Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 14, 1995

Name: Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 14, 1995
Start: 1995-07-14T02:40
End: 1995-07-14T21:35
Location: Minnesota

July 14, 1995 · 20 events in 14 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 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: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $32,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 20

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

The Minneapolis radar (KMPX), 190 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:08 UTC.

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Event by event

13 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: July 14, 2:40 AM CST
Where: Douglas County, Alexandria
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 45.934, -95.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees down. House damaged by tree.

Hail, Morrison

When: July 14, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Morrison County, Carlos
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.013, -94.268 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees down with structural damage in Lake Shamineau, Lake Alexander and Camp Ripley areas.

Tornado, Morrison

When: July 14, 3:10 AM CST
Where: Morrison County, Long Prairie
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 45.920, -94.870

Numerous trees down with structural damage in Lake Shamineau, Lake Alexander and Camp Ripley areas.

Thunderstorm Wind, Morrison

When: July 14, 3:30 AM CST
Where: Morrison County, Fort Ripley
Coordinates: 46.013, -94.268 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous trees down with structural damage in Lake Shamineau, Lake Alexander and Camp Ripley areas.

Hail, Crow Wing

When: July 14, 3:50 AM CST
Where: Crow Wing County, Brainerd
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 46.482, -94.071 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down in Brainerd and Pequot Lakes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: July 14, 3:50 AM CST
Where: Cass County, Lakeshore
Coordinates: 46.950, -94.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several large trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crow Wing

When: July 14, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Crow Wing County, Brainerd
Coordinates: 46.482, -94.071 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down in Brainerd and Pequot Lakes.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crow Wing

When: July 14, 4:15 AM CST
Where: Crow Wing County, Pequot Lakes
Coordinates: 46.482, -94.071 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several trees were blown down in Brainerd and Pequot Lakes.

Thunderstorm Wind, St. Louis

When: July 14, 5:00 AM CST
Where: St. Louis County, Floodwood
Property damage: $30,000
Coordinates: 47.590, -92.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous large trees were uprooted and blown on to houses and garages. A mobile home was overturned, and the roof was blown off a barn. For the third morning in a row, a large complex of severe thunderstorms formed over the western Dakotas in the evening and moved into northeast Minnesota early the following morning. This time, the path of the squall line was a little farther south than the previous day. Brainerd received three-quarters inch diameter hail, otherwise, damaging winds were again the primary feature of this system. Some structural damage occurred, due either directly to the wind or to falling trees. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources estimated nearly 200,000 acres of timber were destroyed by the storms of July 13 and 14. The estimate was based partly on aerial photography. The area of downed trees extended from west of Itasca State Park in Clearwater County, through Hubbard, Cass, and Itasca Counties, across the south half of St. Louis County. The DNR estimated that 6.5 million trees more than 35 feet high were tipped over, broken off, or knocked flat. The value of the timber lost or damaged was estimated at $22.5 million.

Hail, Nicollet

When: July 14, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Nicollet County, North Mankato
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 44.350, -94.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Waseca

When: July 14, 4:55 PM CST
Where: Waseca County, Waseca and to Waldorf
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 44.022, -93.587 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Rock

When: July 14, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Rock County, Beaver Creek
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.675, -96.253 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dakota

When: July 14, 6:03 PM CST
Where: Dakota County, Eagan
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 44.672, -93.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Ramsey

When: July 14, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Ramsey County, New Brighton
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 45.017, -93.100 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 14, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Hugo
Coordinates: 45.039, -92.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Many trees down in a one mile swath. Roof blown off two barns on County Road 10. Strong winds affected much of Washington County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Cottonwood

When: July 14, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Cottonwood County, Windom
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 44.007, -95.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Winds blew down four to five inch diameter tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When: July 14, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Washington County, Stillwater
Coordinates: 45.039, -92.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree limbs down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood

When: July 14, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Redwood County, Janesville
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 44.404, -95.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin

When: July 14, 9:32 PM CST
Where: Hennepin County, Plymouth
Coordinates: 45.005, -93.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hennepin

When: July 14, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Hennepin County, Hopkins
Coordinates: 45.005, -93.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trees were damaged. Hopkins,15,1310CST,,,0,0,0,0,Funnel Clouds Minneapolis,15,1345CST,,,0,0,0,0,Funnel Clouds

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Minnesota in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Minnesota, 1995 Warnings in Minnesota, July 1995

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: 10331278, 10330514, 10330515, 10330516, 10329338, 10331203, 10329339, 10329340, 10330606, 10330664, 10330862, 10329815, 10329349, 10331023, 10330940, 10329280, 10330941, 10331107, 10331264, 10331265.