Storms in Minnesota in 1985
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Minnesota in 1985, 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 1985 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
- 274
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $12 million
- Episodes
- 41
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 | 137 | 0 | 1 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 102 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 35 | 0 | 5 | $12 million |
Every episode, month by month
March 1985
April 1985
- Hail in Minnesota, April 12, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, April 19, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, April 20, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, April 21, 1985
- Hail in Minnesota, April 29, 1985
May 1985
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, May 4, 1985
- Hail in Minnesota, May 8, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 9, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 10, 1985
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, May 11, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 14, 1985
- Tornado in Minnesota, May 15, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 29, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 30, 1985
June 1985
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 7, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 8, 1985
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, June 14, 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 16, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 21, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 25, 1985
July 1985
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 3, 1985
- Hail in Minnesota, July 9, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 14, 1985
- Hail in Minnesota, July 16, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 17, 1985
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 20, 1985
- Hail in Minnesota, July 23, 1985
- Hail in Minnesota, July 26, 1985
August 1985
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 6, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 7, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 9, 1985
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 16, 1985
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 17, 1985
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 28, 1985
- Hail in Minnesota, August 31, 1985
September 1985
More
Every year in MinnesotaEvery state in 1985Tornadoes in Minnesota in 198519841986
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.