Storm History: Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Lac qui Parle 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
- 505
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $4.7 million
- Episodes
- 345
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 | 114 | 0 | 0 | $380,000 |
| Tornado | 111 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Winter Storm | 67 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 39 | 0 | 0 | $767,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 24 | 0 | 1 | $1.2 million |
| Heavy Snow | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 13 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 8, 1997
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2010
- Flood, March 12, 2007
- Tornado, July 1, 1997
- Flood, March 14, 2019
- Flood, April 11, 2023
- Flood, March 23, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2016
- Hail, August 28, 2016
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2022
- Tornado, August 12, 2010
- Hail, July 12, 2012
- Tornado, July 17, 2015
- Tornado, July 10, 2011
- Tornado, June 17, 2012
- Tornado, June 11, 2017
- Tornado, June 21, 1981
- Hail, August 29, 2001
- Tornado, June 25, 2002
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
- Hail, May 3, 1959
- Hail, May 9, 2022
- Hail, May 30, 1998
- Hail, July 16, 1997
- Hail, July 18, 1994
- Hail, August 21, 1989
- Hail, August 21, 1987
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2012
- Hail, June 25, 2002
- Hail, June 17, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2016
- Hail, August 31, 2013
- Hail, June 5, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2025
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2026
- Blizzard, March 14, 2026
- High Wind, March 12, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 6, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 28, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2026
- Blizzard, January 16, 2026
- Blizzard, December 28, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 25, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2025
- Hail, August 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2025
- Tornado, June 28, 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
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2024
- Hail, July 31, 2024
- Hail, June 17, 2024
- Hail, June 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Ice Storm, December 25, 2023
- Tornado, September 23, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 22, 2023
- Hail, May 9, 2023
- Tornado, May 6, 2023
- Flood, April 11, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 31, 2023
- Blizzard, March 16, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 9, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2023
- Blizzard, February 15, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Hail, September 8, 2022
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2022
- High Wind, June 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 19, 2022
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Tornado, May 12, 2022
- Hail, May 9, 2022
- High Wind, April 14, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Blizzard, January 4, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Winter Storm, October 20, 2020
- Hail, August 8, 2020
- Tornado, July 17, 2020
- Blizzard, February 12, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2019
- Blizzard, April 10, 2019
- Flood, March 14, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 3, 2019
- Blizzard, February 24, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 2019
- Blizzard, February 7, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 30, 2018
- Blizzard, December 26, 2018
- Blizzard, April 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 8, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2017
- Tornado, July 11, 2017
- Tornado, June 13, 2017
- Tornado, June 11, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2016
- Blizzard, November 18, 2016
- Hail, August 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2016
- Hail, June 19, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2016
- Blizzard, February 7, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2015
- Tornado, July 17, 2015
- Hail, June 27, 2015
- Tornado, May 16, 2015
- Blizzard, March 3, 2015
- Blizzard, January 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2014
- Winter Storm, November 9, 2014
- Hail, June 5, 2014
- Hail, May 27, 2014
- Hail, May 10, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 18, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 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
- Blizzard, December 28, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2013
- Hail, August 31, 2013
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2013
- Tornado, August 6, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2013
- Tornado, June 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Blizzard, February 18, 2013
- Blizzard, February 10, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2013
- Blizzard, December 9, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2012
- Hail, July 12, 2012
- Tornado, June 17, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2012
- Tornado, May 1, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2012
- Heavy Snow, November 19, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2011
- Tornado, July 10, 2011
- Hail, June 17, 2011
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2011
- Flood, March 20, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2011
- Blizzard, January 1, 2011
- Blizzard, December 30, 2010
- Blizzard, December 10, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 2010
- Tornado, August 12, 2010
- Tornado, July 10, 2010
- Flash Flood, March 15, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2010
- Blizzard, January 25, 2010
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2009
- Blizzard, December 8, 2009
- Hail, August 18, 2009
- High Wind, June 27, 2009
- Flood, March 23, 2009
- Blizzard, March 10, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Blizzard, January 12, 2009
- Blizzard, December 20, 2008
- Blizzard, December 14, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Hail, July 31, 2008
- Tornado, July 10, 2008
- Hail, June 12, 2008
- Winter Storm, April 25, 2008
- Winter Storm, April 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Tornado, September 20, 2007
- Hail, July 24, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2007
- High Wind, May 6, 2007
- Hail, April 21, 2007
- Flood, March 12, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Tornado, July 27, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2006
- Hail, June 23, 2006
- Hail, June 5, 2006
- Hail, May 23, 2006
- Hail, May 9, 2006
- Hail, April 6, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2005
- Blizzard, November 28, 2005
- Tornado, September 12, 2005
- Hail, September 5, 2005
- Hail, June 7, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2005
- Tornado, May 8, 2005
- Blizzard, January 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2005
- High Wind, December 12, 2004
- Flood, October 28, 2004
- Frost/Freeze, August 21, 2004
- Hail, July 20, 2004
- Tornado, June 12, 2004
- Hail, June 5, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2003
- Winter Storm, November 22, 2003
- Heavy Snow, November 21, 2003
- Hail, July 20, 2003
- Hail, July 3, 2003
- Hail, April 15, 2003
- Blizzard, February 11, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2002
- Hail, August 20, 2002
- Tornado, August 16, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2002
- Hail, June 25, 2002
- Tornado, June 25, 2002
- Tornado, June 24, 2002
- Hail, April 16, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 8, 2002
- High Wind, February 11, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 13, 2002
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2001
- Hail, August 29, 2001
- Heat, August 4, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Heat, July 30, 2001
- Hail, July 22, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2001
- Tornado, June 9, 2001
- Flood, May 1, 2001
- Flood, April 1, 2001
- Dense Fog, March 30, 2001
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Lac qui Parle CountyEvery warning in Lac qui Parle 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.