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Minnesota storm reports for August 28, 2021

NOAA recorded 21 hail reports, 74 wind reports and 12 tornado reports in Minnesota on August 28, 2021.

in Minnesota
107
Storm reports
About 55 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
3.75 in
Largest hail
Near 45.81, -96.22, MN
81 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF0, near 45.57, -94.60, MN
12
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on August 28, 2021 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.

Reports by hour

Hail21, most at 11 AM

Wind74, most at 6 PM

Tornado12, most at 6 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
11:26 AMEF0Near 45.57, -94.60, MN2.07 mi long, 25 yd wide
5:29 PMNot ratedAbout 51 miles from Sioux Falls, SD1.18 mi long, 40 yd wide
5:40 PMNot ratedNear 43.99, -95.63, MN1.91 mi long, 20 yd wide
5:48 PMNot ratedNear 44.04, -95.56, MN0.64 mi long, 20 yd wide
5:53 PMNot ratedNear 44.06, -95.47, MN2.21 mi long, 20 yd wide
6:04 PMNot ratedNear 44.13, -95.22, MN3.54 mi long, 20 yd wide
6:29 PMEF0Near 44.24, -94.86, MN3.29 mi long, 20 yd wide
6:29 PMEF0Near 44.23, -94.81, MN4.29 mi long, 25 yd wide
6:47 PMEF0Near 44.30, -94.64, MN0.94 mi long, 25 yd wide
6:52 PMNot ratedNear 44.35, -94.59, MN0.63 mi long, 20 yd wide
8:12 PMEF0About 54 miles from Rochester, MN0.68 mi long, 25 yd wide
8:14 PMEF0About 52 miles from Rochester, MN0.44 mi long, 25 yd wide

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.