Minnesota Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Minnesota has logged 50,376 severe-weather events — about 1,625 a year — with 131 direct deaths, 849 injuries and $4.7B in reported property damage.
By event type
Hail13,546—$954.3M
Thunderstorm Wind10,70713 d$950.8M
Winter Storm5,1222 d$104.1M
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill2,91514 d$55K
Heavy Snow2,8032 d$1.3M
Blizzard2,1918 d$29.2M
Winter Weather1,6843 d$3.2M
Tornado1,51213 d$869.4M
Drought1,435——
High Wind1,3491 d$13.9M
Flash Flood1,34713 d$332.3M
Flood1,3247 d$1.4B
Cold/Wind Chill1,09918 d$505K
Funnel Cloud696——
Heavy Rain668—$368K
Excessive Heat3995 d$1.2M
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (204)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Flash FloodAugust 18, 2007
Winona · 5 killed · $300K damage
HeatAugust 7, 2001
Southern St. Louis / Carlton · 5 killed ·
HeatAugust 4, 2001
Yellow Medicine · 5 killed ·
FloodApril 1, 2001
Anoka · 3 killed · 1 injured · $200.0M damage
Excessive HeatJuly 3, 2012
Hennepin · 3 killed ·
Flash FloodJune 26, 1998
Goodhue · 2 killed · $1.5M damage
High SurfJune 24, 2023
Southern Lake · 2 killed ·
Rip CurrentAugust 10, 2017
Southern St. Louis / Carlton · 2 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJuly 21, 2016
Lake · 2 killed · 2 injured ·
Strong WindJune 28, 2009
Southern Itasca · 2 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 15, 2009
Ramsey · 2 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 5, 2005
Blue Earth · 2 killed ·
Tornado (EF1)May 22, 2011
Hennepin · 1 killed · 48 injured · $166.0M damage
Thunderstorm WindSeptember 21, 2005
Hennepin · 1 killed · $130.0M damage
Tornado (F3)March 29, 1998
Nicollet · 1 killed · $120.0M damage
Tornado (F4)March 29, 1998
Brown · 1 killed · 16 injured · $45.0M damage
Tornado (F2)September 16, 2006
Hennepin · 1 killed · $30.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 25, 2008
Washington · 1 killed · 17 injured · $25.0M damage
Tornado (F3)August 24, 2006
Le Sueur · 1 killed · 30 injured · $20.0M damage
Tornado (F4)July 25, 2000
Yellow Medicine · 1 killed · 15 injured · $20.0M damage
Flash FloodJuly 7, 2000
Dakota · 1 killed · $20.0M damage
Flash FloodAugust 18, 2007
Houston · 1 killed · 2 injured · $3.0M damage
Tornado (F1)May 15, 1998
Stearns · 1 killed · 30 injured · $3.0M damage
Tornado (F3)September 18, 1997
Morrison · 1 killed · 1 injured · $1.7M damage
Tornado (EF4)July 8, 2020
Otter Tail · 1 killed · 2 injured · $1.5M damage
Flash FloodAugust 18, 2007
Houston · 1 killed · $600K damage
Flash FloodJune 11, 2008
Freeborn · 1 killed · 2 injured · $500K damage
FloodSeptember 15, 2004
Mower · 1 killed · $500K damage
FloodJuly 3, 2018
Renville · 1 killed · $375K damage
Flash FloodSeptember 20, 2007
Ramsey · 1 killed · $200K damage
Flash FloodJune 7, 2005
Goodhue · 1 killed · 1 injured · $100K damage
BlizzardMarch 9, 2002
Olmsted · 1 killed · 5 injured · $50K damage
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 29, 2019
Olmsted · 1 killed · $40K damage
Thunderstorm WindJune 20, 2022
Douglas · 1 killed · 1 injured · $25K damage
Winter WeatherFebruary 9, 2008
Mower · 1 killed · 6 injured · $20K damage
Thunderstorm WindDecember 15, 2021
Olmsted · 1 killed · $10K damage
BlizzardMarch 24, 1996
Jackson · 1 killed · $10K damage
Heavy SnowNovember 25, 2025
Southern Lake · 1 killed ·
High SurfAugust 12, 2025
Southern Cook · 1 killed ·
Heavy SnowMarch 16, 2023
Southern St. Louis / Carlton · 1 killed ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.