Storm History: Cook County, Minnesota

Events

559

Deaths

4

Injuries

5

Damage

$1.3 million

Episodes

342

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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• Lightning, August 6, 19961 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 20161 death · 2 injured · EF2 · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, May 20, 20201 death · 1 event here
• High Surf, August 12, 20251 death · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, June 6, 2008$900,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 2013$110,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Strong Wind, November 11, 2024$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2012$61,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, October 3, 2018$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2025$20,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, September 8, 2025$20,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 2025$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, December 23, 2020$5,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2014$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here

• Hail, July 16, 20064 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20203 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 19843 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 5, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2012$61,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20151.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 10, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20251.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20221.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 26, 20191.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 19881.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20241.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 10, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20211.25 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 19, 20161 death · 2 injured · EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 10, 2021EF2 · 4 events here

Every tornado in Cook County, with its track

• Heavy Snow, March 14, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 12, 20262 events here
• Blizzard, February 17, 20262 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20262 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20262 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 20262 events here
• Winter Weather, December 18, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 25, 20252 events here
• Hail, September 8, 2025$20,000 · 0.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Surf, August 12, 20251 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 2025$10,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 2025$20,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20251.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Blizzard, April 1, 20252 events here
• Ice Storm, March 28, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 23, 20252 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20252 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20252 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 6, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 1, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 21, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 3, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, November 11, 2024$100,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20242 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20241.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 24, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20242 events here
• High Wind, November 16, 202358 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 30, 20231 event here
• Hail, September 5, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 20, 20232 events here
• Blizzard, April 16, 20232 events here
• Ice Storm, April 4, 202359 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 21, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, March 11, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 20, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 20232 events here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20222 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 21, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 19, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, December 13, 20223 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 14, 20222 events here
• Ice Storm, November 10, 20222 events here
• Hail, July 10, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2022EF1 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20221.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 202261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 17, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 5, 20222 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 22, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, March 11, 20222 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20222 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 10, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 20222 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20222 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20222 events here
• High Wind, January 21, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 10, 20222 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 20221 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20222 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20222 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 28, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, December 26, 20212 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 21, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 9, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, December 4, 20212 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20212 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20212 events here
• Tornado, October 10, 2021EF2 · 4 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20212 events here
• High Wind, September 20, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20212 events here
• Wildfire, September 1, 20211 event here
• Wildfire, August 14, 20211 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20212 events here
• Drought, July 20, 20212 events here
• Hail, June 30, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20211.25 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 19, 202163 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 10, 20212 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20212 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20212 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20212 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 20212 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 20212 events here
• Blizzard, December 23, 2020$5,000 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 10, 20201 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20203 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, May 20, 20201 death · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 28, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20202 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 17, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20193 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 18, 20192 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 12, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20192 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, December 1, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 26, 20192 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 20, 20192 events here
• Heavy Snow, October 12, 20191 event here
• Hail, July 26, 20191.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 201950 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 8, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 29, 20192 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 11, 20192 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20192 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 20192 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20192 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20192 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20192 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 26, 20182 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 9, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 4, 20181 event here
• Strong Wind, October 3, 2018$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 14, 20182 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 26, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 24, 20182 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20182 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 4, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 20183 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 20172 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 1, 20171 event here
• Blizzard, October 26, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, October 3, 20172 events here
• Hail, September 22, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 2, 20170.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, April 26, 20172 events here
• High Wind, March 7, 201757 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 20171 event here
• Ice Storm, December 25, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 11, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, November 17, 20161 event here
• Hail, September 5, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 201687 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 19, 20161 death · 2 injured · EF2 · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20162 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20162 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 15, 20152 events here
• Hail, August 8, 20151.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 20152 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20152 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20152 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 201478 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2014$2,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 24, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 16, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 3, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 20142 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 27, 20142 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 20, 20142 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 17, 20142 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20142 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20142 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 8, 20142 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20142 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 3, 20142 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 2, 20142 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20142 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20132 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 20132 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 14, 20131 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 11, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 2, 20132 events here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 2013$110,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 14, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 5, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 10, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 24, 20131 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2012$61,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20121 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20122 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20122 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 20122 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20122 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20122 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20122 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20112 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20112 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20112 events here
• Drought, September 6, 20112 events here
• Hail, August 26, 20110.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, August 17, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 201150 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 26, 20111 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 3, 20111 event here
• Lake-Effect Snow, March 6, 20111 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 28, 20112 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 16, 20112 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 20, 20101 event here
• High Wind, November 26, 201053 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 24, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 13, 20102 events here
• High Wind, October 26, 201051 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20102 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20102 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20102 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20102 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20102 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 201050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20102 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20102 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, February 7, 20102 events here
• Ice Storm, January 22, 20102 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20102 events here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20092 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, April 19, 20092 events here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20092 events here
• Winter Storm, March 31, 20092 events here
• Ice Storm, March 23, 20092 events here
• Winter Storm, March 9, 20092 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20092 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 3, 20092 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 20, 20082 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 15, 20083 events here
• Blizzard, December 13, 20082 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, December 10, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, June 6, 2008$900,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 10, 20082 events here
• Winter Storm, April 5, 20081 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20082 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 9, 20082 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20082 events here
• Lake-Effect Snow, January 11, 20082 events here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20072 events here
• Flood, October 18, 20071 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20072 events here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1998
• 1997
• 1996
• 1992
• 1991
• 1988
• 1985
• 1984
• 1983

Tornadoes in Cook CountyEvery warning in Cook 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.