Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 4, 1986

Name: Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 4, 1986
Start: 1986-07-04T00:00
End: 1986-07-04T01:58
Location: Minnesota

July 4, 1986 · NWS $DL · 10 events in 7 counties and zones

10 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: 10

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

10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: July 4, 12:00 AM CST
Where: Cass County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 47.100, -94.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Aitkin

When: July 4, 12:01 AM CST
Where: Aitkin County
Coordinates: 46.530, -93.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Wadena

When: July 4, 12:05 AM CST
Where: Wadena County
Coordinates: 46.380, -94.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Wadena

When: July 4, 12:05 AM CST
Where: Wadena County
Coordinates: 46.450, -95.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Todd

When: July 4, 12:15 AM CST
Where: Todd County
Coordinates: 46.070, -94.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: July 4, 12:20 AM CST
Where: Cass County
Coordinates: 46.880, -94.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Crow Wing

When: July 4, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Crow Wing County
Coordinates: 46.730, -93.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Morrison

When: July 4, 12:50 AM CST
Where: Morrison County
Coordinates: 46.100, -94.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Morrison

When: July 4, 1:05 AM CST
Where: Morrison County
Coordinates: 46.170, -93.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Carlton

When: July 4, 1:58 AM CST
Where: Carlton County
Coordinates: 46.450, -92.750

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

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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: 10047030, 10047031, 10047032, 10047033, 10047034, 10047035, 10047036, 10047037, 10047038, 10047039.