Minnesota, 1996

Tornado in Minnesota, October 29, 1996

October 29, 1996 · NWS FSD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A tornado destroyed two barns, some bins and other small farm structures, 8 wagons, and blew down several trees. Two pigs were injured.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS FSD wrote it up.

A tornado destroyed two barns, some bins and other small farm structures, 8 wagons, and blew down several trees. Two pigs were injured.

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:28 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Nobles

When
October 29, 1:30 PM CST to 1:35 PM CST
Where
Nobles County, Round Lake
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Coordinates
43.530, -95.470

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5573600.