Storm History: Meeker County, Minnesota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Meeker 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
- 532
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 8
- Damage
- $18 million
- Episodes
- 341
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 189 | 0 | 4 | $17 million |
| Hail | 123 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Winter Storm | 58 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 44 | 0 | 3 | $1.1 million |
| Blizzard | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 19 | 0 | 1 | $10,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 9 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, June 11, 2001
- Tornado, September 21, 2005
- Tornado, July 17, 2010
- Tornado, June 17, 2012
- Tornado, June 24, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 22, 1997
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2001
- Tornado, July 12, 1978
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2002
- Tornado, September 16, 2006
- Tornado, July 11, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2011
- Tornado, May 15, 1998
- Tornado, August 3, 2018
- Tornado, September 2, 2019
- Hail, August 11, 2023
- Tornado, July 1, 2011
- Hail, May 15, 1998
- Tornado, May 16, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2016
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, June 20, 2007
- Hail, August 11, 2023
- Hail, July 13, 2023
- Hail, May 9, 2022
- Hail, April 1, 1963
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2005
- Hail, April 17, 2002
- Hail, August 21, 1989
- Hail, August 6, 1980
- Hail, June 23, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2012
- Hail, June 18, 1986
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2016
- Hail, July 27, 2023
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 23, 2026
- Hail, April 23, 2026
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2026
- Blizzard, March 14, 2026
- High Wind, March 12, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 6, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2026
- Blizzard, February 18, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Blizzard, December 28, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 25, 2025
- Hail, August 15, 2025
- Hail, August 8, 2025
- Hail, July 28, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2025
- Tornado, June 16, 2025
- Hail, June 2, 2025
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2025
- Winter Weather, March 29, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2024
- Winter Weather, November 20, 2024
- Winter Weather, October 31, 2024
- Tornado, August 29, 2024
- Tornado, August 26, 2024
- Tornado, August 3, 2024
- Hail, July 31, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 22, 2023
- Hail, August 11, 2023
- Hail, July 27, 2023
- Tornado, July 25, 2023
- Hail, July 13, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 31, 2023
- Blizzard, March 16, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 19, 2022
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Tornado, May 12, 2022
- Hail, May 9, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2022
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Hail, April 5, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Winter Storm, October 20, 2020
- Tornado, August 14, 2020
- Blizzard, February 12, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2019
- Tornado, September 2, 2019
- Tornado, August 13, 2019
- Blizzard, April 10, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2019
- Blizzard, February 24, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2019
- Blizzard, February 7, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Tornado, August 3, 2018
- Blizzard, April 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2017
- Tornado, June 11, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Blizzard, November 18, 2016
- Hail, August 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Tornado, July 11, 2016
- Tornado, July 5, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2016
- Hail, June 12, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Tornado, July 12, 2015
- Hail, May 17, 2015
- Tornado, May 16, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 9, 2014
- Hail, May 7, 2014
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2014
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 18, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Blizzard, 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
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 2, 2013
- Hail, September 19, 2013
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2013
- Tornado, August 6, 2013
- Tornado, June 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 18, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2012
- Tornado, August 23, 2012
- Hail, August 22, 2012
- Tornado, June 17, 2012
- Flash Flood, June 14, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2012
- Hail, August 6, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2011
- Tornado, July 30, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2011
- Tornado, July 10, 2011
- Tornado, July 1, 2011
- Hail, June 17, 2011
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2010
- Blizzard, December 10, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Tornado, July 17, 2010
- Tornado, June 17, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 25, 2010
- Hail, May 22, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2010
- Blizzard, January 25, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2009
- Winter Weather, October 12, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Blizzard, December 20, 2008
- Hail, July 31, 2008
- Tornado, July 11, 2008
- Tornado, July 10, 2008
- Hail, June 14, 2008
- Tornado, May 30, 2008
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, March 31, 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, June 20, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2007
- Hail, April 21, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2007
- Tornado, September 16, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2006
- Hail, June 23, 2006
- Hail, May 9, 2006
- Hail, April 18, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2005
- Tornado, September 21, 2005
- Tornado, September 12, 2005
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2005
- Tornado, June 29, 2005
- Hail, June 27, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2005
- Funnel Cloud, June 5, 2005
- Hail, April 10, 2005
- Hail, April 5, 2005
- Hail, March 30, 2005
- Blizzard, January 21, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2005
- High Wind, December 12, 2004
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2004
- Hail, June 23, 2004
- Hail, June 7, 2004
- Tornado, May 9, 2004
- Tornado, April 18, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2004
- Winter Storm, November 22, 2003
- Tornado, July 19, 2003
- Hail, July 3, 2003
- Tornado, June 24, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2003
- Tornado, June 24, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2003
- Hail, September 5, 2002
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2002
- Tornado, August 16, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2002
- Tornado, June 24, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2002
- Hail, June 6, 2002
- Hail, May 29, 2002
- Hail, May 5, 2002
- Hail, April 17, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 8, 2002
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2002
- High Wind, February 11, 2002
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2002
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2001
- Heat, August 4, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Heat, July 30, 2001
- Tornado, June 13, 2001
- Tornado, June 11, 2001
- Tornado, June 9, 2001
- Flash Flood, April 22, 2001
- Flood, April 1, 2001
- Dense Fog, March 30, 2001
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2000
- Tornado, May 7, 2000
- High Wind, April 5, 2000
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2000
- Heavy Snow, January 12, 2000
- High Wind, November 1, 1999
- Tornado, July 30, 1999
- Heat, July 29, 1999
- Tornado, July 27, 1999
- Heat, July 23, 1999
- Hail, July 22, 1999
- Hail, June 8, 1999
- Tornado, June 5, 1999
- High Wind, March 17, 1999
- Winter Storm, March 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 1999
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Meeker CountyEvery warning in Meeker 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.