Storm History: Cass County, Minnesota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Cass 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
- 913
- Deaths
- 16
- Injuries
- 82
- Damage
- $11 million
- Episodes
- 500
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 273 | 0 | 1 | $8,000 |
| Tornado | 115 | 13 | 75 | $10 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 104 | 1 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 101 | 1 | 3 | |
| Drought | 88 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 63 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 58 | 0 | 0 | $302,000 |
| Winter Storm | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 16 | 1 | 0 | |
| Flood | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 3 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 3 | $255,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waterspout | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lakeshore Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, August 6, 1969
- Tornado, August 26, 1977
- Tornado, August 2, 1981
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2012
- Tornado, May 29, 2022
- Lightning, July 28, 2015
- Lightning, April 22, 2025
- Tornado, June 17, 2010
- Tornado, June 14, 1967
- Tornado, July 14, 1968
- Tornado, July 2, 1975
- Tornado, July 22, 1976
- Hail, July 17, 2010
- Tornado, September 9, 1964
- Tornado, August 18, 1982
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2010
- Strong Wind, May 22, 2010
- Tornado, June 19, 1971
- Tornado, July 12, 1978
- Hail, June 19, 1994
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 2, 1989
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2025
- Hail, July 26, 2021
- Hail, July 18, 2020
- Hail, June 28, 1991
- Hail, September 5, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2019
- Hail, June 26, 2005
- Hail, July 14, 2003
- Hail, July 27, 1980
- Hail, July 17, 2017
- Hail, September 1, 2002
- Hail, August 4, 1989
- Hail, August 27, 1964
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 29, 2026
- Hail, June 19, 2026
- Hail, June 10, 2026
- Drought, June 9, 2026
- Hail, May 25, 2026
- Heavy Snow, April 2, 2026
- Blizzard, March 12, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 2025
- Hail, September 12, 2025
- Hail, July 27, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2025
- Hail, July 11, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2025
- Tornado, June 16, 2025
- Hail, May 15, 2025
- Lightning, April 22, 2025
- Hail, April 17, 2025
- Blizzard, April 1, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 15, 2025
- Drought, March 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 2025
- Drought, February 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2025
- Drought, January 1, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 2024
- Hail, August 3, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2024
- Tornado, June 12, 2024
- Hail, June 5, 2024
- Hail, May 17, 2024
- Drought, May 1, 2024
- Drought, April 1, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2024
- Drought, March 1, 2024
- Drought, February 1, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2023
- Hail, September 5, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Drought, July 25, 2023
- Drought, July 18, 2023
- Hail, July 9, 2023
- Hail, June 24, 2023
- Hail, May 30, 2023
- Ice Storm, April 4, 2023
- Blizzard, March 11, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2023
- Blizzard, December 13, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 6, 2022
- Hail, September 17, 2022
- Hail, August 28, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2022
- Hail, July 10, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2022
- Hail, June 20, 2022
- Hail, June 18, 2022
- Tornado, May 29, 2022
- Tornado, May 18, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2022
- Hail, May 9, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 5, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 10, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 2, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2021
- Blizzard, December 26, 2021
- Blizzard, December 4, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Hail, September 6, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Hail, July 28, 2021
- Hail, July 26, 2021
- Drought, July 6, 2021
- Heavy Snow, March 10, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Heavy Snow, November 10, 2020
- Heavy Snow, October 22, 2020
- Heavy Snow, October 20, 2020
- Tornado, August 14, 2020
- Hail, August 13, 2020
- Hail, August 8, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2020
- Hail, July 18, 2020
- Flood, July 17, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2020
- Tornado, July 8, 2020
- Drought, July 7, 2020
- Hail, April 7, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2020
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2019
- Lakeshore Flood, December 1, 2019
- Blizzard, November 29, 2019
- Hail, September 5, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2019
- Hail, July 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2019
- Hail, June 14, 2019
- Hail, June 11, 2019
- Heavy Snow, April 11, 2019
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2018
- Hail, September 2, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2018
- Hail, June 30, 2018
- Hail, June 28, 2018
- Hail, May 29, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 30, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 26, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 24, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 2017
- Hail, September 22, 2017
- Hail, September 20, 2017
- Tornado, August 3, 2017
- Flood, July 21, 2017
- Hail, July 17, 2017
- Hail, July 6, 2017
- Hail, June 10, 2017
- Ice Storm, December 25, 2016
- Blizzard, November 17, 2016
- Hail, August 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2016
- Hail, July 5, 2016
- Tornado, June 19, 2016
- Lightning, June 12, 2016
- Hail, May 24, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2015
- Hail, August 12, 2015
- Lightning, July 28, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2015
- Hail, July 12, 2015
- Hail, June 7, 2015
- Drought, May 1, 2015
- Drought, April 28, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2015
- Hail, September 4, 2014
- Hail, September 1, 2014
- Hail, August 24, 2014
- Hail, July 26, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2014
- Hail, May 7, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 27, 2014
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2013
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 11, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 2, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2013
- Tornado, August 29, 2013
- Hail, August 26, 2013
- Heavy Snow, April 14, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 10, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2013
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 10, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Hail, August 4, 2012
- Hail, July 4, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2012
- Hail, June 10, 2012
- Hail, June 6, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2012
- Blizzard, February 28, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2012
- Hail, August 19, 2011
- Heat, July 16, 2011
- Hail, June 6, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2011
- Heavy Snow, April 15, 2011
- Heavy Snow, March 22, 2011
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 2010
- Heavy Snow, October 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2010
- Hail, July 17, 2010
- Tornado, June 17, 2010
- Strong Wind, May 22, 2010
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Cass CountyEvery warning in Cass 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.