Storm History: Murray County, Minnesota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Murray 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
- 639
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 43
- Damage
- $111 million
- Episodes
- 509
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 | 121 | 0 | 0 | $781,000 |
| Tornado | 78 | 1 | 41 | $56 million |
| Winter Weather | 77 | 1 | 2 | |
| Winter Storm | 63 | 1 | 0 | $10 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 56 | 0 | 0 | $479,000 |
| Blizzard | 54 | 0 | 0 | $703,000 |
| Drought | 31 | 0 | 0 | $13 million |
| High Wind | 28 | 0 | 0 | $177,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 23 | 0 | 0 | $26 million |
| Flash Flood | 20 | 0 | 0 | $640,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 16 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 15 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $7,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, June 16, 1992
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Drought, September 20, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Tornado, June 13, 1968
- Tornado, April 20, 1985
- Ice Storm, November 14, 1996
- Flood, June 21, 2024
- Blizzard, April 10, 2019
- Flood, September 12, 2019
- Flood, April 1, 2019
- Tornado, April 21, 1985
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2004
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Tornado, August 28, 2021
- Drought, July 6, 2021
- Tornado, August 17, 2019
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 1997
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, July 28, 1986
- Hail, July 4, 1968
- Tornado, August 28, 2021
- Hail, August 13, 2008
- Hail, March 29, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2022
- Hail, June 6, 1994
- Hail, July 18, 1994
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2008
- Hail, June 8, 1963
- Hail, April 13, 2026
- Hail, June 11, 2017
- Hail, April 30, 2001
- Tornado, May 17, 2026
- Hail, October 24, 2023
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Hail, May 24, 2026
- Tornado, May 17, 2026
- Hail, April 13, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- High Wind, March 12, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2026
- Blizzard, January 21, 2026
- Blizzard, January 18, 2026
- Blizzard, January 16, 2026
- Blizzard, December 28, 2025
- Blizzard, December 18, 2025
- High Wind, December 9, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 6, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Blizzard, November 25, 2025
- Hail, August 16, 2025
- Hail, July 29, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 20, 2025
- Strong Wind, May 19, 2025
- Blizzard, March 15, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- High Wind, February 28, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 18, 2024
- High Wind, December 4, 2024
- Strong Wind, November 20, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Winter Weather, October 31, 2024
- Drought, October 8, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 13, 2024
- Hail, July 6, 2024
- Flood, July 1, 2024
- Flood, June 21, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 2024
- High Wind, June 6, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 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
- Hail, October 24, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Hail, September 29, 2023
- Heat, September 2, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 21, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2023
- Hail, August 11, 2023
- Drought, August 8, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2023
- Hail, July 22, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2023
- Tornado, June 10, 2023
- High Wind, April 30, 2023
- Flood, April 9, 2023
- Winter Weather, April 4, 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 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 23, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 20, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2022
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Hail, May 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 12, 2022
- Tornado, May 11, 2022
- Wildfire, April 23, 2022
- High Wind, April 14, 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
- Tornado, August 28, 2021
- Hail, August 24, 2021
- Funnel Cloud, August 8, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Drought, July 6, 2021
- Drought, June 22, 2021
- Hail, June 16, 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
- Winter Storm, October 20, 2020
- Hail, August 30, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 12, 2020
- Winter Weather, March 19, 2020
- Flood, March 4, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 14, 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 Weather, December 1, 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
- Flood, September 11, 2019
- Tornado, August 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2019
- Heat, 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 14, 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 26, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 16, 2018
- Winter Weather, October 14, 2018
- Flood, October 12, 2018
- Flood, September 23, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2018
- Heat, July 11, 2018
- Flood, July 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2018
- Flood, July 1, 2018
- Tornado, June 24, 2018
- Flood, June 21, 2018
- Hail, June 14, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 18, 2018
- Blizzard, April 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, 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
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 4, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 21, 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
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2017
- Tornado, August 18, 2017
- Hail, July 11, 2017
- Hail, June 27, 2017
- Hail, June 11, 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
- Winter Weather, January 1, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2016
- Excessive Heat, June 10, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 29, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Blizzard, February 7, 2016
- Blizzard, February 2, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 7, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2015
- Hail, June 9, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 3, 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
- Winter Weather, December 26, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2014
- Hail, July 7, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2014
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Murray CountyEvery warning in Murray 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.