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.
Tornado (EF4)June 17, 2010
Freeborn · 1 killed · 14 injured ·
Winter WeatherDecember 26, 2009
Murray · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 21, 2009
Washington · 1 killed ·
LightningMay 6, 2009
Stearns · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 26, 2009
Central St. Louis · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 25, 2009
Southern St. Louis / Carlton · 1 killed ·
BlizzardJanuary 12, 2009
Chippewa · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillMarch 7, 2008
Crow Wing · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 29, 2008
West Polk · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 2, 2008
Brown · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillDecember 3, 2007
Clay · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 8, 2007
Itasca · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 15, 2005
Ramsey · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindJuly 2, 2003
Lake · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
HeatAugust 1, 2001
Anoka · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindAugust 14, 2000
Cass · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 28, 1999
Olmsted · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 23, 1999
Kandiyohi · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 9, 1998
Ramsey · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 26, 1998
Stearns · 1 killed ·
Strong WindMay 5, 1997
Mcleod · 1 killed · 10 injured ·
BlizzardJanuary 9, 1997
East Polk · 1 killed ·
Winter StormJanuary 3, 1997
Big Stone · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
BlizzardDecember 23, 1996
Big Stone · 1 killed · 5 injured ·
Winter StormDecember 23, 1996
Carver · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 6, 1996
Cook · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
LightningJune 28, 1996
Lake · 1 killed ·
BlizzardJanuary 17, 1996
Benton · 1 killed ·
FloodApril 17, 1997
West Polk · $600.0M damage
HailMay 15, 1998
Hennepin · $450.0M damage
FloodJune 10, 2002
Roseau · $200.0M damage
Thunderstorm WindMay 15, 1998
Scott · $170.0M damage
Tornado (F1)May 15, 1998
Ramsey · $150.0M damage
Thunderstorm WindMay 30, 1998
Dakota · 7 injured · $140.0M damage
HailMay 15, 1998
Dakota · $100.0M damage
Thunderstorm WindSeptember 21, 2005
Anoka · $85.0M damage
HailAugust 24, 2006
Rice · $50.0M damage
HailAugust 23, 1998
St. Louis · $50.0M damage
Flash FloodAugust 18, 2007
Fillmore · $38.0M damage
Flash FloodAugust 18, 2007
Olmsted · $35.0M damage
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.