Storms in Minnesota in 1961
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Minnesota in 1961, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Minnesota in 1961 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 42
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $628,000
- Episodes
- 19
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 8 | 0 | 4 | $628,000 |
Every episode, month by month
May 1961
June 1961
- Hail in Minnesota, June 8, 1961
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, June 10, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 12, 1961
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 21, 1961
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 30, 1961
July 1961
- Hail in Minnesota, July 4, 1961
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 20, 1961
- Hail in Minnesota, July 23, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 29, 1961
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 30, 1961
August 1961
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 2, 1961
- Hail in Minnesota, August 3, 1961
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, August 4, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 24, 1961
September 1961
More
Every year in MinnesotaEvery state in 1961Tornadoes in Minnesota in 196119601962
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.