Minnesota, 1995

Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, August 22, 1995

August 22, 1995 · 11 events in 6 counties and zones

7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 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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  • 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
11

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

7 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake of the Woods

When
August 22, 10:42 AM CST
Where
Lake of the Woods County, Baudette
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
48.771, -94.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Seaplane blown ashore from dock. Trees down at Baudette Airport. There was reported roof damage.

Hail, Koochiching

When
August 22, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Koochiching County, Ranier
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
48.245, -93.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous reports of broken windshields and glass. Sheetmetal and fiberglass damage to light buildings.

Hail, Koochiching

When
August 22, 5:22 PM CST
Where
Koochiching County, International Falls
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
48.245, -93.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous reports of broken windshields and glass. Sheetmetal and fiberglass damage to light buildings.

Thunderstorm Wind, Koochiching

When
August 22, 5:31 PM CST
Where
Koochiching County, International Falls
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates
48.245, -93.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous reports of broken windshields and glass. Sheetmetal and fiberglass damage to light buildings.

Hail, Koochiching

When
August 22, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Koochiching County, International Falls
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
48.245, -93.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous reports of broken windshields and glass. Sheetmetal and fiberglass damage to light buildings.

Hail, Koochiching

When
August 22, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Koochiching County, Ray
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
48.245, -93.783 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail damaged windshield of weather spotter.

Hail, Roseau

When
August 22, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Roseau County, Skime
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
48.775, -95.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Marshall

When
August 22, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Marshall County, Goodridge
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
48.358, -96.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, St. Louis

When
August 22, 6:45 PM CST
Where
St. Louis County, Crane Lake
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
47.590, -92.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Damage to seaplane on Lac La Croix.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pennington

When
August 22, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Pennington County, High Landing
Coordinates
48.066, -96.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees down with diameters of two feet.

Tornado, St. Louis

When
August 22, 8:20 PM CST
Where
St. Louis County, Crane Lake
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
48.370, -92.630

Brief tornado touchdown on shore of Moose Lake.

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.
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.

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: 10331353, 10331342, 10331343, 10331344, 10331390, 10331346, 10330435, 10331384, 10330675, 10330843, 10330676.