Minnesota, 2000

Tornadoes in Minnesota, August 7, 2000

August 7, 2000 · NWS FSD · 5 events in 2 counties and zones

5 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$650,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:47 UTC.

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Event by event

5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Jackson

When
August 7, 7:50 PM CST to 7:56 PM CST
Where
Jackson County, Lakefield
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$400,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
43.683, -95.183

A tornado damaged several buildings, including businesses and homes, a grain elevator, and trees as it touched down along highway 86 in Lakefield.

Tornado, Jackson

When
August 7, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Jackson County, Bergen
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
43.783, -95.000

A tornado caused damage to farm buildings and crops. The amount of crop damage was not determined.

Tornado, Jackson

When
August 7, 8:22 PM CST
Where
Jackson County, Bergen
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$30,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
43.783, -95.000

A tornado caused damaged to farm buildings.

Tornado, Jackson

When
August 7, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Jackson County, 5 mi NE of Lakefield
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
200 yd
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
43.733, -95.117

A tornado caused extensive damage to a family owned dairy farm.

Tornado, Cottonwood

When
August 7, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Cottonwood County, Jeffers
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
44.050, -95.200

A tornado destroyed a barn and damaged other farm buildings. The tornado also caused crop damage, but the amount of crop damage was not determined.

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.

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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: 5172081, 5172082, 5172083, 5172374, 5172427.