Minnesota, 1992

Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, September 2, 1992

September 2, 1992 · 11 events in 7 counties and zones

6 tornado, 3 hail, 2 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
11

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 tornado, 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Pope

When
September 2, 2:05 PM CST
Where
Pope County
Rating
F1
Path length
14 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
45.650, -95.700

Tornado, Swift

When
September 2, 2:42 PM CST
Where
Swift County
Rating
F0
Path length
18 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
45.400, -95.620

Tornado, Swift

When
September 2, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Swift County
Rating
F0
Path length
4 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
45.200, -95.320

Tornado, Stearns

When
September 2, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Stearns County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
45.500, -95.120

Tornado, Kandiyohi

When
September 2, 3:02 PM CST
Where
Kandiyohi County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
45.270, -95.230

Tornado, Kandiyohi

When
September 2, 3:18 PM CST
Where
Kandiyohi County
Rating
F0
Path length
3 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
45.130, -95.230

Hail, Kandiyohi

When
September 2, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Kandiyohi County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.230, -94.950

Hail, Meeker

When
September 2, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Meeker County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.150, -94.700

Hail, Renville

When
September 2, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Renville County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.770, -94.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Kandiyohi

When
September 2, 3:50 PM PST
Where
Kandiyohi County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
45.070, -94.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
September 2, 5:20 PM PST
Where
Brown County
Coordinates
44.320, -94.470

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.
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

Every storm in Minnesota in 1992Every state in 1992This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Minnesota, 1992Warnings in Minnesota, September 1992

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: 10049499, 10049500, 10049501, 10049502, 10049503, 10049504, 10161255, 10161256, 10161258, 10049505, 10049506.