Tornado and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 9, 1993

Name: Tornado and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 9, 1993
Start: 1993-08-09T00:30
End: 1993-08-09T07:35
Location: Minnesota

August 9, 1993 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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: 2
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $50,000
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 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beltrami

When: August 9, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Beltrami County, Bemidji
Coordinates: 47.974, -94.938 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees were blown down by strong winds.

Tornado, Koochiching

When: August 9, 1:35 AM CST to 1:50 AM CST
Where: Koochiching County, To 4 E to Littlefork
Rating: F0
Path length: 1.25 mi
Path width: 200 yd
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 48.400, -93.470

A tornado touched down to the southwest of a trailer home near the town of Littlefork. The tornado lifted the mobile home and deposited it about 0.25 mile to the northeast. Two people were killed and the mobile home was destroyed. Damage was estimated at $20,000. (M51M, F46M)

Thunderstorm Wind, Fillmore

When: August 9, 7:35 AM CST
Where: Fillmore County, Preston
Coordinates: 43.674, -92.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees were blown down by strong thunderstorm wind.

What these are

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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: 10331651, 10331334, 10331230.