Storm History: Brown County, Minnesota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Brown 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
- 519
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 25
- Damage
- $64 million
- Episodes
- 375
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 | 150 | 1 | 23 | $49 million |
| Hail | 116 | 0 | 0 | $13 million |
| Winter Storm | 64 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 43 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 30 | 0 | 0 | $720,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 26 | 2 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 16 | 0 | 2 | |
| Heavy Snow | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 10 | 0 | 0 | $850,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, March 29, 1998
- Hail, July 20, 1998
- Tornado, June 23, 1952
- Hail, May 23, 2012
- Flood, June 18, 2014
- Hail, May 17, 2000
- Tornado, June 11, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2018
- Tornado, June 25, 2010
- Tornado, June 21, 1981
- Tornado, June 16, 1992
- Tornado, August 24, 2006
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2010
- Hail, June 18, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2014
- Tornado, June 20, 2019
- Tornado, July 28, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2016
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Tornado, July 13, 1997
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 16, 1992
- Tornado, March 29, 1998
- Tornado, July 3, 1983
- Tornado, June 13, 2001
- Tornado, August 24, 2006
- Tornado, July 11, 2008
- Tornado, June 23, 1952
- Tornado, May 10, 1956
- Tornado, June 5, 1980
- Tornado, June 21, 1981
- Tornado, June 23, 1981
- Tornado, June 13, 1983
- Tornado, April 26, 1986
- Tornado, July 27, 1995
- Tornado, July 14, 2003
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, May 24, 2026
- Hail, April 17, 2026
- Tornado, April 13, 2026
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2026
- Blizzard, March 14, 2026
- High Wind, March 12, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 28, 2026
- Blizzard, February 18, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2026
- Blizzard, January 16, 2026
- Blizzard, December 28, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2025
- Blizzard, December 18, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2025
- Hail, June 2, 2025
- Funnel Cloud, May 27, 2025
- Winter Weather, March 29, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2024
- Winter Weather, October 31, 2024
- Tornado, August 29, 2024
- Tornado, August 26, 2024
- Tornado, July 15, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2024
- Ice Storm, December 25, 2023
- Hail, October 23, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 22, 2023
- Hail, August 11, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 2023
- Hail, June 24, 2023
- Flood, May 12, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 31, 2023
- Blizzard, March 16, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2023
- Blizzard, February 15, 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
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 19, 2022
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Tornado, May 12, 2022
- Tornado, May 11, 2022
- High Wind, April 14, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, September 17, 2021
- Tornado, August 28, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 15, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Blizzard, January 13, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Hail, June 2, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 12, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2020
- Blizzard, February 12, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Tornado, June 20, 2019
- Blizzard, April 10, 2019
- Flood, March 14, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 3, 2019
- Blizzard, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2019
- Blizzard, February 7, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 2018
- Hail, July 25, 2018
- Tornado, July 19, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2018
- Hail, May 28, 2018
- Blizzard, April 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2018
- Blizzard, January 22, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2017
- Tornado, August 16, 2017
- Tornado, July 19, 2017
- Tornado, June 11, 2017
- Hail, May 17, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2016
- Tornado, August 18, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Hail, June 30, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2016
- Tornado, June 14, 2016
- Hail, June 10, 2016
- Hail, May 25, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2016
- Blizzard, February 7, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2015
- Hail, June 20, 2015
- Blizzard, January 8, 2015
- Hail, September 20, 2014
- Flood, June 18, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2014
- Tornado, May 8, 2014
- Hail, May 7, 2014
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Blizzard, February 26, 2014
- Blizzard, February 20, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Blizzard, January 26, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- Blizzard, January 22, 2014
- Blizzard, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 2, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 2, 2013
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2013
- Hail, August 22, 2013
- Hail, June 18, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 18, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Blizzard, February 18, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2012
- Hail, August 1, 2012
- Heavy Rain, May 24, 2012
- Hail, May 23, 2012
- Hail, May 5, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2011
- Tornado, July 1, 2011
- Flood, March 20, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2010
- Blizzard, December 10, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2010
- Tornado, June 26, 2010
- Tornado, June 25, 2010
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2010
- Blizzard, January 25, 2010
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2009
- Blizzard, December 8, 2009
- Winter Weather, October 12, 2009
- Tornado, August 19, 2009
- Hail, August 2, 2009
- Hail, June 23, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Blizzard, January 12, 2009
- Blizzard, December 20, 2008
- Blizzard, December 14, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Hail, July 31, 2008
- Tornado, July 11, 2008
- Tornado, June 11, 2008
- Hail, June 5, 2008
- Tornado, May 30, 2008
- Hail, May 1, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 2, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Dense Fog, November 19, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2007
- Hail, June 20, 2007
- Hail, June 16, 2007
- Hail, June 7, 2007
- Tornado, May 23, 2007
- High Wind, May 6, 2007
- Flood, March 12, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2007
- Tornado, August 24, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Hail, July 19, 2006
- Hail, June 23, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2005
- Hail, August 9, 2005
- Hail, August 3, 2005
- Tornado, June 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2005
- Tornado, June 13, 2005
- Hail, June 7, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2005
- Hail, May 5, 2005
- Hail, April 10, 2005
- Winter Storm, March 18, 2005
- Blizzard, January 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2005
- High Wind, December 12, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 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 15, 2003
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2003
- Winter Storm, November 22, 2003
- Tornado, July 14, 2003
- Tornado, July 9, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 2003
- Tornado, May 14, 2003
- Blizzard, February 11, 2003
- Tornado, August 3, 2002
- Hail, July 30, 2002
- Tornado, July 28, 2002
- Hail, June 3, 2002
- Hail, April 16, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 8, 2002
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2002
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2001
- Hail, August 17, 2001
- Heat, August 4, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Heat, July 30, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Brown CountyEvery warning in Brown 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.