Storms in Minnesota in 2012
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Minnesota in 2012, 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 2012 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
- 1,777
- Deaths
- 11
- Injuries
- 11
- Damage
- $61 million
- Episodes
- 221
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 | 596 | 2 | 2 | $4.9 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 420 | 0 | 0 | $950,000 |
| Drought | 194 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 114 | 1 | 2 | $3,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 77 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 59 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 55 | 1 | 0 | $47 million |
| Tornado | 39 | 0 | 0 | $5.3 million |
| Heavy Snow | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 34 | 0 | 0 | $460,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 25 | 3 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 23 | 0 | 0 | $460,000 |
| Winter Weather | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 20 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Lightning | 18 | 1 | 4 | $616,000 |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 2 | 1 | 2 | $30,000 |
| Rip Current | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, January 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, January 1 to 31, 2012
- Cold in Minnesota, January 17, 2012
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 18 to 19, 2012
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 19, 2012
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 19, 2012
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 20, 2012
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 27, 2012
February 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, February 1 to 29, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, February 1 to 29, 2012
- Dense Fog in Minnesota, February 2, 2012
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 10, 2012
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 11, 2012
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 13, 2012
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 20 to 22, 2012
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 25 to 27, 2012
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 26, 2012
- Cold in Minnesota, February 27 to 28, 2012
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 28 to 29, 2012
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 28 to 29, 2012
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 28 to 29, 2012
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 28 to 29, 2012
March 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, March 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, March 1 to 31, 2012
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 3 to 4, 2012
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 3 to 4, 2012
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, March 19, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, March 19, 2012
April 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, April 1 to 30, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, April 1 to 30, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, April 2, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, April 10 to 30, 2012
- Frost and Freeze in Minnesota, April 10 to 13, 2012
- Frost and Freeze in Minnesota, April 10 to 12, 2012
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, April 15, 2012
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, April 15, 2012
- High Wind in Minnesota, April 15, 2012
- High Wind in Minnesota, April 15 to 16, 2012
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, April 15 to 16, 2012
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, April 21, 2012
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, April 21, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, April 21, 2012
May 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, May 1 to 8, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, May 1 to 22, 2012
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 1, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, May 1, 2012
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, May 1, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, May 2 to 3, 2012
- Flash Flood and Hail in Minnesota, May 2, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 2 to 3, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 3, 2012
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Minnesota, May 3, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 3, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, May 3, 2012
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Minnesota, May 4, 2012
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 4, 2012
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Minnesota, May 4, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, May 5, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 5 to 6, 2012
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, May 5, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, May 5, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, May 5, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 5, 2012
- Flood in Minnesota, May 6 to 7, 2012
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, May 6, 2012
- Flood in Minnesota, May 6 to 9, 2012
- Flood in Minnesota, May 6 to 9, 2012
- Flood in Minnesota, May 7, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 18, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 18, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, May 18, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 19, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 22, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 23, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, May 23, 2012
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Minnesota, May 23 to 24, 2012
- Heavy Rain in Minnesota, May 24, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 24, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, May 24, 2012
- Flooding in Minnesota, May 26 to 31, 2012
- Flood in Minnesota, May 26, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, May 26, 2012
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Minnesota, May 26, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 26, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, May 26, 2012
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 27, 2012
- Flooding in Minnesota, May 27, 2012
- Flash Flood and Hail in Minnesota, May 27 to 28, 2012
- Flash Flood and Hail in Minnesota, May 27 to 28, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, May 27 to 28, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, May 28, 2012
June 2012
- Flooding in Minnesota, June 1 to 12, 2012
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 3, 2012
- Flood in Minnesota, June 4, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, June 6 to 7, 2012
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, June 7, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 7, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, June 9 to 10, 2012
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 10, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, June 10, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 10, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, June 14 to 15, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 14, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 14, 2012
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, June 15, 2012
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, June 17, 2012
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 17 to 18, 2012
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 17, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Minnesota, June 17 to 30, 2012
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in Minnesota, June 17 to 18, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 19, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 19, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, June 19, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 20, 2012
- Flood in Minnesota, June 20, 2012
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, June 20, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 21, 2012
- Excessive Heat in Minnesota, June 27, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, June 29, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 30, 2012
July 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, July 1 to 31, 2012
- Flooding in Minnesota, July 1 to 21, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat in Minnesota, July 2 to 6, 2012
- Heat in Minnesota, July 2 to 6, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 2, 2012
- Flash Flood and Hail in Minnesota, July 2, 2012
- Excessive Heat in Minnesota, July 3 to 6, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 3, 2012
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 4, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 4, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 5, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 5, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 8, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 12, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 12, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, July 12, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, July 13, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 13, 2012
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Minnesota, July 13, 2012
- Excessive Heat in Minnesota, July 16, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, July 17 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, July 17 to 31, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 18, 2012
- Rip Current in Minnesota, July 18, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 22, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 22, 2012
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, July 24, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 24 to 25, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 25, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, July 29, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 29, 2012
August 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, August 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, August 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, August 1 to 31, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 1, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 1, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 1, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 2, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 3, 2012
- Rip Current in Minnesota, August 3, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 3, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 3, 2012
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 3, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 4, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 8, 2012
- Tornado in Minnesota, August 9, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 9, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, August 15, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, August 15, 2012
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, August 15 to 16, 2012
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, August 18, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, August 22, 2012
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, August 23, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 23, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 24 to 25, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, August 28 to 31, 2012
September 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, September 1 to 30, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, September 1 to 30, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, September 1 to 30, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, September 4, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 4 to 5, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 4, 2012
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 4, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, September 11 to 30, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, September 11 to 30, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, September 25 to 30, 2012
October 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, October 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, October 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, October 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, October 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, October 1 to 31, 2012
- Wildfire in Minnesota, October 2 to 3, 2012
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, October 4, 2012
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, October 23, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, October 24 to 25, 2012
November 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, November 1 to 30, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, November 1 to 30, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, November 1 to 30, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, November 1 to 30, 2012
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 10 to 11, 2012
- Hail in Minnesota, November 10, 2012
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, November 10, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, November 27 to 30, 2012
December 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, December 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, December 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, December 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in Minnesota, December 1 to 31, 2012
- Dense Fog in Minnesota, December 2, 2012
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 8 to 9, 2012
- Blizzard and Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 8 to 9, 2012
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 8 to 9, 2012
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 8 to 9, 2012
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 8 to 9, 2012
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 9, 2012
- Blizzard in Minnesota, December 9, 2012
- Blizzard in Minnesota, December 9, 2012
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 18, 2012
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 19 to 20, 2012
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 19 to 20, 2012
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 27 to 28, 2012
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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.