Storm History: Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Events

1,515

Deaths

3

Injuries

42

Damage

$34 million

Episodes

646

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.

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• Tornado, August 15, 19871 death · 8 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 8, 20201 death · 2 injured · $1.8 million · EF4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 20101 death · 5 injured · $300,000 · EF4 · 5 events here

• Hail, September 25, 1998$6.2 million · 1 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, June 18, 2001$5.5 million · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 20013 injured · $5.0 million · F3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 15, 19871 death · 8 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 8, 2020$2.0 million · EF2 · 12 events here
• Tornado, July 8, 20201 death · 2 injured · $1.8 million · EF4 · 4 events here
• High Wind, June 11, 2008$1.2 million · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 12, 2004$1.0 million · F1 · 10 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 2017$950,000 · EF0 · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2022$870,000 · EF2 · 16 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 2010$610,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Lightning, May 10, 1999$500,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 26, 19961 injured · $400,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• High Wind, June 11, 2008$400,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 2008$370,000 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 2008$325,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 20101 death · 5 injured · $300,000 · EF4 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2010$300,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 13, 2020$266,000 · EF2 · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 5, 196413 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, July 14, 19984.5 in hail · 30 events here
• Hail, August 12, 20154.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20054.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 12, 19713.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 20073 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, September 20, 20073 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 14, 20003 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 19993 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 19913 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20232.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 7, 20162.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 21, 19872.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 19812.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 19742.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20172.5 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, June 20, 1957F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 20101 death · 5 injured · $300,000 · EF4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, July 8, 20201 death · 2 injured · $1.8 million · EF4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 1975F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 7, 2010EF4 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 5, 196413 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 26, 19778 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 20013 injured · $5.0 million · F3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 15, 19871 death · 8 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 7, 1959$28,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 25, 1960$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 1961$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 1974$250,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 1977F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 1980F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Otter Tail County, with its track

• Tornado, June 29, 2026EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20261.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20262 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20261 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 20, 20262 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 10, 20261 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 3, 20262 events here
• Blizzard, March 12, 202662 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20262 events here
• Blizzard, January 18, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, December 18, 202554 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 9, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 20252 events here
• Hail, September 12, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 202554 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2025104 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 20252 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 19, 202556 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 202563 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 20252 events here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20252 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20251 event here
• High Wind, February 28, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20252 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20252 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20252 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20252 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 18, 20243 events here
• Winter Weather, December 4, 20241 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 22, 20242 events here
• Hail, August 26, 20241.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 31, 20241.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 30, 20241.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 22, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20241 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 202461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 24, 20244 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20231.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, August 1, 20232 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, July 18, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 13, 20232.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, May 30, 20231.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 20, 20233 events here
• Winter Storm, April 4, 20234 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 21, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, March 11, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20232 events here
• Blizzard, February 14, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 20232 events here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20223 events here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20223 events here
• Hail, July 16, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 20222 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 10, 20222 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2022EF2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2022EF1 · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2022$870,000 · EF2 · 16 events here
• Hail, May 29, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 2022EF2 · 14 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20221.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20221.75 in hail · 4 events here
• High Wind, April 6, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20222 events here
• Blizzard, February 17, 20222 events here
• Blizzard, February 10, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 20222 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 20222 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20222 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20222 events here
• Blizzard, January 4, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20212 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 20212 events here
• Blizzard, December 27, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 26, 20212 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 15, 20212 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 4, 20212 events here
• Tornado, October 9, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, August 26, 202152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 20211.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2021EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20211 in hail · 4 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 28, 20212 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20210.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 10, 20212 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 20212 events here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20202 events here
• Heavy Snow, October 22, 20202 events here
• Frost/Freeze, October 2, 20202 events here
• Hail, September 23, 20201 in hail · 3 events here
• Funnel Cloud, August 22, 20201 event here
• Funnel Cloud, August 21, 20201 event here
• Tornado, August 13, 2020$266,000 · EF2 · 7 events here
• Tornado, July 24, 2020$200,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 17, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 20201 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 2020EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 8, 20201 death · 2 injured · $1.8 million · EF4 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 8, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 2020$2.0 million · EF2 · 12 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 202058 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 8, 2020EF1 · 7 events here
• Hail, April 7, 20201 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, February 12, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20202 events here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20202 events here
• High Wind, January 5, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, November 30, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, October 10, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 201976 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 13, 2019$10,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20191.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 15, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 2019$105,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, July 9, 2019EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 201970 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20191.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Blizzard, April 10, 20192 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 10, 20192 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 9, 20192 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 20192 events here
• Blizzard, February 24, 20192 events here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, February 6, 20192 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 20192 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 27, 20192 events here
• Blizzard, January 27, 20192 events here
• Blizzard, January 23, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20192 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20182 events here
• Blizzard, December 27, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 26, 20182 events here
• Funnel Cloud, September 4, 20181 event here
• Hail, August 31, 20182 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 8, 20181.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, July 4, 2018EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 2018$175,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 201860 kt wind · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 30, 20180.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 30, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20182 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20182 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20182 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 20172 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 20172 events here
• High Wind, October 26, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 22, 20171.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 19, 2017EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, September 4, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 2017EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20171.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 2017EF2 · 9 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20172.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 2017EF0 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 2017$950,000 · EF0 · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 26, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 25, 20162 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20162 events here
• Blizzard, December 6, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, November 18, 20162 events here
• Hail, September 7, 201652 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 28, 2016EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20162 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 2016$15,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20161.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, July 7, 20162.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20161.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, June 12, 20161.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20162 events here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20152 events here
• High Wind, October 12, 20152 events here
• Hail, August 15, 20151.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 12, 20154.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 20152.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 14, 20151.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 2015EF2 · 11 events here
• Tornado, June 27, 2015EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 20, 20151 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 18, 20152 events here
• High Wind, May 17, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20152 events here
• Drought, April 28, 20152 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 20152 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20152 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 20151 event here
• Tornado, September 4, 2014$36,000 · EF2 · 10 events here
• Hail, September 1, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2014$20,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 21, 2014EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 11, 2014$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20141.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2014$30,000 · EF0 · 16 events here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 2014$1,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 1, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, March 31, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 20142 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 26, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, February 13, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 20142 events here
• Blizzard, January 26, 20142 events here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20142 events here
• Blizzard, January 16, 20142 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20142 events here
• Blizzard, January 3, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 20132 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 6, 20132 events here
• Winter Storm, December 3, 20132 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 2, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 201356 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 31, 20131.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 26, 2013EF0 · 10 events here
• Flood, June 20, 2013$28,000 · 2.5 in hail · 9 events here
• Winter Storm, April 14, 20132 events here
• Winter Storm, March 17, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, March 17, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, March 17, 20131 event here

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Tornadoes in Otter Tail CountyEvery warning in Otter Tail County since 1986Every county in Minnesota

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.