Minnesota, 2000

Lightning Strike in Minnesota, August 23, 2000

August 23, 2000 · NWS FSD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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.

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:58 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Cottonwood

When
August 23, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Cottonwood County, Storden
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
44.007, -95.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a garage, causing a fire which destroyed the garage, a pickup truck, lawn mower, tiller, and a restored bicycle.

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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: 5172094.