Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 8, 1993

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 8, 1993
Start: 1993-08-08T23:40
End: 1993-08-08T23:55
Location: Minnesota

August 8, 1993 · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $500,000
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

2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Polk

When: August 8, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Polk County, Gully
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 47.730, -95.630

A tornado touched down briefly near Gully uprooting trees and damaging several farm buildings.

Tornado, Roseau

When: August 8, 11:50 PM CST
Where: Roseau County, Roseau
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 48.870, -95.750

A tornado briefly touched down near Roseau damaging a warehouse. Damage was estimated at $80,000.

Thunderstorm Wind, Roseau

When: August 8, 11:55 PM CST
Where: Roseau County, Wannaska
Coordinates: 48.775, -95.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong thunderstorm winds blew down several trees.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Minnesota in 1993 Every state in 1993 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Minnesota, 1993 Warnings in Minnesota, August 1993

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: 10330924, 10329821, 10329822.