Minnesota, 1986

Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 27, 1986

July 27, 1986 · NWS MSP · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, 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
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

2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
July 27, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Washington County
Coordinates
44.830, -92.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Dakota

When
July 27, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Dakota County
Coordinates
44.730, -92.850

Hail, Mower

When
July 27, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Mower County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
43.780, -92.500

Hail, Fillmore

When
July 27, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Fillmore County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
43.700, -92.400

Tornado, Polk

When
July 27, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
47.880, -96.920

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10048068, 10048069, 10048070, 10048071, 10048072.