Storms in Minnesota in 2015
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Minnesota in 2015, 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 2015 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
- 1,231
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $5.8 million
- Episodes
- 184
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 | 358 | 1 | 0 | $90,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 252 | 0 | 0 | $107,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 145 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 108 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 54 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 52 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 49 | 2 | 1 | $18,000 |
| Tornado | 41 | 0 | 1 | $4.5 million |
| Heavy Snow | 39 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 35 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 34 | 0 | 1 | $102,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 13 | 0 | 3 | $699,000 |
| Flash Flood | 9 | 0 | 1 | $213,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2015
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 2 to 3, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 2 to 3, 2015
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 3, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 3 to 5, 2015
- Cold in Minnesota, January 3, 2015
- Blizzard and Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 3 to 4, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 4, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 4 to 5, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 4 to 5, 2015
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 5, 2015
- Blizzard and Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 5 to 8, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 6 to 7, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 6 to 7, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 7, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 7, 2015
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 8, 2015
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 8 to 9, 2015
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 8, 2015
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 8 to 9, 2015
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 31, 2015
February 2015
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 1, 2015
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 8, 2015
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 9, 2015
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 10, 2015
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 11, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 21 to 22, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 22, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 22, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 22, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 22 to 23, 2015
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 25, 2015
March 2015
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 3, 2015
- Blizzard in Minnesota, March 3, 2015
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, March 3, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 22 to 23, 2015
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 22 to 23, 2015
April 2015
- High Wind in Minnesota, April 1, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 1, 2015
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Minnesota, April 2, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, April 7, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, April 7, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, April 7, 2015
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, April 8, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, April 9, 2015
- Wildfire in Minnesota, April 11, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, April 12, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, April 12, 2015
- Drought in Minnesota, April 28 to 30, 2015
- Drought in Minnesota, April 28 to 30, 2015
May 2015
- Drought in Minnesota, May 1 to 18, 2015
- Drought in Minnesota, May 1 to 19, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 2, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 3, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 3, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, May 7, 2015
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 16, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 16, 2015
- High Wind in Minnesota, May 17, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, May 17, 2015
- Frost and Freeze in Minnesota, May 18 to 19, 2015
- Frost and Freeze in Minnesota, May 20, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, May 25, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, May 25, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 28, 2015
June 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, June 2 to 3, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, June 3, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, June 3, 2015
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, June 3, 2015
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, June 6 to 7, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 7, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, June 7, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, June 7, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, June 9, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 9, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 9, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 14, 2015
- Flash Flood and Hail in Minnesota, June 17, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, June 19, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 20, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 20, 2015
- Tornado in Minnesota, June 22, 2015
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, June 22, 2015
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in Minnesota, June 22, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, June 22, 2015
- High Wind in Minnesota, June 22, 2015
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Minnesota, June 22 to 23, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, June 24, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, June 26, 2015
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, June 27, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, June 27, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 27, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 27, 2015
- Lightning Strikes in Minnesota, June 28, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 29, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 29, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, June 29, 2015
July 2015
- Flood and Hail in Minnesota, July 5, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 5, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 5, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strikes in Minnesota, July 5 to 6, 2015
- Heavy Rain in Minnesota, July 6, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 11, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, July 12, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 12, 2015
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 12, 2015
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 12, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 14, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 15, 2015
- Funnel Clouds in Minnesota, July 16, 2015
- Funnel Cloud in Minnesota, July 17, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 17, 2015
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 17 to 18, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, July 17, 2015
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 18, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 18, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 22, 2015
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 23 to 24, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 24, 2015
- Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain in Minnesota, July 24, 2015
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, July 24, 2015
- Flood in Minnesota, July 24, 2015
- Tornado in Minnesota, July 24, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 28, 2015
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, July 28, 2015
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, July 28, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, July 30, 2015
August 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 1, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 2, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 2, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, August 2, 2015
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, August 6, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 6, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, August 6, 2015
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, August 6, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 7, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 8, 2015
- Tornado in Minnesota, August 8, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 8, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 9, 2015
- Funnel Cloud in Minnesota, August 9, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 9, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 12 to 13, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 12, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 12 to 13, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, August 15, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 16, 2015
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Minnesota, August 16, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, August 22, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, August 28, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 28, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 29, 2015
September 2015
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, September 2, 2015
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, September 2, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, September 6, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, September 6, 2015
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, September 8, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, September 9, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, September 17, 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, September 17, 2015
October 2015
November 2015
- Hail in Minnesota, November 11, 2015
- High Wind in Minnesota, November 18 to 19, 2015
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Minnesota, November 20, 2015
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 30, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 30, 2015
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 30, 2015
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, November 30, 2015
December 2015
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 1, 2015
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 15 to 16, 2015
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 15 to 16, 2015
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 15 to 16, 2015
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 15 to 16, 2015
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 15 to 16, 2015
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 22, 2015
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 25 to 26, 2015
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 25 to 26, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 26, 2015
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 28 to 29, 2015
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 28 to 29, 2015
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 28 to 29, 2015
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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.