Storms in Minnesota in 2023

Events

1,690

Deaths

7

Injuries

20

Damage

$76 million

Episodes

255

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.

January 2023

• Drought in Minnesota, January 1 to 21, 20231 event
• Drought in Minnesota, January 1 to 31, 20237 events
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 2 to 4, 20238 events
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 2 to 3, 20233 events
• Ice Storm in Minnesota, January 2 to 3, 20233 events
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 3 to 4, 202330 events
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 3 to 4, 20233 events
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 3 to 4, 20231 event
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 3 to 4, 202313 events
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 11, 20239 events
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 18 to 19, 20234 events
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Minnesota, January 18 to 19, 202314 events
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, January 18 to 19, 20237 events
• Blizzard in Minnesota, January 27, 20231 event
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 28 to 30, 202331 events
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 28 to 29, 20234 events
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 30, 20234 events
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 30, 20232 events
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, January 31, 20234 events

February 2023

• Drought in Minnesota, February 1 to 28, 20235 events
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 1, 20231 event
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 2 to 3, 20237 events
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 2 to 3, 20233 events
• Blizzard and Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 14 to 15, 20238 events
• Blizzard and High Wind in Minnesota, February 14 to 15, 202356 kt wind · 10 events
• Blizzard in Minnesota, February 14 to 15, 20232 events
• Blizzard and Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 15, 20231 injured · 11 events
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 20 to 21, 20235 events
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 20, 20231 event
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 21 to 23, 202342 events
• Blizzard in Minnesota, February 21 to 23, 20238 events
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 21 to 23, 20237 events
• Heavy Snow and Cold in Minnesota, February 22 to 24, 20236 events
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 22 to 23, 20235 events
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 22 to 23, 20232 events
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Minnesota, February 23 to 24, 20238 events
• Extreme Cold in Minnesota, February 24, 20232 events
• Ice Storm in Minnesota, February 27, 20231 event
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 27, 20238 events

March 2023

• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 1, 202311 events
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 1, 20231 event
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 1, 20238 events
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 5 to 6, 20235 events
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 6, 20231 event
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, March 8 to 10, 20238 events
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, March 9 to 10, 202314 events
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 9 to 10, 20232 events
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 11 to 12, 20235 events
• Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 11 to 12, 2023$1.0 million · 15 events
• Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 11 to 12, 202325 events
• Blizzard and Winter Weather in Minnesota, March 16 to 17, 20235 injured · 13 events
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, March 16 to 17, 20232 events
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 16, 20231 death · 4 events
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 16 to 17, 202322 events
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 21 to 22, 20237 events
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 21 to 22, 20237 events
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 30 to 31, 20231 event
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, March 31, 20232 events
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 31, 20232 events
• Hail in Minnesota, March 31, 20230.88 in hail · 2 events
• Hail in Minnesota, March 31, 20230.88 in hail · 1 event
• Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 31, 202335 events
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Minnesota, March 31, 20233 events

April 2023

• Winter Storm in Minnesota, April 1, 202335 events
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, April 1, 20232 events
• Flood in Minnesota, April 1, 20231 event
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, April 4, 20233 events
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Minnesota, April 4 to 5, 202338 events
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, April 4 to 5, 20232 events
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, April 4, 20234 events
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Minnesota, April 4 to 5, 202359 kt wind · 11 events
• Hail in Minnesota, April 4, 20231 in hail · 2 events
• Flooding in Minnesota, April 9 to 17, 20237 events
• Flooding in Minnesota, April 9 to 13, 20232 events
• Flooding in Minnesota, April 11 to 30, 2023$2.2 million · 8 events
• Flooding in Minnesota, April 11 to 25, 20232 events
• Flooding in Minnesota, April 13 to 29, 202310 events
• Flooding in Minnesota, April 13 to 21, 20234 events
• Flooding in Minnesota, April 14 to 17, 20232 events
• Flooding in Minnesota, April 14 to 30, 20235 events
• Flooding in Minnesota, April 15 to 30, 20237 events
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Minnesota, April 16 to 17, 20236 events
• Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Minnesota, April 16 to 17, 20235 injured · $10,000 · 5 events
• Flooding in Minnesota, April 18 to 25, 20232 events
• Strong Wind in Minnesota, April 19, 20232 events
• Hail in Minnesota, April 19, 20230.75 in hail · 1 event
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, April 20 to 21, 20237 events
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, April 20 to 21, 202315 events
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Minnesota, April 30, 202352 kt wind · 8 events
• High Wind in Minnesota, April 30, 202350 kt wind · 1 event

