Minnesota, 1987

Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, May 10, 1987

May 10, 1987 · NWS MSP · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

4 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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
6

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

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

Hail, Winona

When
May 10, 11:40 AM CST
Where
Winona County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.050, -91.650

Hail, Dakota

When
May 10, 3:06 PM CST
Where
Dakota County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.800, -93.320

Hail, Dakota

When
May 10, 3:06 PM CST
Where
Dakota County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
47.880, -91.880

Tornado, Goodhue

When
May 10, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Goodhue County
Rating
F0
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
44.330, -92.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Wabasha

When
May 10, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Wabasha County
Coordinates
44.400, -92.400

Hail, Aitkin

When
May 10, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Aitkin County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
46.530, -93.700

What these are

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.
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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More

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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: 10048115, 10048116, 10048117, 10048118, 10048119, 10048120.