Lakeshore Flood in Minnesota
Every lakeshore flood event the National Weather Service has filed in Minnesota, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Flooding along the shore of one of the Great Lakes or another large lake.
The most significant on the map
The most significant lakeshore flood episodes in Minnesota.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 6
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $22 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Minnesota, October 26 to 28, 2017Winter came early for much of the Northland in October. Some areas received upwards of a foot of snow while other areas received very little.
- Lakeshore Flood in Minnesota, October 9 to 10, 2018An autumn storm hit the Northland and brought strong winds, driving rain and some snow. The hardest hit area was the western end of Lake Superior, where winds gusting over 60 mph caused tremendous waves to crash on to shore.
- Lakeshore Flood and High Wind in Minnesota, October 21, 2019An intense area of low pressure approached the region through the day on Monday, October 21st, producing increasingly strong east to northeast winds. The winds increased through the day, and were especially strong coming off Lake Superior into the Twin Ports area.
- Lakeshore Flood and Heavy Snow in Minnesota, December 1 to 2, 2019A slow moving and powerful winter storm spread snow across the Northland starting the evening of the 29th and brought a few waves of snow into the afternoon of the 30th.
- Blizzard and Lakeshore Flood in Minnesota, November 29 to 30, 2019A slow moving and powerful winter storm spread snow across the Northland starting the evening of the 29th and brought a few waves of snow into the afternoon of the 30th.
- Lakeshore Flood in Minnesota, March 17 to 28, 2010Snowmelt runoff caused Big Stone Lake to rise to several feet above flood stage. The rising lake flooded several homes, buildings, businesses, recreation areas, and roads all along the lake in western Big Stone county. Big Stone Lake rose to 973.55 feet above sea level.
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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.