Storm History: Cottonwood County, Minnesota

Events

707

Deaths

1

Injuries

15

Damage

$87 million

Episodes

542

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.

Open the live radar over Cottonwood County

• Winter Weather, December 25, 20071 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, March 29, 19983 injured · $30 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 21, 2024$21 million · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, April 9, 2013$10 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2019$5.2 million · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2023$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 1952$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 1979$2.5 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 2003$2.2 million · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, July 1, 2018$2.0 million · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, November 14, 1996$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Flood, May 14, 2023$1.2 million · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2022$988,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 2021$670,000 · 3.75 in hail · 17 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2001$500,000 · 69 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 2004$500,000 · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 1997$460,000 · 67 kt wind · 5 events here
• Blizzard, April 10, 2019$380,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2021$363,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2021$350,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2021$270,000 · 1 event here

• Tornado, August 28, 2021$670,000 · 3.75 in hail · 17 events here
• Hail, August 13, 20083.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 19613 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 20252.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2022$47,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 21, 19812.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 19792.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 19782.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 2020$2,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20082.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 20, 19792.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 13, 20262 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20172 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 12, 19792 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 24, 2023$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 16, 1992F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 20, 1985F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 29, 19983 injured · $30 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 1952$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 19763 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 1981$250 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 3, 1985F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 1986F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 1994F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 1995F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Cottonwood County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 202670 kt wind · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20261 event here
• Hail, April 13, 20262 in hail · 9 events here
• High Wind, March 28, 202663 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20262 events here
• High Wind, March 12, 202668 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 28, 20261 event here
• High Wind, February 18, 202656 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, January 21, 202656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 18, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, January 16, 20262 events here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, December 18, 202552 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 9, 202563 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 6, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 202557 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, September 21, 20251.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 16, 20250.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 20, 20251 event here
• High Wind, May 19, 202562 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, May 19, 20251 event here
• High Wind, May 15, 202557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 20252.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Blizzard, March 15, 202551 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 4, 202556 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 28, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 18, 20241 event here
• High Wind, December 4, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, November 20, 20241 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, October 31, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 8, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 25, 20242 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 13, 20241 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20242 events here
• Flood, June 21, 2024$21 million · 3 events here
• High Wind, June 6, 202451 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 26, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 24, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 11, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20241 event here
• Ice Storm, December 25, 20231 event here
• Strong Wind, December 9, 20231 event here
• Hail, October 24, 2023$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2023$3.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, September 19, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 21, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 19, 20231 event here
• Hail, August 11, 2023$36,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 26, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 22, 2023$10,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 202361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 14, 2023$1.2 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 30, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 9, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, March 16, 20232 events here
• Winter Weather, March 8, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, February 21, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, February 14, 20231 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, December 15, 20221 event here
• Ice Storm, December 12, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, November 29, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2022$988,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2022$47,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 13, 2022$23,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 202278 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2022EF1 · 13 events here
• Hail, April 28, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 23, 202257 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, March 25, 20221 event here
• Hail, March 5, 20220.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20211 event here
• High Wind, December 15, 202167 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 202170 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, September 1, 2021$270,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 2021$670,000 · 3.75 in hail · 17 events here
• Hail, August 24, 20211.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2021$363,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2021$350,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 22, 2021$200,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 14, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, January 14, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, November 10, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, October 24, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, October 22, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, October 20, 20201 event here
• Hail, July 11, 2020$2,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 4, 202065 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 12, 20201 event here
• Flood, April 2, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, March 19, 20201 event here
• Flood, March 4, 20202 events here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, February 12, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20201 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 3, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, November 5, 20191 event here
• High Wind, October 21, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 24, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, September 12, 2019$79,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 11, 2019$10,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 17, 2019EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 201965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, June 30, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 201958 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2019$5.2 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20192 events here
• Flood, May 27, 20192 events here
• Flood, May 1, 20192 events here
• Blizzard, April 10, 2019$380,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20192 events here
• Flood, March 19, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 14, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 13, 2019$172,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 9, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 3, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20191 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, December 31, 20182 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, November 16, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, October 14, 20181 event here
• Flood, October 12, 20181 event here
• Flood, September 23, 20181 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Heat, July 11, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 2018$2.0 million · 2 events here
• Flood, June 21, 20182 events here
• Flood, May 1, 20181 event here
• Flood, April 23, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 18, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, April 13, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 3, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 4, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 11, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20171 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20171 event here
• Hail, October 2, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 18, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2017EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20172 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 20171 event here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, January 1, 20171 event here
• High Wind, December 25, 201664 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 10, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, November 18, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 201654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20160.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20161.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 2016$2,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 10, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, February 29, 20161 event here
• High Wind, February 19, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20162 events here
• Blizzard, February 2, 20162 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 28, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 30, 20151 event here
• Hail, September 9, 20151.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 20152 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 201566 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 25, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 9, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20151 event here
• Blizzard, January 5, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20151 event here
• Blizzard, January 3, 20152 events here
• Winter Weather, December 26, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, November 15, 20141 event here
• Tornado, August 21, 2014EF0 · 3 events here

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Tornadoes in Cottonwood CountyEvery warning in Cottonwood 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.