Minnesota, 1995

Tornadoes in Minnesota, April 18, 1995

April 18, 1995 · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$70,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

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Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Mower

When
April 18, 12:20 PM CST
Where
Mower County, Rose Creek
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$55,000
Coordinates
43.600, -92.850

A small tornado touched down damaging a machine shed and a home as well as uprooting some trees. Debris was scattered over a stretch of one mile.

Tornado, Mower

When
April 18, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Mower County, Grand Meadow
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$15,000
Coordinates
43.672, -92.752 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A small tornado briefly touched down damaging a farm building. Debris was scattered over an area three-quarters of a mile wide.

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.

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

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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: 10330586, 10330587.