Hail, Koochiching
- When
- August 27, 7:37 AM CST
- Where
- Koochiching County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.245, -93.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, August 27, 1994
11 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 15 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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
11 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Itasca
- When
- August 27, 7:45 AM CST
- Where
- Itasca County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.510, -93.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tornado, Roseau
- When
- August 27, 7:50 AM CST
- Where
- Roseau County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 49.000, -95.930
A small airplane flipped over shortly after landing. Nobody injured, but plane was a total loss. Gutters on many of the buildings at the airport were ripped off. Small storage shed totally destroyed. A detached garage was blown off its foundation. Numerous adult trees were blown down and a U.S. Customs communications tower was toppled onto power lines resulting in power outages.
Thunderstorm Wind, Roseau
- When
- August 27, 8:05 AM CST
- Where
- Roseau County, Warroad
- Coordinates
- 48.775, -95.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees at the Lakewood Trailer Park.
Thunderstorm Wind, Roseau
- When
- August 27, 8:07 AM CST
- Where
- Roseau County, Warroad
- Coordinates
- 48.775, -95.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Roseau
- When
- August 27, 8:10 AM CST
- Where
- Roseau County, Warroad
- Coordinates
- 48.775, -95.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous trees down in the Warroad area; winds were estimated by a law enforcement official to be 80 mph. A few railroad crossing arms were completely blown off.
Tornado, Roseau
- When
- August 27, 8:12 AM CST
- Where
- Roseau County, Lake of Woods
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 48.980, -95.020
Reports from resort operators of a tornado west of Long Point on the south shore of Lake of the Woods.
Thunderstorm Wind, Roseau
- When
- August 27, 8:20 AM CST
- Where
- Roseau County
- Coordinates
- 48.775, -95.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A trailer home was flipped over. No dollar estimate available.
Hail, Mille Lacs
- When
- August 27, 9:06 AM CST
- Where
- Mille Lacs County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.938, -93.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An estimated 1500 cars were damaged by large hail.
Hail, Crow Wing
- When
- August 27, 9:25 AM CST
- Where
- Crow Wing County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.482, -94.071 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Crow Wing
- When
- August 27, 9:35 AM CST
- Where
- Crow Wing County, Island Lake
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 46.482, -94.071 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Koochiching
- When
- August 27, 9:44 AM CST
- Where
- Koochiching County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.245, -93.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- August 27, 9:45 AM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.590, -92.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Koochiching
- When
- August 27, 9:48 AM CST
- Where
- Koochiching County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.245, -93.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Quarter size hail at WSO International Falls.
Hail, St. Louis
- When
- August 27, 9:50 AM CST
- Where
- St. Louis County
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 47.590, -92.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Tennis ball size hail fell along Highway 61 north of Duluth. Four cars ,were severely damaged.
Hail, Koochiching
- When
- August 27, 9:52 AM CST
- Where
- Koochiching County
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.245, -93.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ping pong ball size hail near the town of Ranier. Hail was completely ,covering the ground.
Hail, Koochiching
- When
- August 27, 10:10 AM CST
- Where
- Koochiching County, International Falls
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 48.245, -93.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dime size hail at the Voyageurs National Park Visitors Center.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail in Ohio, August 27, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, August 27, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 27, 1994
- Damaging Winds in New Jersey, August 27, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 27, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, August 27, 1994
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, August 27, 1994
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 1994Every state in 1994This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Minnesota, 1994Warnings in Minnesota, August 1994
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: 10331337, 10331288, 10329825, 10329826, 10329827, 10329904, 10330428, 10330429, 10331410, 10329335, 10329336, 10331338, 10330534, 10331339, 10330535, 10331340, 10331341.