May 2023

• Flooding in Minnesota, May 1 to 19, 20234 events
• Flooding in Minnesota, May 1 to 10, 20236 events
• Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 6, 2023$15,000 · EF0 · 7 events
• Hail in Minnesota, May 6, 20231.25 in hail · 3 events
• Hail in Minnesota, May 8, 2023$19,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Minnesota, May 8, 20230.88 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Minnesota, May 9, 20230.88 in hail · 1 event
• Tornado in Minnesota, May 9, 2023EF0 · 1 event
• Hail in Minnesota, May 9, 20231.25 in hail · 2 events
• Hail in Minnesota, May 10, 2023$5,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event
• Flash Flood in Minnesota, May 11, 20231 event
• Flood in Minnesota, May 12 to 14, 20231 event
• Flood in Minnesota, May 14, 2023$1.2 million · 1 event
• Hail in Minnesota, May 29, 20231 in hail · 1 event
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 30, 20231.25 in hail · 13 events
• Hail in Minnesota, May 30, 20231 in hail · 4 events
• Hail in Minnesota, May 30, 20230.75 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Minnesota, May 31, 20230.75 in hail · 1 event

June 2023

• Hail in Minnesota, June 1, 20230.75 in hail · 2 events
• Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 1, 202353 kt wind · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 2, 202352 kt wind · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 3, 202361 kt wind · 1 event
• Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 6, 202356 kt wind · 1 event
• Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 8, 2023$75,000 · 74 kt wind · 2 events
• Flash Flood in Minnesota, June 9, 20231 event
• Tornadoes in Minnesota, June 10, 20232 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 10, 20231 in hail · 3 events
• Drought in Minnesota, June 13 to 30, 20231 event
• Heavy Rain in Minnesota, June 17, 20231 event
• Drought in Minnesota, June 20 to 30, 20233 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 23, 2023$10,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events
• Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 24, 202356 kt wind · 3 events
• Hail and High Wind in Minnesota, June 24, 20231 in hail · 7 events
• High Surf in Minnesota, June 24 to 25, 20232 deaths · 1 event
• Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 24, 2023$58,000 · EF2 · 16 events
• Hail in Minnesota, June 24, 20231 in hail · 1 event
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 26, 2023$2,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events
• Hail in Minnesota, June 27, 20231 in hail · 1 event

July 2023

• Drought in Minnesota, July 1 to 31, 20234 events
• Hail in Minnesota, July 3, 20231.75 in hail · 7 events
• Drought in Minnesota, July 4 to 31, 20237 events
• Lightning Strike in Minnesota, July 6, 2023$500 · 1 event
• Hail in Minnesota, July 7, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Minnesota, July 9, 20232 in hail · 10 events
• Hail in Minnesota, July 9, 20231.5 in hail · 2 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 9, 20231.75 in hail · 11 events
• Hail in Minnesota, July 10, 20231.75 in hail · 11 events
• Drought in Minnesota, July 11 to 31, 20231 event
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 13, 20232.75 in hail · 13 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 13, 20233.25 in hail · 26 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 13, 2023$648,000 · 2.75 in hail · 18 events
• Hail in Minnesota, July 13, 2023$1.0 million · 3 in hail · 17 events
• Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 14, 202350 kt wind · 1 event
• Strong Wind in Minnesota, July 17, 20231 event
• Drought in Minnesota, July 18 to 31, 20236 events
• Drought in Minnesota, July 18 to 31, 20232 events
• Drought in Minnesota, July 18 to 31, 20233 events
• Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 19, 20231.75 in hail · 6 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 19, 2023$25,000 · 2.75 in hail · 28 events
• Hail in Minnesota, July 19, 2023$70,000 · 2.5 in hail · 11 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 19, 2023$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 19 events
• Hail in Minnesota, July 22, 20232.5 in hail · 9 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 22, 20231.75 in hail · 16 events
• Hail in Minnesota, July 22, 2023$56,000 · 1.5 in hail · 7 events
• Hail in Minnesota, July 22, 20231.5 in hail · 10 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 24, 20231.75 in hail · 13 events
• Hail in Minnesota, July 24, 20231.25 in hail · 1 event
• Drought in Minnesota, July 25 to 31, 20233 events
• Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 25, 202356 kt wind · 2 events
• Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, July 25, 2023$5.3 million · EF0 · 23 events
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 25, 20231 in hail · 2 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 25 to 26, 20231.5 in hail · 3 events
• Hail in Minnesota, July 26, 20231 in hail · 1 event
• Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 26, 2023$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events
• Excessive Heat in Minnesota, July 26 to 27, 20237 events
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 26 to 27, 20231.5 in hail · 5 events
• Hail in Minnesota, July 27, 20231.75 in hail · 4 events
• Excessive Heat in Minnesota, July 27, 202316 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 27, 20232 in hail · 20 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 27, 20232 in hail · 24 events
• Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 28, 2023$3,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event

