Storm History: Anoka County, Minnesota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Anoka County, Minnesota: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 694
- Deaths
- 8
- Injuries
- 217
- Damage
- $378 million
- Episodes
- 371
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 266 | 4 | 213 | $176 million |
| Hail | 168 | 0 | 0 | $46,000 |
| Flash Flood | 64 | 0 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| Winter Storm | 63 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 33 | 0 | 2 | $100,000 |
| Blizzard | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $300 |
| Excessive Heat | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 2 | 3 | 1 | $200 million |
| Dense Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 1 | $15,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, April 1, 2001
- Tornado, September 21, 2005
- Tornado, May 6, 1965
- Tornado, August 24, 2006
- Tornado, May 15, 1998
- Tornado, June 19, 1951
- Tornado, June 24, 1952
- Tornado, July 18, 1986
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Tornado, July 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2016
- Tornado, June 11, 2017
- Tornado, May 22, 2011
- Tornado, June 21, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2011
- Tornado, July 5, 1966
- Tornado, July 1, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2001
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2013
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 26, 2019
- Hail, August 5, 2019
- Hail, August 11, 2023
- Hail, May 9, 2022
- Hail, June 29, 2015
- Hail, August 11, 1988
- Hail, July 25, 2018
- Hail, July 8, 2007
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2005
- Hail, April 17, 2002
- Hail, July 5, 1994
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2007
- Hail, June 25, 2002
- Hail, June 19, 2026
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 6, 1965
- Tornado, June 19, 1951
- Tornado, July 3, 1983
- Tornado, March 29, 1998
- Tornado, June 14, 1981
- Tornado, May 10, 1982
- Tornado, July 23, 1987
- Tornado, July 1, 1997
- Tornado, August 24, 2006
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Tornado, July 11, 2008
- Tornado, June 24, 1952
- Tornado, July 5, 1966
- Tornado, June 25, 1969
- Tornado, July 18, 1970
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 19, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2026
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2026
- Blizzard, March 14, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2026
- Blizzard, February 18, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 4, 2026
- Blizzard, December 28, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 25, 2025
- Hail, August 15, 2025
- Hail, July 28, 2025
- Tornado, June 25, 2025
- Tornado, May 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2025
- Winter Weather, March 29, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2024
- Winter Weather, October 31, 2024
- Tornado, August 29, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2024
- Hail, June 12, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 21, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2024
- Winter Weather, October 30, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 22, 2023
- Hail, August 11, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2023
- Hail, July 24, 2023
- Hail, July 22, 2023
- Hail, June 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 31, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 9, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 27, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2022
- Hail, September 20, 2022
- Tornado, August 27, 2022
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 19, 2022
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Tornado, May 11, 2022
- Hail, May 9, 2022
- Tornado, May 9, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2022
- Hail, August 24, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2021
- Hail, April 5, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Ice Storm, November 10, 2020
- Winter Storm, October 20, 2020
- Tornado, August 14, 2020
- Tornado, July 18, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2019
- Tornado, September 2, 2019
- Hail, August 5, 2019
- Hail, July 26, 2019
- Tornado, July 15, 2019
- Blizzard, April 10, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2019
- Blizzard, February 7, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Tornado, August 27, 2018
- Hail, August 26, 2018
- Hail, July 25, 2018
- Hail, May 29, 2018
- Hail, May 28, 2018
- Blizzard, April 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 30, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2018
- Blizzard, January 22, 2018
- Tornado, July 11, 2017
- Tornado, June 11, 2017
- Hail, May 15, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2016
- Hail, July 21, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Tornado, July 5, 2016
- Hail, June 25, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Tornado, July 17, 2015
- Hail, June 29, 2015
- Hail, May 3, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 9, 2014
- Tornado, July 7, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2014
- Lightning, May 31, 2014
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2014
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2014
- Blizzard, February 20, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 2, 2013
- Hail, September 19, 2013
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2013
- Tornado, August 6, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2013
- Tornado, June 20, 2013
- Hail, May 31, 2013
- Hail, May 19, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 18, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2012
- Hail, November 10, 2012
- Hail, August 3, 2012
- Hail, July 13, 2012
- Hail, July 3, 2012
- Tornado, June 10, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2012
- Heavy Rain, May 24, 2012
- Tornado, April 15, 2012
- Tornado, March 19, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2012
- Winter Weather, December 31, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2011
- Hail, July 19, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2011
- Tornado, July 10, 2011
- Tornado, July 5, 2011
- Tornado, July 1, 2011
- Tornado, June 21, 2011
- Tornado, May 22, 2011
- Tornado, May 21, 2011
- Tornado, May 10, 2011
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2011
- Blizzard, December 10, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2010
- Winter Storm, November 12, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2010
- Tornado, July 17, 2010
- Tornado, June 25, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2009
- Blizzard, December 8, 2009
- Winter Weather, October 12, 2009
- High Wind, September 27, 2009
- Hail, August 25, 2009
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Tornado, August 8, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2009
- Hail, July 24, 2009
- Hail, July 21, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 30, 2008
- Tornado, July 19, 2008
- Tornado, July 11, 2008
- Tornado, July 10, 2008
- Hail, June 14, 2008
- Hail, May 31, 2008
- Hail, May 29, 2008
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, March 31, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Dense Fog, November 19, 2007
- Tornado, September 20, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2007
- Hail, August 1, 2007
- Hail, July 8, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2007
- Tornado, May 23, 2007
- High Wind, May 6, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2007
- Tornado, September 16, 2006
- Tornado, August 24, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 15, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2005
- Tornado, September 21, 2005
- Tornado, September 12, 2005
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2005
- Hail, August 9, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2005
- Tornado, June 29, 2005
- Hail, June 27, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2005
- Tornado, June 13, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2005
- Blizzard, January 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2005
- High Wind, December 12, 2004
- Tornado, October 29, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2004
- Tornado, June 12, 2004
- Tornado, May 9, 2004
- High Wind, April 18, 2004
- Tornado, April 18, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2003
- Winter Storm, November 22, 2003
- Funnel Cloud, September 26, 2003
- Tornado, July 14, 2003
- Hail, July 3, 2003
- Hail, July 2, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2003
- Hail, September 1, 2002
- Hail, August 11, 2002
- Tornado, August 3, 2002
- Tornado, July 28, 2002
- Hail, July 27, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 21, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2002
- Hail, June 25, 2002
- Tornado, June 25, 2002
- Tornado, June 24, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Anoka CountyEvery warning in Anoka County since 1986Every county in Minnesota
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.