Storm History: Norman County, Minnesota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Norman 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
- 640
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 38
- Damage
- $122 million
- Episodes
- 472
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 | 151 | 3 | 35 | $30 million |
| Hail | 125 | 0 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Blizzard | 91 | 0 | 3 | $5.0 million |
| Winter Storm | 51 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 31 | 0 | 0 | $343,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 26 | 0 | 0 | $11 million |
| High Wind | 25 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Flood | 20 | 0 | 0 | $71 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 15 | 0 | 0 | $21,000 |
| Drought | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Frost/Freeze | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, June 9, 2002
- Tornado, July 5, 1978
- Flood, April 5, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2000
- Flood, April 17, 1997
- Blizzard, April 5, 1997
- Tornado, June 14, 2008
- Ice Storm, April 4, 1997
- Tornado, July 11, 2017
- Flood, April 1, 2006
- Winter Storm, November 27, 2005
- Flood, April 7, 2001
- Hail, June 24, 2003
- Hail, July 20, 2008
- Tornado, May 30, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2008
- High Wind, June 11, 2008
- Tornado, June 9, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 1996
- Hail, July 31, 2001
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 17, 2010
- Tornado, July 23, 1987
- Tornado, August 5, 2006
- Tornado, July 5, 1978
- Tornado, July 13, 1974
- Tornado, June 5, 1980
- Tornado, June 21, 1981
- Tornado, June 19, 2002
- Tornado, May 21, 2005
- Tornado, June 23, 2005
- Tornado, July 11, 2008
- Tornado, July 21, 2014
- Tornado, August 28, 2016
- Tornado, July 11, 2017
- Tornado, June 29, 2018
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 10, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, May 20, 2026
- Dust Storm, May 14, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, May 10, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, May 10, 2026
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Blizzard, January 18, 2026
- Blizzard, January 16, 2026
- Blizzard, December 28, 2025
- Blizzard, December 18, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2025
- Tornado, August 8, 2025
- Tornado, July 7, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2025
- Tornado, May 15, 2025
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 29, 2024
- High Wind, October 5, 2024
- Hail, June 28, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2024
- Blizzard, February 26, 2024
- Blizzard, December 8, 2023
- Hail, July 9, 2023
- Tornado, June 24, 2023
- Hail, May 30, 2023
- Flood, April 15, 2023
- Flood, April 13, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 4, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 21, 2023
- Blizzard, February 14, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Hail, July 10, 2022
- Tornado, June 24, 2022
- Tornado, June 20, 2022
- Hail, May 29, 2022
- High Wind, May 7, 2022
- Tornado, April 23, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2022
- Blizzard, February 20, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2022
- Blizzard, February 17, 2022
- Blizzard, February 10, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2022
- Blizzard, February 1, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2022
- Blizzard, January 18, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2022
- Blizzard, January 4, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2021
- Blizzard, December 27, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2021
- Blizzard, December 5, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2021
- Tornado, June 11, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, May 28, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Tornado, August 13, 2020
- Tornado, August 7, 2020
- Excessive Heat, July 24, 2020
- Tornado, July 24, 2020
- Tornado, July 17, 2020
- Hail, June 20, 2020
- Hail, June 7, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2020
- Blizzard, February 12, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2020
- High Wind, January 5, 2020
- Blizzard, December 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2019
- Blizzard, October 11, 2019
- Winter Storm, October 10, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2019
- Hail, August 20, 2019
- Hail, July 3, 2019
- Tornado, June 8, 2019
- Tornado, May 24, 2019
- Hail, May 15, 2019
- Heavy Snow, April 10, 2019
- Flood, April 1, 2019
- Blizzard, March 14, 2019
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 2019
- Blizzard, February 24, 2019
- Blizzard, February 7, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2019
- Blizzard, January 27, 2019
- Blizzard, January 23, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2019
- Blizzard, December 31, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2018
- Blizzard, December 27, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2018
- Hail, September 14, 2018
- Tornado, August 26, 2018
- Hail, July 2, 2018
- Tornado, June 29, 2018
- Tornado, June 28, 2018
- Hail, June 8, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 30, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2018
- Heavy Snow, February 18, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2018
- Blizzard, January 10, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 2017
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 2017
- Blizzard, December 4, 2017
- High Wind, October 26, 2017
- Tornado, September 19, 2017
- Tornado, July 11, 2017
- High Wind, June 13, 2017
- Tornado, June 13, 2017
- High Wind, March 7, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2017
- Blizzard, December 26, 2016
- Ice Storm, December 25, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Blizzard, December 6, 2016
- Tornado, August 28, 2016
- Hail, August 27, 2016
- Hail, July 20, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2016
- Blizzard, February 7, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2015
- High Wind, October 12, 2015
- Hail, August 7, 2015
- Hail, August 2, 2015
- Tornado, July 23, 2015
- Hail, June 7, 2015
- Hail, June 2, 2015
- Hail, May 28, 2015
- Frost/Freeze, May 18, 2015
- Drought, May 1, 2015
- Drought, April 28, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2015
- Blizzard, January 3, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 2014
- High Wind, July 21, 2014
- Tornado, July 21, 2014
- Hail, July 5, 2014
- Tornado, June 21, 2014
- Blizzard, April 1, 2014
- Blizzard, March 31, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 28, 2014
- Blizzard, February 26, 2014
- Blizzard, February 13, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2014
- Blizzard, January 26, 2014
- Blizzard, January 22, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- Blizzard, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2014
- Blizzard, January 3, 2014
- Blizzard, December 28, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 6, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2013
- Hail, September 18, 2013
- Hail, July 31, 2013
- Tornado, June 25, 2013
- Flood, June 20, 2013
- Flood, May 30, 2013
- Hail, May 18, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 14, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2013
- Blizzard, March 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2013
- Blizzard, February 18, 2013
- Blizzard, February 10, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2013
- Blizzard, January 19, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2013
- Winter Storm, October 4, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 17, 2012
- Hail, July 12, 2012
- Hail, July 2, 2012
- Hail, June 9, 2012
- Hail, June 7, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2012
- High Wind, October 7, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2011
- Tornado, July 4, 2011
- Tornado, May 30, 2011
- Flood, April 3, 2011
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2011
- Blizzard, March 11, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Blizzard, January 1, 2011
- Blizzard, December 31, 2010
- Blizzard, December 30, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2010
- Blizzard, November 30, 2010
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2010
- Heavy Snow, November 22, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Tornado, June 21, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2010
- Tornado, June 17, 2010
- Hail, June 5, 2010
- Tornado, May 24, 2010
- Flood, March 12, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2010
- Blizzard, January 25, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2010
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2010
- Blizzard, December 24, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2009
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Norman CountyEvery warning in Norman 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.