Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, September 6, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, September 6, 1995
Start: 1995-09-06T15:25
End: 1995-09-06T17:58
Location: Minnesota

September 6, 1995 · 7 events in 3 counties and zones

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

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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: 7

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), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:31 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Rice

When: September 6, 3:25 PM CST
Where: Rice County, Morristown
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 44.354, -93.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Steele

When: September 6, 3:34 PM CST
Where: Steele County, Morristown
Rating: F0
Path length: 3 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 44.170, -93.370

Debris visible four to five minutes.

Tornado, Rice

When: September 6, 3:42 PM CST
Where: Rice County, Morristown
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 44.230, -93.330

Hail, Steele

When: September 6, 4:12 PM CST
Where: Steele County, Medford
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 44.022, -93.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Steele

When: September 6, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Steele County, Merton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.022, -93.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Steele

When: September 6, 4:25 PM CST
Where: Steele County, Clinton Falls
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 44.150, -93.080

Hail, Mower

When: September 6, 5:58 PM CST
Where: Mower County, Sargeant
Measured: 0.01 in hail
Coordinates: 43.672, -92.752 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.
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.

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

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, September 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: 10331126, 10330758, 10331127, 10330759, 10330760, 10330761, 10330592.