Storms in Minnesota in 2002
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Minnesota in 2002, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Minnesota in 2002 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
- 1,550
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 11
- Damage
- $278 million
- Episodes
- 315
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 | 723 | 0 | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 334 | 0 | 0 | $606,000 |
| Winter Storm | 161 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Flash Flood | 113 | 0 | 0 | $33 million |
| High Wind | 73 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 37 | 0 | 2 | $3.6 million |
| Flood | 24 | 0 | 2 | $240 million |
| Ice Storm | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 13 | 0 | 0 | $509,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 8 | 1 | 6 | $55,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2002
February 2002
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 1, 2002
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 9 to 10, 2002
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 9, 2002
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 9 to 10, 2002
- High Wind in Minnesota, February 11, 2002
- High Wind in Minnesota, February 11, 2002
- High Wind in Minnesota, February 11, 2002
- High Wind in Minnesota, February 11, 2002
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 24, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 24, 2002
March 2002
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 1 to 2, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 7 to 8, 2002
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 7 to 8, 2002
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 8 to 9, 2002
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 8 to 9, 2002
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 8, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 9, 2002
- Blizzard in Minnesota, March 9, 2002
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 14 to 15, 2002
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 14, 2002
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 14, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 14 to 15, 2002
April 2002
- High Wind in Minnesota, April 6, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, April 13, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, April 13, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, April 16, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, April 17, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, April 17 to 18, 2002
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Minnesota, April 18, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 18, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, April 20 to 21, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, April 23, 2002
- High Wind in Minnesota, April 24, 2002
- High Wind in Minnesota, April 24, 2002
May 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 5, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, May 5, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, May 5, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, May 5, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 5, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, May 5, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, May 5, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, May 5, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 8, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, May 8, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, May 8, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, May 8, 2002
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, May 8, 2002
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, May 8, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, May 8, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, May 8, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, May 12, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 22, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, May 26, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, May 27, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, May 27, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, May 28, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 28, 2002
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Minnesota, May 28, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, May 28, 2002
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 29, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 29, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 30, 2002
June 2002
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, June 2, 2002
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, June 2 to 3, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 3, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 3, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 4, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 6, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 7, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 7, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 7, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 7, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 7, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 7, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 8, 2002
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 9, 2002
- Flood in Minnesota, June 9 to 30, 2002
- Flood in Minnesota, June 9 to 30, 2002
- Flood in Minnesota, June 9 to 30, 2002
- Flooding in Minnesota, June 9 to 30, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 9, 2002
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, June 9 to 10, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 9, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, June 10, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 10, 2002
- Flood in Minnesota, June 10 to 30, 2002
- Flood in Minnesota, June 10 to 25, 2002
- Flood in Minnesota, June 10 to 25, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 10 to 11, 2002
- Flooding in Minnesota, June 11 to 25, 2002
- Flooding in Minnesota, June 11 to 25, 2002
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, June 11, 2002
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, June 11, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 11, 2002
- Flood in Minnesota, June 12 to 30, 2002
- Flood in Minnesota, June 12 to 30, 2002
- Flooding in Minnesota, June 12 to 30, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 12, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 14, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 14, 2002
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, June 18, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 18, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 18, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, June 19, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 19, 2002
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, June 19, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 19, 2002
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 19, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Minnesota, June 21 to 22, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 21, 2002
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, June 21, 2002
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Minnesota, June 21, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Minnesota, June 22 to 24, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 22, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 22, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 22, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 22, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 22, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 22, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 22, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 22, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 22, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 22, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 22, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 22 to 23, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 22 to 24, 2002
- Flood in Minnesota, June 23 to 28, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 23, 2002
- Flood in Minnesota, June 24 to 27, 2002
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, June 24, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 24 to 25, 2002
- Tornadoes in Minnesota, June 24, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 24, 2002
- Flood in Minnesota, June 25 to 27, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 25, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 25, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 25, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 25, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 25, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, June 25, 2002
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 25, 2002
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, June 25, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, June 26, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, June 26, 2002
- Funnel Cloud in Minnesota, June 26, 2002
July 2002
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 1, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 1, 2002
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 7, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Minnesota, July 7 to 9, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 7, 2002
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 7 to 8, 2002
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 7 to 8, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 8, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 8, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Minnesota, July 9 to 20, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 10, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 10, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, July 10, 2002
- Tornado in Minnesota, July 10, 2002
- Tornado in Minnesota, July 10, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 17, 2002
- Tornado in Minnesota, July 18, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 18, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 20, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 20, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 21, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 21, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 21, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 21, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, July 21, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 21, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 21, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 21, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 21, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 21, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 21, 2002
- Flash Flood and Hail in Minnesota, July 24, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 24, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 24, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 25, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 25, 2002
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 25, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 25, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 27, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 27, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 27, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 27, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 28, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 28, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 28, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 28, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 28, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 28, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 28, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 28, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 28, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 28, 2002
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, July 28, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 28, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 28, 2002
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 28, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 30, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 30, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 30, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 30, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 30, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 31, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 31, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 31, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 31, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 31, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, July 31, 2002
August 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 1, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 1, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 1, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 1, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 1, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 1, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 1, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 1, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 1, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 1, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 1, 2002
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, August 3, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 3, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 3, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 3, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 3, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 3, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 3, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 3, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, August 3, 2002
- Funnel Cloud in Minnesota, August 4, 2002
- Funnel Clouds in Minnesota, August 5, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 6, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 8, 2002
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, August 9, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 9, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 11, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 11, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 11, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 11, 2002
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, August 11, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 11, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 11, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 11, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 11, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 11 to 12, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 11, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 11, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 11, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 11, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 11, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 11, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 11, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 12, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 12, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 14, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 14, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 16, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 16, 2002
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, August 16, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 16, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 16, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 20, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, August 20 to 21, 2002
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, August 21, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 23, 2002
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Minnesota, August 26, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, August 26, 2002
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, August 27 to 28, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, August 28, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, August 30, 2002
- Flash Flood and Hail in Minnesota, August 31, 2002
September 2002
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 1, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, September 1, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, September 1 to 2, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, September 2, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, September 2, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, September 2, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 5, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, September 5, 2002
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, September 6, 2002
- Tornado in Minnesota, September 9, 2002
- Hail in Minnesota, September 18, 2002
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Minnesota, September 18, 2002
October 2002
November 2002
December 2002
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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.