Storm History: Benton County, Minnesota

Events

349

Deaths

1

Injuries

2

Damage

$13 million

Episodes

261

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.

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• Blizzard, January 17, 19961 death · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, April 7, 2001$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 2007$3.0 million · 4.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2002$2.6 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2011$1.5 million · EF1 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, April 22, 2001$500,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2003$500,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 2021$350,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, September 12, 1982$275,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 18, 1970$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 1977$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 2002$250,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2013$220,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 18, 2009$200,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2001$50,000 · 1.2 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 13, 20101 injured · $50,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 16, 2002$42,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 1998$40,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 15, 19541 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Lightning, June 3, 2015$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 24, 2014$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here

• Hail, August 27, 19904.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 20, 2007$3.0 million · 4.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 26, 20194 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20223 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 19653 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20012.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20012.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 19992.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 30, 19982.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 4, 19762.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 19742.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20202.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20122.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 2009$200,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 20072.5 in hail · 10 events here

• Tornado, June 16, 1992F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 25, 2000F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 3, 1980F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 1987F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 24, 2006F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 15, 19541 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 18, 1970$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 1977$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 12, 1982$275,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 21, 1995F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 21, 2005F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2009EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 2016EF2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Benton County, with its track

• Winter Storm, April 1, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, March 14, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, March 6, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 25, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 25, 20251 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, March 29, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20251 event here
• Hail, June 12, 20241.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 24, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, October 30, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, March 31, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, March 16, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 2, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 20221.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 19, 20221 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 20222 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20223 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20211 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 2021$350,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 28, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20212 events here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Ice Storm, November 10, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, October 20, 20201 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20202.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 12, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20191 event here
• Tornado, September 21, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 2, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 26, 20194 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, April 10, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, March 9, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Hail, August 26, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 11, 2018$1,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 13, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 3, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 30, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 20171 event here
• Tornado, July 9, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, November 18, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 20160.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 2016EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 25, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20161 event here
• Lightning, June 3, 2015$5,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 9, 20141 event here
• Tornado, August 24, 2014$2,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, March 18, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 26, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, February 20, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 7, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, December 2, 20131 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2013$220,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, April 9, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20121 event here
• Hail, August 3, 201256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 2012EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20122.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 1, 2012EF0 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 28, 20121 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 19, 20111 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 201160 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 23, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20111 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2011$1.5 million · EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2011EF1 · 7 events here
• Winter Storm, March 22, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, December 10, 20101 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 201057 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 2, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 13, 20101 injured · $50,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 2010EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2010EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, October 12, 20091 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20091.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 2009EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 18, 2009$200,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 20091 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 31, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, March 10, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20091 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 30, 20082 events here
• Blizzard, December 20, 20081 event here
• Blizzard, December 14, 20081 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 200855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 200865 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 31, 20081.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008EF3 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 10, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 31, 20081 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20081 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20071 event here
• Tornado, September 20, 2007EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 20072.5 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, June 20, 2007$3.0 million · 4.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20071 event here
• Tornado, August 24, 2006F3 · 3 events here
• Heat, July 30, 20061 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20062 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20061 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 29, 20051 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, October 4, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, October 4, 20051 event here
• Tornado, September 21, 2005F2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 200577 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 20051.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 2005F0 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, January 21, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20051 event here
• High Wind, December 12, 20041 event here
• Frost/Freeze, August 21, 20041 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 2004F1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, November 22, 20031 event here
• Hail, July 7, 20031 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 200371 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 2003$500,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20031 event here
• Hail, September 1, 20022 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 16, 2002F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 27, 2002$250,000 · 1 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2002$2.6 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20022.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 16, 2002$42,000 · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 14, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, March 8, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20011 event here
• Heat, August 4, 20011 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20011 event here
• Heat, July 30, 20011 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20012.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20012.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2001$50,000 · 1.2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 22, 2001$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2001$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20011 event here
• Dense Fog, March 30, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20011 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 23, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20001 event here
• Tornado, July 25, 2000F4 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 1, 199958 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 30, 1999F1 · 3 events here
• Heat, July 29, 19991 event here
• Hail, July 28, 19991.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 25, 1999F0 · 2 events here
• Heat, July 23, 19991 event here
• Hail, June 6, 19992.75 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 17, 199955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 8, 19992 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 9, 199860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 1998$40,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 19982.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 15, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 19971.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 1997F0 · 4 events here
• Flood, April 4, 19971 event here
• Flood, April 1, 19971 event here
• Flood, March 26, 19971 event here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 19971 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 19971 event here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 19971 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 19961 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 14, 19961 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 20, 19961 event here
• High Wind, October 29, 199664 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 19961 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 199650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 18, 19961 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 12, 19961 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 23, 19961 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 19961 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 19961 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 19961 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 19961 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 19961 death · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 1995F2 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 25, 19941.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 1992F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1991F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 19910.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 19911.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 19904.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 17, 19901.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 1989F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 29, 19882 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 1987F3 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 19851.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 19851 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 21, 1985F1 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 27, 198474 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 1983102 kt wind · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

• 1982
• 1980
• 1977
• 1976
• 1975
• 1974
• 1970
• 1965
• 1956
• 1954

Tornadoes in Benton CountyEvery warning in Benton County since 1986Every county in Minnesota

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.