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.
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillDecember 23, 2022
Washington · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillDecember 22, 2022
Scott · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindMay 12, 2022
Kandiyohi · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindSeptember 17, 2021
Blue Earth · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
High WindAugust 12, 2021
Central St. Louis · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 9, 2021
Central St. Louis · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillOctober 26, 2020
Olmsted · 1 killed ·
Strong WindMay 20, 2020
Northern Cook / Northern Lake · 1 killed ·
FloodSeptember 15, 2019
Redwood · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 29, 2019
Carver · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 1, 2018
Ramsey · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 12, 2017
Central St. Louis · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillDecember 18, 2016
Washington · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillDecember 12, 2016
Ramsey · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 19, 2016
Cook · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Thunderstorm WindJune 10, 2016
Goodhue · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Thunderstorm WindMay 24, 2016
Sibley · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 15, 2016
Olmsted · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 14, 2016
Central St. Louis · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 3, 2015
Central St. Louis · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 5, 2014
Central St. Louis · 1 killed ·
BlizzardJanuary 26, 2014
Mcleod · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 14, 2014
Central St. Louis · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 9, 2014
Stearns · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 5, 2014
Dakota · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 2, 2014
Brown · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 2, 2014
Central St. Louis · 1 killed ·
HeatAugust 29, 2013
Olmsted · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 26, 2013
Pine · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 18, 2012
St. Louis · 1 killed · 4 injured ·
Thunderstorm WindJuly 2, 2012
Itasca · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 27, 2012
Southern St. Louis / Carlton · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 17, 2012
Southern St. Louis / Carlton · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatJuly 18, 2011
Swift · 1 killed ·
FloodMarch 21, 2011
Nicollet · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 3, 2011
Southern Itasca · 1 killed ·
BlizzardDecember 10, 2010
Rice · 1 killed ·
Winter WeatherNovember 29, 2010
Rock · 1 killed ·
Tornado (EF4)June 17, 2010
Otter Tail · 1 killed · 5 injured ·
Tornado (EF3)June 17, 2010
Polk · 1 killed · 2 injured ·
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.