Storms in Minnesota on Aug 3, 2018

9 published severe reports across Minnesota on Aug 3, 2018.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 3. Wind reports: 3. Tornado reports: 3.

The table and map show 9 of 9 reports.

Time	What	Size or Speed	Where	Details
Aug 3, 2018, 8:40 AM CDT	Hail	1.00 in	OSSEO	Record Aug 3, 2018, 8:40 AM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, OSSEO. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:762588.
Aug 3, 2018, 9:19 AM CDT	Hail	1.00 in	BURNSVILLE	Record Aug 3, 2018, 9:19 AM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, BURNSVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:762592.
Aug 3, 2018, 9:20 AM CDT	Hail	1.00 in	ROSEMOUNT	Record Aug 3, 2018, 9:20 AM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, ROSEMOUNT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:762593.
Aug 3, 2018, 6:01 PM CDT	Wind	64 mph	SWIFT FALLS	Record Aug 3, 2018, 6:01 PM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, SWIFT FALLS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:763232.
Aug 3, 2018, 6:34 PM CDT	Tornado		1 WNW ATWATER	Record Aug 3, 2018, 6:34 PM CDT. Tornado, 1 WNW ATWATER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:6ae5f4ea5a7cab60750bd115a3516bf353fb3008263b554dec755d6885e0cd67.
Aug 3, 2018, 6:34 PM CDT	Tornado		ATWATER	Record Aug 3, 2018, 6:34 PM CDT. Tornado, ATWATER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:763244.
Aug 3, 2018, 6:36 PM CDT	Tornado		GROVE CITY	Record Aug 3, 2018, 6:36 PM CDT. Tornado, GROVE CITY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:763245.
Aug 3, 2018, 7:02 PM CDT	Wind	60 mph	FOREST CITY	Record Aug 3, 2018, 7:02 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, FOREST CITY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:763233.
Aug 3, 2018, 7:15 PM CDT	Wind	60 mph	FAIRHAVEN	Record Aug 3, 2018, 7:15 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, FAIRHAVEN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:763234.

Hail, 1.00 in

Aug 3, 2018, 8:40 AM CDT

OSSEO
Record
- Aug 3, 2018, 8:40 AM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, OSSEO. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:762588.
Hail, 1.00 in

Aug 3, 2018, 9:19 AM CDT

BURNSVILLE
Record
- Aug 3, 2018, 9:19 AM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, BURNSVILLE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:762592.
Hail, 1.00 in

Aug 3, 2018, 9:20 AM CDT

ROSEMOUNT
Record
- Aug 3, 2018, 9:20 AM CDT. Hail, 1.00 in, ROSEMOUNT. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:762593.
Wind, 64 mph

Aug 3, 2018, 6:01 PM CDT

SWIFT FALLS
Record
- Aug 3, 2018, 6:01 PM CDT. Wind, 64 mph, SWIFT FALLS. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:763232.
Tornado

Aug 3, 2018, 6:34 PM CDT

1 WNW ATWATER
Record
- Aug 3, 2018, 6:34 PM CDT. Tornado, 1 WNW ATWATER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:6ae5f4ea5a7cab60750bd115a3516bf353fb3008263b554dec755d6885e0cd67.
Tornado

Aug 3, 2018, 6:34 PM CDT

ATWATER
Record
- Aug 3, 2018, 6:34 PM CDT. Tornado, ATWATER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:763244.
Tornado

Aug 3, 2018, 6:36 PM CDT

GROVE CITY
Record
- Aug 3, 2018, 6:36 PM CDT. Tornado, GROVE CITY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:763245.
Wind, 60 mph

Aug 3, 2018, 7:02 PM CDT

FOREST CITY
Record
- Aug 3, 2018, 7:02 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, FOREST CITY. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:763233.
Wind, 60 mph

Aug 3, 2018, 7:15 PM CDT

FAIRHAVEN
Record
- Aug 3, 2018, 7:15 PM CDT. Wind, 60 mph, FAIRHAVEN. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:763234.

How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.

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