Storms in Minnesota in 2020
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Minnesota in 2020, 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 2020 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
- 1,600
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 18
- Damage
- $23 million
- Episodes
- 189
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 392 | 0 | 0 | $290,000 |
| Hail | 390 | 0 | 3 | $7.1 million |
| Winter Storm | 195 | 1 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Blizzard | 141 | 0 | 2 | $150,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 89 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 66 | 3 | 11 | $22,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 66 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 64 | 1 | 2 | $9.4 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 33 | 0 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Flood | 23 | 0 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 12 | 0 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 6 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2020
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 3, 2020
- High Wind in Minnesota, January 5, 2020
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 12, 2020
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 15 to 16, 2020
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 17 to 18, 2020
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 17 to 18, 2020
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 17 to 18, 2020
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 17 to 18, 2020
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 17 to 18, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 17 to 18, 2020
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 17 to 18, 2020
- Cold in Minnesota, January 18 to 19, 2020
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 30 to 31, 2020
February 2020
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 7, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 8 to 9, 2020
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 8 to 9, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 8 to 9, 2020
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 12, 2020
- Blizzard and Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 12 to 13, 2020
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 12, 2020
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 12 to 13, 2020
- Blizzard and Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 12, 2020
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 12 to 13, 2020
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 12 to 13, 2020
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 12 to 13, 2020
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 12 to 13, 2020
- Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 13 to 14, 2020
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 14, 2020
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 17, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 17, 2020
March 2020
- Flooding in Minnesota, March 4 to 12, 2020
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, March 19 to 20, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 28 to 29, 2020
April 2020
- Flooding in Minnesota, April 1 to 15, 2020
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, April 1 to 3, 2020
- Flooding in Minnesota, April 2 to 4, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, April 6, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, April 7, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, April 7, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 7, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, April 12, 2020
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, April 12, 2020
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, April 12 to 13, 2020
May 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, May 14, 2020
- Strong Wind in Minnesota, May 20, 2020
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, May 26, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 26, 2020
June 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, June 1, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, June 1, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, June 1, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, June 2, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 2, 2020
- Flood and Hail in Minnesota, June 2, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 4, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 6, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 7, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 7, 2020
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 8 to 9, 2020
- Flood in Minnesota, June 9 to 10, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Minnesota, June 9 to 10, 2020
- Tornado and Heavy Rain in Minnesota, June 9, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, June 11, 2020
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 17, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 18, 2020
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 18, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, June 20, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, June 21, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, June 21, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 21, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 21, 2020
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 28, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Minnesota, June 28 to 29, 2020
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, June 29 to 30, 2020
July 2020
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 1, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 1, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, July 3 to 4, 2020
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 4, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, July 4, 2020
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 5, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 5, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Minnesota, July 6, 2020
- Flooding in Minnesota, July 6, 2020
- Drought in Minnesota, July 7 to 28, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 7, 2020
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 8, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 8, 2020
- Tornado and Flood in Minnesota, July 8 to 9, 2020
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 8, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 8 to 9, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 8, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 8 to 9, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 9, 2020
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 11, 2020
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 11, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 11, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 11, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, July 13, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 13, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, July 13, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, July 14, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 16, 2020
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 17, 2020
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 17 to 18, 2020
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 17 to 18, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 17, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 18, 2020
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 18, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 18 to 19, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 20, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 21, 2020
- Excessive Heat in Minnesota, July 24, 2020
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 24 to 25, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 25, 2020
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, July 25 to 26, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 26, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 26, 2020
August 2020
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, August 7, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 7 to 8, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 8, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 8, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 8, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 8 to 9, 2020
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, August 9, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 9, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 9 to 10, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 10, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, August 10, 2020
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, August 13, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 13 to 14, 2020
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, August 13 to 14, 2020
- Tornado in Minnesota, August 14, 2020
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, August 14, 2020
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, August 14, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, August 19, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, August 19, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 19 to 20, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, August 20, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 21, 2020
- Funnel Cloud in Minnesota, August 21, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, August 22, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, August 22, 2020
- Funnel Clouds in Minnesota, August 22, 2020
- Funnel Cloud in Minnesota, August 22, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 24, 2020
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 28, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, August 30, 2020
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, August 31, 2020
September 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 2, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, September 5 to 6, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 5 to 6, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, September 5 to 6, 2020
- Drought in Minnesota, September 15 to 30, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, September 23, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, September 24, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, September 25, 2020
October 2020
- Drought in Minnesota, October 1 to 31, 2020
- Frost and Freeze in Minnesota, October 2, 2020
- Drought in Minnesota, October 6 to 13, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, October 11, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, October 11, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, October 11, 2020
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, October 11, 2020
- Hail in Minnesota, October 11 to 12, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, October 20, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, October 20, 2020
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, October 20, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, October 20 to 21, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, October 22, 2020
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, October 22, 2020
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, October 22, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, October 22, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, October 22, 2020
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, October 24 to 25, 2020
- Cold in Minnesota, October 26, 2020
November 2020
- Drought in Minnesota, November 1 to 30, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, November 10, 2020
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 10 to 11, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 10 to 11, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 14 to 15, 2020
December 2020
- Drought in Minnesota, December 1 to 31, 2020
- Blizzard in Minnesota, December 23, 2020
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 23 to 24, 2020
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 23, 2020
- Blizzard in Minnesota, December 23, 2020
- Blizzard in Minnesota, December 23, 2020
- Blizzard in Minnesota, December 23, 2020
- Blizzard in Minnesota, December 23 to 24, 2020
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 29, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 29 to 30, 2020
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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.