Storm History: Polk County, Minnesota

Events

1,469

Deaths

6

Injuries

24

Damage

$622 million

Episodes

718

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 31, 19752 deaths · $250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 5, 19781 death · 9 injured · F2 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 9, 19971 death · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20081 death · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 20101 death · 2 injured · EF4 · 8 events here

• Flood, April 17, 1997$600 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 2018$7.0 million · EF2 · 10 events here
• Blizzard, April 5, 1997$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, April 4, 1997$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, April 7, 2001$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2006$932,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 8, 2001$815,000 · F1 · 10 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2011$450,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 13, 19772 injured · $325,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 8, 2018$325,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2005$300,000 · 0.88 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 9, 19661 injured · $250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 31, 19752 deaths · $250,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 1977$250,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 1983$250,000 · F0 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 1997$250,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 14, 1998$242,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 31, 2001$201,000 · 62 kt wind · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 2017$200,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 2014$155,000 · EF1 · 6 events here

• Flash Flood, July 14, 19984.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20154.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 6, 19573.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 15, 19563.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20153 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, August 14, 20003 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 1999$50,000 · 3 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 14, 20252.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20232.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 7, 20162.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 16, 19872.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20172.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 2016$5,000 · 2.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 2, 20152.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20102.5 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 17, 20101 death · 2 injured · EF4 · 8 events here
• Tornado, August 6, 1969F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 1987F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2004F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 5, 2006F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 5, 19781 death · 9 injured · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 19557 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 1963$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 19772 injured · $325,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 25, 1983F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 3, 1985F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 2002F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 2005$10,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 23, 2005F2 · 12 events here
• Tornado, July 2, 2005F2 · 3 events here

Every tornado in Polk County, with its track

• Hail, June 10, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 20, 20262 events here
• Dust Storm, May 14, 202652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 10, 20262 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 10, 20262 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 3, 20262 events here
• Blizzard, March 12, 202662 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 27, 202657 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20262 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20264 events here
• Blizzard, January 18, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, January 16, 20264 events here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20252 events here
• Blizzard, December 18, 202554 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 9, 20253 events here
• Hail, August 14, 20252.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 8, 2025EF0 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 202561 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 7, 2025EF1 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2025104 kt wind · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 202563 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 23, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 15, 20251 event here
• High Wind, March 15, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 28, 202555 kt wind · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20252 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20252 events here
• Blizzard, January 17, 202556 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, December 4, 20241 event here
• High Wind, October 5, 202454 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 2024$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 8 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 2024$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, May 24, 2024$1,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 26, 20243 events here
• Blizzard, December 8, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 25, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 12, 20232 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 202369 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, August 1, 20232 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 26, 20231.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 25, 20231.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20232.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 2023EF2 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 202353 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20231.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 20, 20231 event here
• Flood, April 18, 20231 event here
• Flood, April 15, 20231 event here
• Flood, April 13, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, April 4, 20234 events here
• Blizzard, March 11, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 22, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, February 14, 202356 kt wind · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 20233 events here
• Blizzard, January 27, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20224 events here
• Winter Storm, December 13, 20222 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 9, 20222 events here
• Hail, August 28, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 202270 kt wind · 6 events here
• Lightning, July 14, 2022$15,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 20222 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2022EF2 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2022EF1 · 6 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20221.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 18, 202252 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 13, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 7, 202262 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 23, 2022EF0 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 12, 20221 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, February 20, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, February 17, 20222 events here
• Blizzard, February 10, 20222 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 20223 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 20222 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 20222 events here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20222 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20222 events here
• Blizzard, January 18, 20221 event 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
• Heavy Snow, December 28, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 26, 20212 events here
• Blizzard, December 5, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 4, 20212 events here
• Hail, September 15, 20211 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 9, 2021$136,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20211 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 202153 kt wind · 2 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 28, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 20212 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 20212 events here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20201 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 2, 20201 event here
• Hail, September 2, 202065 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, August 19, 20201.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 13, 2020EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 9, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 24, 20201 event here
• Tornado, July 24, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 2020EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2020EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 8, 2020EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20201.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20202 events 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, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20202 events here
• High Wind, January 5, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 29, 20191 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
• Blizzard, October 11, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, October 10, 20192 events here
• Hail, September 5, 20191.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 17, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 20190.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 201970 kt wind · 7 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 2019EF2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2019EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20191.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20190.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 10, 20191 event here
• Flood, April 8, 2019$50,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 14, 20192 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 9, 20192 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 20192 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 24, 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
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 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
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, January 23, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20192 events here
• Blizzard, December 31, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20182 events here
• Blizzard, December 27, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 26, 20182 events here
• Hail, August 31, 20182 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 26, 2018EF1 · 7 events here
• Hail, July 29, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 11, 2018EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 2018$325,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, July 4, 2018EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 2018$7.0 million · EF2 · 10 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 2018EF1 · 7 events here
• Hail, June 9, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20181.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 24, 20181.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 25, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20182 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20182 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20182 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20182 events here
• Blizzard, January 10, 20181 event 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
• Heavy Snow, December 20, 20171 event here
• Blizzard, December 4, 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, 2017$53,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, September 4, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 31, 20172 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 21, 2017EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 2017$200,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20172.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 2017EF0 · 2 events here
• High Wind, June 13, 201769 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20171 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 7, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 12, 20171 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20172 events here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20172 events here
• Blizzard, December 26, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20162 events here
• Blizzard, December 6, 20162 events here
• Winter Storm, December 5, 20162 events here
• Tornado, August 28, 2016$21,000 · EF2 · 8 events here
• Hail, August 23, 20161.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20162 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2016EF1 · 11 events here
• Hail, July 7, 20162.75 in hail · 4 events here
• High Wind, June 17, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20161.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 2016$5,000 · 2.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 201691 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20162 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 6, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20152 events here
• High Wind, October 12, 20152 events here
• Hail, August 12, 20154.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 2, 20152.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 23, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 17, 20151 event here
• Funnel Cloud, July 16, 20153 events here
• Tornado, July 12, 2015EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 27, 2015EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20153 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20152 in hail · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 20, 20151 event here
• Frost/Freeze, May 18, 20152 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20152 events here
• Drought, April 28, 20152 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 20152 events here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20152 events here
• Blizzard, January 3, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 20152 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 2, 20152 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 201465 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, July 21, 20142 events here
• Tornado, July 21, 2014$10,000 · EF2 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 2014$155,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, March 31, 20141 event here

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Tornadoes in Polk CountyEvery warning in Polk 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.