Minnesota, 1996Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 6, 1996
August 6, 1996 · NWS MPX · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Thunderstorm Wind, Steele
- When
- August 6, 11:09 PM CST
- Where
- Steele County, Owatonna
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.080, -93.220
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Lightning Strike in Florida, August 6, 19961 death · 2 injured · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, August 6, 19961 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 6, 19961 death · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- Tornado in South Dakota, August 6, 1996$200,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Hail in South Dakota, August 6, 1996$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, August 6, 19963 injured · $150,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, August 6, 1996$400,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 6, 1996$300,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, August 6, 1996$250,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 6, 1996$200,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 6, 1996$105,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 6, 1996$100,000 · 1 event
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: 5567178.