Storm History: Nobles County, Minnesota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Nobles 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
- 812
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 19
- Damage
- $97 million
- Episodes
- 624
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 | 212 | 0 | 0 | $3.6 million |
| Tornado | 108 | 1 | 2 | $31 million |
| Winter Weather | 85 | 4 | 10 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 73 | 0 | 0 | $2.9 million |
| Flash Flood | 58 | 0 | 0 | $55,000 |
| Winter Storm | 55 | 0 | 0 | $25 million |
| Blizzard | 54 | 0 | 6 | $972,000 |
| High Wind | 34 | 0 | 1 | $287,000 |
| Drought | 31 | 0 | 0 | $7.7 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 20 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 16 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 8 | 0 | 0 | $23 million |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 0 | 0 | $2.6 million |
| Strong Wind | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | $7,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, June 16, 1992
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Flood, June 21, 2024
- Tornado, April 26, 1986
- Ice Storm, November 14, 1996
- Drought, October 11, 2022
- Hail, June 19, 1996
- Hail, July 25, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2004
- Flood, September 12, 2019
- Drought, October 6, 2020
- Blizzard, April 10, 2019
- Hail, July 19, 1995
- Tornado, August 18, 2017
- Tornado, August 7, 1994
- Tornado, April 18, 2004
- Tornado, March 29, 1998
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, June 19, 1996
- Tornado, August 28, 2021
- Hail, August 13, 2008
- Hail, August 14, 1958
- Hail, July 20, 1991
- Tornado, April 28, 2025
- Hail, July 13, 2023
- Hail, June 6, 1994
- Hail, July 18, 1994
- Hail, May 23, 1989
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 5, 2008
- Hail, April 13, 2026
- Hail, July 2, 2000
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Tornado, May 17, 2026
- Hail, April 13, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 31, 2026
- High Wind, March 28, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- High Wind, March 12, 2026
- High Wind, February 18, 2026
- Blizzard, January 21, 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, August 5, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 20, 2025
- Hail, June 2, 2025
- High Wind, May 19, 2025
- Strong Wind, May 19, 2025
- Tornado, April 28, 2025
- High Wind, March 19, 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
- 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
- Hail, August 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 13, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2024
- Flood, June 21, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2024
- High Wind, June 6, 2024
- Hail, May 20, 2024
- High Wind, April 6, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Blizzard, January 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Ice Storm, December 25, 2023
- Strong Wind, December 9, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Tornado, September 23, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 21, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2023
- Tornado, August 13, 2023
- Drought, August 8, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 26, 2023
- Hail, July 22, 2023
- Hail, July 13, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 23, 2022
- Drought, October 11, 2022
- Hail, August 18, 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
- Tornado, August 28, 2021
- Funnel Cloud, August 8, 2021
- Hail, August 5, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Hail, June 16, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2021
- Drought, June 8, 2021
- Hail, April 26, 2021
- Hail, April 5, 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
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2020
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Winter Storm, November 10, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 24, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 22, 2020
- Hail, October 11, 2020
- Drought, October 6, 2020
- Tornado, August 14, 2020
- Hail, July 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 12, 2020
- Winter Weather, March 19, 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 Storm, November 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 5, 2019
- Hail, September 24, 2019
- Flood, September 12, 2019
- Tornado, August 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2019
- Heat, June 30, 2019
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2019
- Hail, June 24, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Hail, May 14, 2019
- Blizzard, April 10, 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 Weather, December 27, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 16, 2018
- Winter Weather, October 14, 2018
- Heat, July 11, 2018
- Hail, July 4, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2018
- Hail, June 6, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 18, 2018
- Hail, April 13, 2018
- Hail, April 13, 2018
- Blizzard, April 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 8, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 23, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 10, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 24, 2017
- Tornado, August 18, 2017
- Hail, August 13, 2017
- Hail, June 27, 2017
- Hail, June 13, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 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
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Hail, June 15, 2016
- Tornado, June 14, 2016
- Excessive Heat, June 10, 2016
- Funnel Cloud, May 28, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2015
- Hail, June 19, 2015
- Hail, May 25, 2015
- Hail, April 12, 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
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Nobles CountyEvery warning in Nobles 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.