August 2023

• Drought in Minnesota, August 1 to 31, 20232 events
• Drought in Minnesota, August 1 to 31, 20235 events
• Drought in Minnesota, August 1 to 31, 202311 events
• Drought in Minnesota, August 1 to 31, 20237 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 1, 20232 in hail · 10 events
• Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 3, 202350 kt wind · 1 event
• Rip Current in Minnesota, August 4, 20231 event
• Flash Flood in Minnesota, August 5 to 6, 20231 event
• Drought in Minnesota, August 8 to 31, 20234 events
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 8, 2023$2,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 8, 20232 in hail · 5 events
• Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 10, 202350 kt wind · 3 events
• Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 11, 202350 kt wind · 4 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 11, 2023$14 million · 3.75 in hail · 88 events
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 11, 2023$136,000 · 1.25 in hail · 7 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 11, 20231.25 in hail · 5 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 11, 2023$51,000 · 1 in hail · 11 events
• Tornado in Minnesota, August 13, 2023$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event
• Drought in Minnesota, August 15 to 31, 20234 events
• Hail in Minnesota, August 16, 20230.88 in hail · 1 event
• Hail in Minnesota, August 16, 20231 in hail · 3 events
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Minnesota, August 19, 20238 events
• Excessive Heat in Minnesota, August 21 to 24, 20238 events
• Excessive Heat in Minnesota, August 22 to 23, 202333 events
• Excessive Heat in Minnesota, August 22 to 24, 20237 events
• Excessive Heat in Minnesota, August 22, 20232 events
• Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 25, 202360 kt wind · 1 event
• Drought in Minnesota, August 29 to 31, 20232 events

September 2023

• Drought in Minnesota, September 1 to 30, 20235 events
• Drought in Minnesota, September 1 to 30, 20237 events
• Drought in Minnesota, September 1 to 30, 202312 events
• Drought in Minnesota, September 1 to 26, 20231 event
• Drought in Minnesota, September 1 to 30, 202314 events
• Heat in Minnesota, September 2 to 3, 20234 events
• Excessive Heat in Minnesota, September 3, 20231 event
• Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 4 to 5, 202369 kt wind · 7 events
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, September 5, 2023$67,000 · 2.75 in hail · 27 events
• Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, September 11 to 12, 2023$350,000 · 0.88 in hail · 3 events
• Drought in Minnesota, September 12 to 30, 20231 event
• Drought in Minnesota, September 12 to 30, 20234 events
• Drought in Minnesota, September 19 to 30, 20232 events
• Tornado in Minnesota, September 23, 20231 event
• Tornado in Minnesota, September 23, 20232 events
• Flash Flooding and Flood in Minnesota, September 24, 2023$270,000 · 7 events
• Hail in Minnesota, September 29, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events
• Hail in Minnesota, September 29, 2023$166,000 · 1.5 in hail · 4 events
• Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, September 29, 2023EF0 · 11 events

October 2023

• Drought in Minnesota, October 1 to 17, 20232 events
• Drought in Minnesota, October 1 to 31, 20237 events
• Drought in Minnesota, October 1 to 31, 202310 events
• Drought in Minnesota, October 1 to 31, 2023$48 million · 8 events
• Drought in Minnesota, October 1 to 17, 20232 events
• Drought in Minnesota, October 1 to 31, 20232 events
• Drought in Minnesota, October 1 to 31, 20233 events
• Heavy Rain in Minnesota, October 6, 20231 event
• Strong Wind in Minnesota, October 12 to 13, 20232 events
• Hail in Minnesota, October 23 to 24, 20232.5 in hail · 15 events
• Hail in Minnesota, October 24, 20231.5 in hail · 2 events
• Hail in Minnesota, October 24, 2023$137,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, October 25 to 27, 20237 events
• Heavy Snow in Minnesota, October 30 to 31, 20232 events
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, October 30 to 31, 202316 events
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, October 30 to 31, 20238 events

November 2023

• Drought in Minnesota, November 1 to 30, 20233 events
• Drought in Minnesota, November 1 to 30, 20235 events
• Drought in Minnesota, November 1 to 30, 20238 events
• Drought in Minnesota, November 1 to 7, 20232 events
• High Wind in Minnesota, November 16, 202358 kt wind · 2 events
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, November 25 to 26, 20237 events
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, November 29, 20234 injured · $5,000 · 1 event

December 2023

• Drought in Minnesota, December 1 to 31, 20233 events
• Drought in Minnesota, December 1 to 31, 20238 events
• Drought in Minnesota, December 5 to 31, 20236 events
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 5, 20231 injured · 1 event
• Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 8 to 9, 20235 events
• Strong Wind in Minnesota, December 9, 20233 deaths · 8 events
• Dense Fog in Minnesota, December 16, 20231 injured · 1 event
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 17, 20231 event
• Dense Fog in Minnesota, December 21, 20231 death · $2,000 · 1 event
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 25, 20238 events
• Ice Storm in Minnesota, December 25 to 26, 20235 events
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 25, 20234 events
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 30, 20231 injured · 1 event
• Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 30 to 31, 20232 injured · $5,000 · 3 events

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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.