Minnesota, 1991

Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 30, 1991

May 30, 1991 · 10 events in 6 counties and zones

8 tornado, 2 hail, 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
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

8 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Meeker

When
May 30, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Meeker County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
45.080, -94.320

Tornado, Meeker

When
May 30, 2:05 PM CST
Where
Meeker County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
45.100, -94.420

Tornado, Hennepin

When
May 30, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Hennepin County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.4 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
44.820, -93.320

Tornado, Hennepin

When
May 30, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Hennepin County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
44.880, -93.250

Tornado, Stearns

When
May 30, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Stearns County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
45.420, -94.150

Tornado, Sherburne

When
May 30, 3:06 PM CST
Where
Sherburne County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
45.500, -94.080

Tornado, Stearns

When
May 30, 3:09 PM CST
Where
Stearns County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
45.550, -94.170

Tornado, Sherburne

When
May 30, 3:21 PM CST
Where
Sherburne County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
45.570, -94.150

Hail, Dakota

When
May 30, 3:23 PM CST
Where
Dakota County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.880, -93.030

Hail, Washington

When
May 30, 3:28 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.870, -93.000

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10049435, 10049436, 10049437, 10049438, 10049439, 10049440, 10049441, 10049442, 10049443, 10049444.