Storm History: Houston County, Minnesota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Houston 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
- 422
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 34
- Damage
- $81 million
- Episodes
- 317
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 | 96 | 0 | 2 | $3.0 million |
| Winter Storm | 56 | 0 | 0 | $560,000 |
| Flash Flood | 53 | 2 | 32 | $69 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 45 | 0 | 0 | $191,000 |
| Tornado | 41 | 0 | 0 | $3.6 million |
| Flood | 25 | 0 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| Heavy Snow | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $180,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | $12,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| Dense Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2013
- Tornado, May 5, 1965
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2016
- Hail, May 18, 1996
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2000
- Lightning, August 4, 2014
- Flood, May 1, 2001
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2018
- Flood, April 10, 2001
- Hail, April 10, 2011
- Winter Storm, April 10, 2019
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Flood, July 10, 2000
- Tornado, May 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 27, 1998
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
- Tornado, July 23, 2022
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Blizzard, December 28, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2025
- Tornado, June 25, 2025
- Hail, March 28, 2025
- Blizzard, March 19, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2024
- Drought, October 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 26, 2024
- Flood, June 21, 2024
- Tornado, May 21, 2024
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2024
- Drought, April 1, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2024
- Drought, March 1, 2024
- Drought, February 1, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, November 25, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, October 30, 2023
- Heavy Rain, October 6, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 22, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Drought, July 4, 2023
- Flood, May 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, April 16, 2023
- Flood, April 14, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2022
- Tornado, July 23, 2022
- Hail, June 15, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2022
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2021
- Tornado, September 20, 2021
- Hail, July 27, 2021
- Drought, June 15, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 2020
- Flood, June 2, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2020
- Flood, September 19, 2019
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2019
- Tornado, July 18, 2019
- Hail, June 27, 2019
- Tornado, June 4, 2019
- Winter Storm, April 10, 2019
- Flood, March 12, 2019
- Blizzard, February 23, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2019
- Flood, February 4, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 27, 2018
- Hail, August 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2018
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2018
- Hail, May 25, 2018
- Heavy Snow, April 18, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 13, 2018
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2018
- Drought, October 1, 2017
- Drought, September 19, 2017
- Funnel Cloud, August 14, 2017
- Tornado, July 19, 2017
- Hail, June 16, 2017
- Tornado, May 17, 2017
- Flash Flood, May 15, 2017
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2017
- Hail, March 6, 2017
- Heavy Snow, January 24, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 10, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 21, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2016
- Heat, July 21, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2015
- Hail, June 29, 2015
- Heavy Snow, March 22, 2015
- Lightning, August 4, 2014
- Hail, July 7, 2014
- Flood, April 12, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Blizzard, January 26, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Flash Flood, October 4, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Drought, September 10, 2013
- Hail, July 25, 2013
- Hail, July 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2013
- Flash Flood, May 19, 2013
- Hail, April 9, 2013
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2012
- Hail, October 24, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Hail, September 4, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 2, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 17, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2012
- Heat, July 2, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 19, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2011
- Hail, August 23, 2011
- Flood, July 23, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 17, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2011
- Tornado, May 22, 2011
- Winter Storm, April 19, 2011
- Hail, April 10, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2011
- Dense Fog, December 29, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2010
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 3, 2010
- Winter Weather, November 24, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2010
- Flood, September 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2010
- Flood, July 17, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 2010
- Hail, June 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2010
- Tornado, June 17, 2010
- Hail, April 30, 2010
- Flood, March 11, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2010
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 10, 2009
- Blizzard, December 8, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2008
- Hail, July 10, 2008
- Hail, June 28, 2008
- Tornado, June 7, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2008
- Hail, May 30, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 17, 2008
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 9, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2008
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Hail, September 21, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 18, 2007
- Hail, June 7, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2007
- Winter Storm, April 10, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2007
- Blizzard, February 24, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2007
- Hail, August 24, 2006
- Hail, August 24, 2006
- Hail, May 27, 2006
- Hail, May 8, 2006
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 2006
- Winter Storm, February 15, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2005
- Flash Flood, September 13, 2005
- Hail, September 13, 2005
- Hail, July 25, 2005
- Tornado, March 30, 2005
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 1, 2005
- Winter Storm, December 20, 2004
- Hail, September 14, 2004
- Hail, July 19, 2004
- Hail, June 23, 2004
- Tornado, June 16, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 26, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2003
- Hail, August 25, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Winter Storm, April 7, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2003
- Hail, April 18, 2002
- Blizzard, March 9, 2002
- High Wind, October 25, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Heat, July 31, 2001
- Hail, June 11, 2001
- Flood, May 1, 2001
- Flood, April 10, 2001
- High Wind, April 7, 2001
- Flood, April 6, 2001
- Winter Storm, March 11, 2001
- Ice Storm, February 24, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2001
- Ice Storm, January 29, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2000
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2000
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2000
- Hail, August 26, 2000
- Hail, August 1, 2000
- Flood, July 10, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2000
- Lightning, July 2, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2000
- Flood, June 1, 2000
- Hail, June 1, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2000
- Lightning, May 30, 2000
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Houston CountyEvery warning in Houston 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.