Minnesota, 1989

Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 3, 1989

August 3, 1989 · NWS MSP · 9 events in 6 counties and zones

6 hail, 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.

  • 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
3
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kittson

When
August 3, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Kittson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
48.580, -96.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Roseau

When
August 3, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Roseau County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
48.700, -96.180

Hail, Roseau

When
August 3, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Roseau County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
48.670, -96.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Roseau

When
August 3, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Roseau County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
48.850, -95.750

Hail, Pennington

When
August 3, 5:31 PM CST
Where
Pennington County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.120, -96.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake of the Woods

When
August 3, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Lake of the Woods County
Measured
74 kt (85 mph)
Coordinates
48.720, -94.580

Hail, Beltrami

When
August 3, 6:32 PM CST
Where
Beltrami County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.020, -94.930

Hail, St. Louis

When
August 3, 7:40 PM CST
Where
St. Louis County
Measured
4.5 in hail
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
48.520, -92.900

Hail, St. Louis

When
August 3, 9:30 PM CST
Where
St. Louis County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.720, -92.920

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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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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: 10047926, 10047927, 10047928, 10047929, 10047930, 10047931, 10047932, 10047933, 10047934.