Minnesota, 1991

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, April 29, 1991

April 29, 1991 · NWS RST · 12 events in 9 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 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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  • Wind
  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
9
Property damage
$300,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

8 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Isanti

When
April 29, 1:25 PM CST
Where
Isanti County
Rating
F0
Path length
1.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
45.580, -93.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Kanabec

When
April 29, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Kanabec County
Coordinates
45.880, -93.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Faribault

When
April 29, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Faribault County
Coordinates
43.580, -93.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Martin

When
April 29, 2:35 PM CST
Where
Martin County
Coordinates
43.670, -94.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Steele

When
April 29, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Steele County
Coordinates
43.870, -93.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Blue Earth

When
April 29, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Blue Earth County
Coordinates
43.930, -93.970

Tornado, Blue Earth

When
April 29, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Blue Earth County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
44.070, -94.150

Tornado, Blue Earth

When
April 29, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Blue Earth County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
44.130, -94.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Blue Earth

When
April 29, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Blue Earth County
Coordinates
44.230, -93.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Nicollet

When
April 29, 3:43 PM CST
Where
Nicollet County
Coordinates
44.270, -94.200

Tornado, Le Sueur

When
April 29, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Le Sueur County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Injuries
9 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
44.430, -93.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Scott

When
April 29, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Scott County
Coordinates
44.670, -93.580

What these are

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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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: 10048291, 10048292, 10048293, 10048294, 10048295, 10048296, 10048297, 10048298, 10048299, 10048300, 10048301, 10048302.