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.
Thunderstorm WindMay 19, 1996
Wabasha · $12.0M damage
FloodAugust 19, 2007
Fillmore · $11.0M damage
Thunderstorm WindMay 30, 1998
Dakota · $10.2M damage
Thunderstorm WindApril 12, 2022
Rice · $10.0M damage
Winter StormApril 9, 2013
Rock · $10.0M damage
Winter StormApril 9, 2013
Murray · $10.0M damage
Winter StormApril 9, 2013
Cottonwood · $10.0M damage
HailSeptember 21, 2007
Clay · $10.0M damage
HailAugust 24, 2006
Dakota · $10.0M damage
HailAugust 24, 2006
Scott · $10.0M damage
Tornado (F2)June 11, 2001
Swift · 7 injured · $10.0M damage
Thunderstorm WindJune 11, 2001
Meeker · $10.0M damage
HailMay 1, 2001
Hennepin · $10.0M damage
HailMay 15, 1998
Washington · $10.0M damage
Thunderstorm WindMay 15, 1998
Faribault · $10.0M damage
FloodApril 19, 1997
West Marshall · $10.0M damage
FloodApril 17, 1997
Norman · $10.0M damage
Tornado (F3)June 13, 2001
Otter Tail · 3 injured · $5.0M damage
Tornado (F3)August 24, 2006
Nicollet · 7 injured · $3.5M damage
Tornado (F3)June 11, 2004
Mower · $3.0M damage
Tornado (F3)August 1, 2006
Watonwan · $2.0M damage
Tornado (F3)May 17, 1996
Big Stone · $1.5M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 25, 2008
Anoka · $300K damage
Tornado (F3)May 19, 2004
Kittson · $200K damage
Tornado (EF4)July 8, 2020
Grant · $100K damage
Tornado (F3)June 13, 2001
Todd · $10K damage
Excessive HeatAugust 25, 2013
Hennepin · 28 injured ·
Excessive HeatAugust 25, 2013
Ramsey · 216 injured ·
Tornado (EF4)August 7, 2010
Wilkin ·
Tornado (EF4)June 17, 2010
Wadena · 20 injured ·
Tornado (EF3)June 17, 2010
Freeborn ·
Tornado (EF3)June 17, 2010
Steele ·
Tornado (EF4)June 17, 2010
Otter Tail ·
Tornado (EF3)June 17, 2010
Red Lake ·
Tornado (EF3)June 17, 2010
Freeborn ·
Tornado (EF3)July 11, 2008
Kandiyohi · 2 injured ·
Tornado (EF3)June 6, 2008
Hubbard ·
LightningJuly 17, 2001
Morrison · 25 injured ·
Tornado (F4)March 29, 1998
Watonwan ·
Tornado (F4)March 29, 1998
Blue Earth ·
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.