Thunderstorm Wind, Kanabec
- When
- July 8, 7:29 PM CST
- Where
- Kanabec County, 10 mi N of Mora
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 46.033, -93.300
Trees downed on power lines near Knife lake.
Tornado and Flooding in Minnesota, July 8 to 9, 2000
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 tornado, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Todd
- When
- July 8, 8:43 PM CST to 8:47 PM CST
- Where
- Todd County, 2 mi NW of Staples
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 46.367, -94.817
Roofs blown off homes and one business. At least one dozen homes damaged. Numerous large trees down. One minor injury in Staples due to flying glass. Tornado crossed over from Wadena county.
Thunderstorm Wind, Morrison
- When
- July 8, 9:55 PM CST
- Where
- Morrison County, 5 mi N of Pierz
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 46.050, -94.100
Trees felled.
Thunderstorm Wind, Morrison
- When
- July 8, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Morrison County, Little Falls
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.983, -94.367
Trees blown down.
Hail, Morrison
- When
- July 8, 10:10 PM CST to 10:12 PM CST
- Where
- Morrison County, Flensburg
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.950, -94.533
Flood, Morrison
- When
- July 8, 10:45 PM CST to July 9, 2:45 AM CST
- Where
- Morrison County, Little Falls
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 46.013, -94.268 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two to three inches rain in less than two hours caused minor street flooding, with two vehicles stranded.
Flood, Steele
- When
- July 8, 11:00 PM CST to July 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Steele County, Blooming Prairie
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 44.022, -93.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Estimated 3-4 inches of rain fell during period. Minor street flooding, several homes incurred minor basement flooding.
Thunderstorm Wind, Isanti
- When
- July 8, 11:05 PM CST
- Where
- Isanti County, Braham
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.733, -93.167
Tree fell on home.
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.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, July 8, 2000
- Heat in Mississippi, July 8, 2000
- Heat in Arkansas, July 8, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 8, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 8 to 9, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 8 to 9, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 8, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 8, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, July 8, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 8, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, July 8, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 8, 2000
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Minnesota, 2000Warnings in Minnesota, July 2000
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: 5162864, 5162865, 5163150, 5163151, 5163152, 5163153, 5163155, 5163154.