Storm History: Douglas County, Minnesota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Douglas 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
- 576
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 13
- Damage
- $5.7 million
- Episodes
- 406
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 | 153 | 0 | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Tornado | 150 | 0 | 11 | $3.3 million |
| Winter Storm | 62 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 43 | 1 | 1 | $27,000 |
| Blizzard | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 34 | 0 | 0 | $427,000 |
| High Wind | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, July 18, 1970
- Hail, June 23, 2003
- Tornado, June 1, 1990
- Tornado, July 10, 2011
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2011
- Tornado, April 21, 2012
- Tornado, May 5, 1965
- Tornado, July 22, 2010
- Tornado, August 7, 2010
- Tornado, June 30, 1961
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2002
- Hail, July 21, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2022
- Tornado, August 12, 2010
- Tornado, July 14, 2010
- Tornado, May 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2014
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 31, 2024
- Tornado, July 13, 2024
- Hail, July 12, 1971
- Hail, June 28, 1991
- Hail, June 17, 1986
- Hail, July 19, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2005
- Hail, April 17, 2002
- Hail, July 17, 2001
- Hail, August 17, 2001
- Hail, July 27, 1980
- Hail, August 6, 1980
- Hail, June 16, 1978
- Hail, June 20, 1974
- Hail, August 13, 1958
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, July 25, 2000
- Tornado, June 17, 2010
- Tornado, May 5, 1964
- Tornado, May 5, 1965
- Tornado, April 26, 1984
- Tornado, June 7, 1984
- Tornado, June 13, 2001
- Tornado, August 24, 2006
- Tornado, June 30, 1961
- Tornado, July 10, 1966
- Tornado, July 18, 1970
- Tornado, July 27, 1977
- Tornado, July 5, 1978
- Tornado, August 15, 1987
- Tornado, June 1, 1990
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 29, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2026
- Hail, June 5, 2026
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2026
- Blizzard, March 14, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 6, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2026
- Blizzard, February 18, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2026
- Blizzard, January 16, 2026
- Blizzard, December 28, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 25, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2025
- Tornado, June 28, 2025
- Hail, June 20, 2025
- Hail, June 2, 2025
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2025
- Winter Weather, March 29, 2025
- Blizzard, March 15, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2024
- Hail, July 31, 2024
- Tornado, July 13, 2024
- Funnel Cloud, July 4, 2024
- Hail, June 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Ice Storm, December 25, 2023
- Winter Weather, April 4, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 31, 2023
- Blizzard, March 16, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2023
- Blizzard, February 15, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2022
- Hail, May 30, 2022
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Tornado, May 12, 2022
- High Wind, April 14, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2022
- Blizzard, February 18, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2021
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Tornado, August 28, 2021
- Tornado, August 20, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 10, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Winter Storm, October 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 11, 2020
- Tornado, August 14, 2020
- Hail, July 8, 2020
- Hail, April 7, 2020
- Blizzard, February 12, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2019
- High Wind, October 21, 2019
- Tornado, September 2, 2019
- Hail, July 19, 2019
- Tornado, July 15, 2019
- Blizzard, April 10, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 3, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 30, 2018
- Blizzard, December 26, 2018
- Hail, July 3, 2018
- Hail, June 29, 2018
- Hail, June 16, 2018
- Hail, May 29, 2018
- Hail, May 24, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 30, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2017
- Tornado, September 19, 2017
- Hail, August 6, 2017
- Tornado, July 17, 2017
- Tornado, July 11, 2017
- Tornado, June 13, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Blizzard, November 18, 2016
- Hail, July 21, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2016
- Hail, June 12, 2016
- Tornado, May 25, 2016
- Blizzard, February 7, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Tornado, August 6, 2015
- Tornado, July 12, 2015
- Tornado, May 16, 2015
- Blizzard, March 3, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 9, 2014
- Hail, September 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2014
- Hail, July 21, 2014
- Tornado, June 19, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 18, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Blizzard, February 26, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, 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
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2014
- Blizzard, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 11, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 7, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 2, 2013
- Hail, August 31, 2013
- Tornado, August 6, 2013
- Tornado, June 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 14, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Blizzard, March 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 8, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2013
- Blizzard, February 18, 2013
- Blizzard, February 10, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2013
- Blizzard, December 9, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2012
- Hail, May 3, 2012
- Tornado, April 21, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2012
- Hail, August 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2011
- Tornado, July 10, 2011
- Hail, May 30, 2011
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2011
- Blizzard, March 11, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2011
- Blizzard, December 30, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Tornado, August 12, 2010
- Tornado, August 7, 2010
- Tornado, July 22, 2010
- Tornado, July 14, 2010
- Tornado, July 10, 2010
- Tornado, June 17, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2010
- Blizzard, January 25, 2010
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2009
- Tornado, July 14, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 31, 2009
- Blizzard, March 10, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 30, 2008
- Blizzard, December 20, 2008
- Blizzard, December 14, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2008
- Hail, July 16, 2008
- Hail, June 14, 2008
- Tornado, June 11, 2008
- Winter Storm, April 25, 2008
- Winter Storm, April 10, 2008
- Heavy Snow, April 6, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Hail, August 27, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2007
- Hail, July 3, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2007
- High Wind, May 6, 2007
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2007
- Tornado, August 24, 2006
- Hail, July 31, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2006
- Hail, May 8, 2006
- Hail, April 18, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2005
- High Wind, November 9, 2005
- Hail, September 5, 2005
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2005
- Tornado, June 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2005
- Tornado, June 13, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2005
- Blizzard, January 21, 2005
- High Wind, December 12, 2004
- Frost/Freeze, August 21, 2004
- Hail, July 15, 2004
- Hail, May 16, 2004
- Hail, April 28, 2004
- Hail, March 25, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2003
- Winter Storm, November 22, 2003
- Hail, August 25, 2003
- Hail, July 29, 2003
- Hail, July 6, 2003
- Hail, July 3, 2003
- Hail, July 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2003
- Hail, June 23, 2003
- Flood, June 23, 2003
- Tornado, June 22, 2003
- Hail, May 22, 2003
- Blizzard, February 11, 2003
- Tornado, August 16, 2002
- Hail, August 14, 2002
- Hail, August 11, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2002
- Tornado, June 19, 2002
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Douglas CountyEvery warning in Douglas 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.