Storm History: Jackson County, Minnesota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Jackson 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
- 696
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 12
- Damage
- $52 million
- Episodes
- 565
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 | 156 | 0 | 0 | $9.3 million |
| Winter Weather | 82 | 0 | 7 | |
| Tornado | 68 | 0 | 4 | $4.8 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 65 | 0 | 0 | $555,000 |
| Blizzard | 55 | 1 | 0 | $2.8 million |
| Winter Storm | 51 | 0 | 1 | $15 million |
| Flood | 38 | 0 | 0 | $15 million |
| High Wind | 33 | 0 | 0 | $233,000 |
| Flash Flood | 30 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Drought | 28 | 0 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 19 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| Heat | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Hail, July 19, 1995
- Blizzard, April 10, 2019
- Tornado, May 30, 1985
- Hail, July 2, 2000
- Hail, June 12, 2001
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Ice Storm, November 14, 1996
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Flood, July 1, 2018
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Tornado, August 7, 2000
- Tornado, May 31, 1971
- Tornado, July 21, 1995
- Flood, April 1, 2019
- Drought, October 11, 2022
- Flood, June 21, 2024
- Flood, March 13, 2019
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, August 13, 2008
- Tornado, April 28, 2025
- Hail, June 20, 1998
- Hail, June 6, 1994
- Hail, July 18, 1994
- Hail, July 21, 1981
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2008
- Hail, April 13, 2026
- Hail, July 14, 1956
- Tornado, May 17, 2026
- Hail, April 12, 2022
- Hail, May 29, 2022
- Hail, September 5, 2020
- Hail, June 10, 2016
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2026
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Tornado, May 17, 2026
- Hail, April 13, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- High Wind, March 12, 2026
- Blizzard, January 21, 2026
- Blizzard, January 18, 2026
- Blizzard, January 16, 2026
- Blizzard, December 28, 2025
- Blizzard, December 18, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 13, 2025
- High Wind, December 9, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Blizzard, November 25, 2025
- Hail, July 29, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 20, 2025
- High Wind, May 19, 2025
- Strong Wind, May 19, 2025
- Tornado, April 28, 2025
- Winter Weather, March 29, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- High Wind, February 28, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2025
- High Wind, December 4, 2024
- Strong Wind, November 20, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 15, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2024
- Heat, August 5, 2024
- Heat, August 2, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 13, 2024
- Flood, July 1, 2024
- Flood, June 21, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2024
- High Wind, June 6, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2024
- Blizzard, January 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Ice Storm, December 25, 2023
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 19, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 21, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2023
- Hail, May 29, 2023
- Hail, May 8, 2023
- High Wind, April 30, 2023
- Blizzard, March 16, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 8, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 2023
- Blizzard, February 21, 2023
- Blizzard, February 14, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Blizzard, December 15, 2022
- Ice Storm, December 12, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 11, 2022
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Hail, May 29, 2022
- Tornado, May 11, 2022
- Hail, April 28, 2022
- Hail, April 23, 2022
- Hail, April 22, 2022
- High Wind, April 14, 2022
- Hail, April 12, 2022
- Strong Wind, March 25, 2022
- Hail, March 5, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2021
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Hail, August 26, 2021
- Hail, August 24, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Drought, June 8, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2021
- Blizzard, January 14, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Winter Storm, November 10, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 24, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 22, 2020
- Hail, September 5, 2020
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 12, 2020
- Flood, April 2, 2020
- Winter Weather, March 19, 2020
- Flood, March 4, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2020
- Blizzard, February 12, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2020
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2020
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2020
- Winter Weather, December 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 5, 2019
- High Wind, October 21, 2019
- Flood, September 12, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2019
- Hail, July 13, 2019
- Hail, July 1, 2019
- Heat, June 30, 2019
- Hail, June 30, 2019
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2019
- Hail, June 15, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Flood, May 27, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Hail, April 17, 2019
- Blizzard, April 10, 2019
- Flood, April 1, 2019
- Flood, March 19, 2019
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 3, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 31, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 16, 2018
- Winter Weather, October 14, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2018
- Hail, July 25, 2018
- Heat, July 11, 2018
- Flood, July 1, 2018
- Flood, July 1, 2018
- Flood, June 27, 2018
- Flood, June 21, 2018
- Hail, June 8, 2018
- Hail, May 8, 2018
- Flood, May 1, 2018
- Flood, April 23, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 18, 2018
- Blizzard, April 13, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 8, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 5, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 4, 2018
- Blizzard, January 22, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2017
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2017
- Hail, July 4, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2017
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2017
- Blizzard, February 23, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 16, 2017
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2017
- High Wind, December 25, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 10, 2016
- Blizzard, November 18, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Tornado, June 14, 2016
- Hail, June 10, 2016
- Excessive Heat, June 10, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 29, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2016
- Blizzard, February 7, 2016
- Blizzard, February 2, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 20, 2015
- Hail, September 9, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2015
- Hail, April 7, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2015
- Blizzard, January 5, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2015
- Blizzard, January 3, 2015
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2014
- Flood, June 16, 2014
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 4, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 27, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2014
- High Wind, January 26, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2014
- Blizzard, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2013
- Heavy Snow, November 5, 2013
- Hail, October 2, 2013
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Jackson CountyEvery warning in Jackson 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.