanti County
Coordinates: 45.580, -93.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin

When: July 19, 3:21 PM CST
Where: Hennepin County
Coordinates: 45.000, -93.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Ramsey

When: July 19, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Ramsey County
Coordinates: 45.080, -93.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Chisago

When: July 19, 3:40 PM CST
Where: Chisago County
Coordinates: 45.480, -92.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Dakota

When: July 19, 3:45 PM CST
Where: Dakota County
Coordinates: 44.650, -93.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin

When: July 19, 3:46 PM CST
Where: Hennepin County
Coordinates: 44.880, -93.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 19, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Coordinates: 45.070, -92.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Mille Lacs

When: July 19, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Mille Lacs County
Coordinates: 45.570, -93.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Goodhue

When: July 19, 4:05 PM CST
Where: Goodhue County
Coordinates: 44.570, -92.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Goodhue

When: July 19, 4:10 PM CST
Where: Goodhue County
Coordinates: 44.300, -92.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Wabasha

When: July 19, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Wabasha County
Coordinates: 44.450, -92.270

Thunderstorm Wind, Blue Earth

When: July 19, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Blue Earth County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 44.170, -94.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Wabasha

When: July 19, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Wabasha County
Coordinates: 44.230, -92.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Wabasha

When: July 19, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Wabasha County
Coordinates: 44.380, -92.030

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

Every storm in Minnesota in 1983 Every state in 1983 This 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: 10047904, 10047905, 10047906, 10047907, 10047908, 10047909, 10048476, 10048477, 10048478, 10049256, 10049257, 10049258, 10049259, 10049260, 10049261, 10049262, 10049263, 10049264, 10049265, 10049266, 10049267, 10049268, 10049269, 10049270, 10049271, 10049272, 10049273, 10049274, 10049275, 10049276, 10049277, 10049278, 10049279, 10049280, 10049281, 10049282, 10049283.