Storm History: Clearwater County, Minnesota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Clearwater 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
- 633
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $4.0 million
- Episodes
- 379
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm | 119 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 107 | 0 | 0 | $2.6 million |
| Hail | 103 | 0 | 1 | $253,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 87 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 56 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 29 | 0 | 0 | $42,000 |
| Flash Flood | 21 | 0 | 0 | $353,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 13 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | $752,000 |
| Flood | 6 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, July 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2025
- Tornado, June 9, 2017
- Tornado, June 12, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2002
- Tornado, June 9, 1959
- Hail, July 31, 2001
- Tornado, August 13, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 8, 2003
- Tornado, August 25, 1960
- Tornado, April 23, 2022
- Tornado, July 31, 2001
- Tornado, August 8, 2001
- Tornado, May 29, 2003
- Flood, March 21, 2009
- Flood, April 28, 2013
- Flood, May 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 14, 1998
- Tornado, August 5, 1981
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, July 14, 1998
- Hail, August 12, 2015
- Hail, September 20, 2007
- Hail, August 14, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 4, 1999
- Hail, June 28, 1991
- Hail, July 27, 1999
- Hail, August 21, 1971
- Hail, July 9, 2023
- Hail, August 1, 2023
- Hail, September 14, 2018
- Hail, July 20, 2016
- Hail, June 18, 1988
- Hail, May 10, 1985
- Hail, May 29, 2022
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, August 6, 1969
- Tornado, June 17, 2010
- Tornado, July 23, 1987
- Tornado, June 9, 1959
- Tornado, August 25, 1960
- Tornado, July 5, 1978
- Tornado, August 5, 1981
- Tornado, September 5, 2004
- Tornado, June 23, 2005
- Tornado, June 29, 2005
- Tornado, August 26, 2007
- Tornado, July 21, 2013
- Tornado, July 21, 2014
- Tornado, June 29, 2018
- Tornado, August 13, 2020
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 23, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, May 20, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, May 10, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, May 10, 2026
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2026
- Blizzard, March 12, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2025
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- Drought, March 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2025
- Drought, February 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Drought, January 1, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 15, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Hail, August 1, 2023
- Hail, July 9, 2023
- Tornado, June 24, 2023
- Hail, May 30, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 4, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 21, 2023
- Blizzard, March 11, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2022
- Tornado, June 24, 2022
- Tornado, June 20, 2022
- Hail, June 14, 2022
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Hail, May 29, 2022
- Tornado, April 23, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 30, 2022
- Blizzard, February 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2021
- Heavy Snow, November 13, 2021
- Heavy Snow, November 11, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, May 28, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 2, 2020
- Hail, September 2, 2020
- Tornado, August 13, 2020
- Tornado, August 13, 2020
- Tornado, August 7, 2020
- Tornado, July 17, 2020
- Hail, June 7, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2019
- Hail, September 5, 2019
- Hail, August 17, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2019
- Hail, June 29, 2019
- Hail, June 14, 2019
- Tornado, May 24, 2019
- Heavy Snow, April 10, 2019
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 24, 2019
- Blizzard, February 24, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2018
- Hail, September 14, 2018
- Hail, September 12, 2018
- Tornado, August 26, 2018
- Hail, July 31, 2018
- Tornado, July 11, 2018
- Tornado, June 29, 2018
- Tornado, June 28, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 30, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 4, 2017
- Winter Storm, October 26, 2017
- Tornado, July 21, 2017
- Tornado, June 13, 2017
- Tornado, June 9, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2016
- Ice Storm, December 25, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 5, 2016
- Winter Storm, November 18, 2016
- Hail, July 20, 2016
- Tornado, July 19, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2015
- Hail, September 17, 2015
- Hail, August 12, 2015
- Tornado, July 23, 2015
- Frost/Freeze, May 20, 2015
- Frost/Freeze, May 18, 2015
- Drought, May 1, 2015
- Drought, April 28, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 2015
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2015
- Tornado, July 21, 2014
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 31, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 28, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 26, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 6, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 2, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2013
- Tornado, July 21, 2013
- Tornado, June 25, 2013
- Flood, May 1, 2013
- Flood, April 28, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 14, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 11, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 11, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2012
- Hail, July 2, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2011
- Hail, August 5, 2011
- Tornado, July 24, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2011
- Frost/Freeze, May 26, 2011
- Hail, May 10, 2011
- Heavy Snow, April 15, 2011
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 31, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2010
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2010
- Heavy Snow, November 22, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2010
- Tornado, June 17, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2009
- Heavy Snow, October 30, 2009
- Hail, May 6, 2009
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 29, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2009
- Flood, March 21, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2009
- Ice Storm, February 8, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2009
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 15, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2008
- Tornado, June 12, 2008
- High Wind, June 11, 2008
- High Wind, June 11, 2008
- Hail, May 31, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, May 27, 2008
- Frost/Freeze, May 21, 2008
- Winter Storm, April 25, 2008
- Winter Storm, April 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, April 5, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 9, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Hail, September 20, 2007
- Tornado, August 26, 2007
- Hail, August 13, 2007
- Hail, June 26, 2007
- Tornado, June 17, 2007
- Flood, June 14, 2007
- Tornado, June 14, 2007
- Hail, May 21, 2007
- High Wind, May 6, 2007
- Drought, April 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2007
- Drought, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 27, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2007
- Drought, February 1, 2007
- Drought, January 1, 2007
- Drought, December 1, 2006
- Drought, November 1, 2006
- Drought, October 1, 2006
- Drought, September 1, 2006
- Drought, August 1, 2006
- Hail, July 28, 2006
- Drought, July 18, 2006
- Tornado, June 26, 2006
- Tornado, May 7, 2006
- Flood, April 1, 2006
- Flood, March 30, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2006
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2006
- Blizzard, November 28, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 27, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 27, 2005
- High Wind, November 8, 2005
- Flash Flood, September 9, 2005
- Tornado, June 29, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Clearwater CountyEvery warning in Clearwater 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.