Minnesota, 1984

Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, August 8, 1984

August 8, 1984 · NWS NG · 14 events in 6 counties and zones

8 hail, 4 tornado, 2 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.

  • 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

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

8 hail, 4 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, St. Louis

When
August 8, 2:25 PM CST
Where
St. Louis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.780, -92.630

Hail, St. Louis

When
August 8, 2:30 PM CST
Where
St. Louis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.530, -92.230

Hail, St. Louis

When
August 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where
St. Louis County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
47.680, -91.920

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis

When
August 8, 3:00 PM CST
Where
St. Louis County
Coordinates
47.680, -91.920

Tornado, Kittson

When
August 8, 3:12 PM CST
Where
Kittson County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
3 yd
Coordinates
48.580, -96.900

Tornado, Polk

When
August 8, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
48.080, -96.720

Hail, Marshall

When
August 8, 3:22 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.330, -96.820

Hail, Kittson

When
August 8, 3:22 PM CST
Where
Kittson County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
48.770, -96.830

Hail, Pennington

When
August 8, 3:22 PM CST
Where
Pennington County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
48.050, -96.080

Hail, Polk

When
August 8, 3:22 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
47.930, -96.800

Tornado, Marshall

When
August 8, 3:24 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
3 yd
Coordinates
48.220, -96.980

Hail, Marshall

When
August 8, 3:44 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.330, -96.820

Tornado, Marshall

When
August 8, 3:48 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
3 yd
Coordinates
48.200, -96.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Itasca

When
August 8, 7:54 PM CST
Where
Itasca County
Coordinates
47.300, -93.430

What these are

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.
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.

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: 10049944, 10049945, 10049946, 10049947, 10049948, 10049949, 10049950, 10049951, 10049952, 10049953, 10049954, 10049955, 10049956, 10049957.