Minnesota, 1983

Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 2, 1983

July 2, 1983 · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$30
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Clay

When
July 2, 7:56 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
46.800, -96.630

Hail, Becker

When
July 2, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Becker County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.920, -95.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Crow Wing

When
July 2, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Crow Wing County
Coordinates
46.370, -94.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When
July 2, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Coordinates
46.350, -94.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When
July 2, 11:20 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
45.870, -95.400

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 10047874, 10047875, 10047876, 10047877, 10047878.