Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 13, 1988

Name: Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 13, 1988
Start: 1988-07-13T00:45
End: 1988-07-13T02:30
Location: Minnesota

July 13, 1988 · NWS MSP · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 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: 3

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

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: July 13, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Douglas County
Measured: 76 kt (87 mph)
Coordinates: 45.880, -95.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Sibley

When: July 13, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Sibley County
Coordinates: 44.530, -94.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Renville

When: July 13, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Renville County
Coordinates: 44.530, -94.650

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

Every storm in Minnesota in 1988 Every state in 1988 This day in weather history Warnings in Minnesota, July 1988

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: 10048750, 10048751, 10048752.