Storms in Minnesota in 2011
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Minnesota in 2011, 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 2011 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
- 1,570
- Deaths
- 8
- Injuries
- 74
- Damage
- $196 million
- Episodes
- 217
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 | 455 | 0 | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 396 | 0 | 0 | $3.2 million |
| Winter Storm | 139 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 82 | 2 | 0 | $644,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 76 | 1 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 63 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 47 | 0 | 0 | $3.9 million |
| Winter Weather | 41 | 3 | 6 | $24,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 38 | 1 | 59 | $185 million |
| Heavy Snow | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 16 | 0 | 0 | $102,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 4 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 2 | 0 | 5 | $10,000 |
| Rip Current | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2011
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 1, 2011
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 1, 2011
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 1, 2011
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 1, 2011
- Cold in Minnesota, January 3, 2011
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 9 to 10, 2011
- Lake-Effect Snow in Minnesota, January 16 to 17, 2011
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 17 to 18, 2011
- Cold in Minnesota, January 18, 2011
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 21, 2011
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 28 to 29, 2011
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 30 to 31, 2011
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 30 to 31, 2011
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 30 to 31, 2011
- Lake-Effect Snow in Minnesota, January 30 to 31, 2011
February 2011
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 1 to 2, 2011
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 1 to 2, 2011
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 1 to 2, 2011
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 2, 2011
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 2, 2011
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 3, 2011
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 8, 2011
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 8, 2011
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 11, 2011
- High Wind in Minnesota, February 13, 2011
- Dense Fog in Minnesota, February 16 to 17, 2011
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 20 to 21, 2011
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 20 to 21, 2011
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 20 to 21, 2011
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 20 to 21, 2011
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 20, 2011
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 20 to 22, 2011
March 2011
- Lake-Effect Snow in Minnesota, March 6 to 7, 2011
- Blizzard in Minnesota, March 11 to 12, 2011
- Blizzard in Minnesota, March 11 to 12, 2011
- Flooding in Minnesota, March 15 to 31, 2011
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, March 16, 2011
- Flooding in Minnesota, March 16 to 31, 2011
- Dense Fog in Minnesota, March 17, 2011
- Flooding in Minnesota, March 20 to 24, 2011
- Flooding in Minnesota, March 20 to 31, 2011
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 22 to 23, 2011
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 22 to 23, 2011
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 22 to 23, 2011
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 22 to 23, 2011
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, March 22 to 23, 2011
- Flooding in Minnesota, March 27 to 31, 2011
April 2011
- Flooding in Minnesota, April 1 to 30, 2011
- Flooding in Minnesota, April 1 to 24, 2011
- Flooding in Minnesota, April 1 to 30, 2011
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, April 3 to 4, 2011
- Flooding in Minnesota, April 3 to 30, 2011
- Flood in Minnesota, April 8 to 17, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, April 9, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, April 9, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, April 9, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, April 10, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, April 10, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, April 10, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, April 10, 2011
- Flooding in Minnesota, April 11 to 22, 2011
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, April 15, 2011
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Minnesota, April 15 to 16, 2011
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, April 19, 2011
- Flood in Minnesota, April 30, 2011
May 2011
- Flooding in Minnesota, May 1 to 17, 2011
- Flood in Minnesota, May 1, 2011
- Flood in Minnesota, May 5 to 13, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, May 9, 2011
- Flash Flood and Hail in Minnesota, May 9, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, May 9, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, May 10, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, May 10, 2011
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, May 10, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, May 10, 2011
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, May 21 to 22, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, May 21, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 21, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, May 21, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, May 22, 2011
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 22, 2011
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 22, 2011
- Frost and Freeze in Minnesota, May 26, 2011
- Frost and Freeze in Minnesota, May 26 to 27, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, May 28, 2011
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, May 28, 2011
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, May 28, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, May 30, 2011
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Minnesota, May 30, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 30, 2011
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Minnesota, May 30 to 31, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 30, 2011
June 2011
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 3, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, June 6, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, June 6, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, June 6 to 7, 2011
- Excessive Heat in Minnesota, June 7, 2011
- High Wind in Minnesota, June 13, 2011
- Flooding in Minnesota, June 14 to 16, 2011
- Flood in Minnesota, June 14 to 15, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, June 14, 2011
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, June 14, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 17, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Minnesota, June 18 to 19, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, June 18, 2011
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, June 19, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 20, 2011
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, June 21, 2011
- Flooding in Minnesota, June 21 to 30, 2011
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Minnesota, June 21, 2011
- Flood in Minnesota, June 22 to 27, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, June 26, 2011
- High Wind in Minnesota, June 26, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, June 27, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 27, 2011
July 2011
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 1, 2011
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 1, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 1, 2011
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Minnesota, July 1, 2011
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 4, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 4, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 5, 2011
- Tornado in Minnesota, July 5, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 7, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 10, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 10, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 10, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 10, 2011
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 10, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 10, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 10, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 10, 2011
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 11, 2011
- Flood in Minnesota, July 11 to 14, 2011
- Flooding in Minnesota, July 14 to 19, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, July 15, 2011
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 15, 2011
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 15 to 17, 2011
- Excessive Heat in Minnesota, July 15 to 20, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 15, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Minnesota, July 16, 2011
- Heat in Minnesota, July 16 to 20, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 16, 2011
- Excessive Heat in Minnesota, July 16 to 20, 2011
- Excessive Heat in Minnesota, July 16 to 20, 2011
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, July 16 to 17, 2011
- Excessive Heat in Minnesota, July 17 to 20, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 17, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 17 to 19, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, July 17, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 17, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 18, 2011
- Excessive Heat in Minnesota, July 18 to 20, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 19, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 19, 2011
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 20, 2011
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Minnesota, July 20, 2011
- Rip Current in Minnesota, July 20, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 23, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 23, 2011
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 23, 2011
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 24, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, July 25, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 26, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 26, 2011
- Flash Flood and Flood in Minnesota, July 28, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, July 29, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 30, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 30, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, July 30, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 30, 2011
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 30, 2011
- Tornado in Minnesota, July 30, 2011
August 2011
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Minnesota, August 1, 2011
- Flash Flood and Hail in Minnesota, August 1, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 1, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 2, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 2, 2011
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 5, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 5, 2011
- Funnel Clouds in Minnesota, August 6, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, August 6, 2011
- Flash Flood and Hail in Minnesota, August 8, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, August 11, 2011
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Minnesota, August 12, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, August 15, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Minnesota, August 16 to 17, 2011
- Wildfire in Minnesota, August 17 to 31, 2011
- Flash Flood and Hail in Minnesota, August 18 to 19, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 19, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 22, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 23, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 23, 2011
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 23, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, August 26, 2011
September 2011
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 1, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 2, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, September 3, 2011
- Drought in Minnesota, September 6 to 30, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, September 12, 2011
October 2011
- Drought in Minnesota, October 1 to 31, 2011
- Wildfire in Minnesota, October 5 to 6, 2011
- Wildfire in Minnesota, October 5 to 11, 2011
- High Wind in Minnesota, October 7, 2011
- Drought in Minnesota, October 11 to 31, 2011
- Hail in Minnesota, October 12, 2011
November 2011
- Drought in Minnesota, November 1 to 30, 2011
- Drought in Minnesota, November 1 to 30, 2011
- Drought in Minnesota, November 15 to 30, 2011
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 19, 2011
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, November 19, 2011
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 19, 2011
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 19, 2011
December 2011
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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.