Minnesota, 1995

Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, August 2, 1995

August 2, 1995 · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, 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.

  • 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
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.

The radar

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Event by event

2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Kittson

When
August 2, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Kittson County, Hallock
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
25 yd
Coordinates
48.800, -96.930

Hail, Kittson

When
August 2, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Kittson County, Hallock
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
48.777, -96.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Roseau

When
August 2, 9:05 PM CST
Where
Roseau County, Badger
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.775, -95.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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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: 10331332, 10331333, 10330434.