Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- August 29, 6:55 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County
- Coordinates
- 46.870, -96.580
Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 29, 1987
6 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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
6 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Isanti
- When
- August 29, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Isanti County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.680, -93.370
Hail, Anoka
- When
- August 29, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Anoka County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.320, -93.400
Hail, Chisago
- When
- August 29, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Chisago County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.330, -93.000
Hail, Chippewa
- When
- August 29, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Chippewa County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.950, -95.370
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis
- When
- August 29, 9:15 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Coordinates
- 47.820, -92.320
Hail, Crow Wing
- When
- August 29, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Crow Wing County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.500, -93.950
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis
- When
- August 29, 9:57 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Coordinates
- 48.080, -92.950
Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis
- When
- August 29, 9:59 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Coordinates
- 47.870, -92.870
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- August 29, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.750, -92.920
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.
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: 10049021, 10049022, 10049023, 10049024, 10049025, 10049026, 10049027, 10049028, 10049029, 10049030.