Storm History: Pope County, Minnesota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Pope 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
- 491
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage
- $4.8 million
- Episodes
- 345
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 | 146 | 0 | 13 | $3.4 million |
| Hail | 106 | 0 | 2 | $130,000 |
| Winter Storm | 52 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 38 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 24 | 0 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| Heavy Snow | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2011
- Tornado, June 20, 2013
- Tornado, September 19, 2017
- Tornado, July 14, 2009
- Tornado, May 10, 1953
- Tornado, June 18, 1964
- Tornado, July 10, 1966
- Tornado, May 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2001
- Tornado, July 10, 2010
- Tornado, July 1, 1997
- Hail, July 23, 2001
- Tornado, June 17, 2012
- Tornado, August 28, 2021
- Lightning, August 16, 1999
- Tornado, July 7, 1959
- Tornado, July 4, 1966
- Tornado, June 2, 1973
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2002
- Hail, August 24, 2021
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 29, 2026
- Hail, June 23, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2026
- Hail, June 10, 2026
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2026
- Blizzard, March 14, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 6, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2026
- Blizzard, February 18, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2026
- Blizzard, January 16, 2026
- Blizzard, December 28, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 12, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 25, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2025
- Hail, June 2, 2025
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2025
- Winter Weather, March 29, 2025
- Blizzard, March 15, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 4, 2024
- Hail, June 17, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 2024
- Tornado, July 25, 2023
- Hail, July 19, 2023
- Hail, July 13, 2023
- Hail, May 9, 2023
- Flood, April 11, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 31, 2023
- Blizzard, March 16, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2022
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Tornado, May 12, 2022
- Hail, May 9, 2022
- High Wind, April 14, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2022
- Blizzard, February 18, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2022
- Blizzard, January 4, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2021
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Tornado, August 28, 2021
- Hail, August 24, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Winter Storm, October 20, 2020
- Tornado, August 14, 2020
- Tornado, July 17, 2020
- Tornado, July 11, 2020
- Hail, June 2, 2020
- Blizzard, February 12, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Tornado, September 2, 2019
- Hail, July 19, 2019
- Hail, June 4, 2019
- Blizzard, April 10, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 3, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 30, 2018
- Blizzard, December 26, 2018
- Tornado, August 27, 2018
- Hail, May 24, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2017
- Tornado, September 19, 2017
- Hail, July 4, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Blizzard, November 18, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Hail, June 19, 2016
- Hail, June 12, 2016
- Tornado, May 25, 2016
- Blizzard, February 7, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Tornado, July 12, 2015
- Tornado, May 16, 2015
- Blizzard, March 3, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 9, 2014
- Hail, September 3, 2014
- Tornado, June 19, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 18, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Blizzard, February 26, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 26, 2014
- Blizzard, February 20, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Blizzard, January 26, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- Blizzard, January 22, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2014
- Blizzard, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 11, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 7, 2013
- Hail, August 31, 2013
- Tornado, August 6, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2013
- Tornado, June 20, 2013
- Hail, June 16, 2013
- Hail, May 18, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Blizzard, March 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 8, 2013
- Blizzard, February 18, 2013
- Blizzard, February 10, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2013
- Blizzard, December 9, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2012
- Hail, August 3, 2012
- Tornado, June 17, 2012
- Hail, May 23, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2012
- Tornado, May 1, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2011
- Tornado, July 10, 2011
- Tornado, May 21, 2011
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2011
- Blizzard, March 11, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2010
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Tornado, August 12, 2010
- Tornado, July 14, 2010
- Tornado, July 10, 2010
- Hail, May 23, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2010
- Blizzard, January 25, 2010
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2009
- Winter Weather, October 12, 2009
- Tornado, July 14, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 31, 2009
- Flood, March 23, 2009
- Blizzard, March 10, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Blizzard, December 20, 2008
- Blizzard, December 14, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2008
- Tornado, July 11, 2008
- Hail, June 12, 2008
- Tornado, May 30, 2008
- Winter Storm, April 25, 2008
- Winter Storm, April 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Tornado, September 20, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2007
- High Wind, May 6, 2007
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2007
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2007
- Tornado, August 24, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Hail, May 23, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2005
- High Wind, November 9, 2005
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2005
- Tornado, June 29, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2005
- Tornado, June 13, 2005
- Tornado, June 11, 2005
- Tornado, June 10, 2005
- Hail, June 7, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2005
- Tornado, May 8, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2005
- Tornado, April 19, 2005
- Blizzard, January 21, 2005
- High Wind, December 12, 2004
- Hail, June 23, 2004
- Tornado, May 9, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2003
- Winter Storm, November 22, 2003
- Hail, July 3, 2003
- Hail, July 2, 2003
- Tornado, June 24, 2003
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2003
- Hail, June 23, 2003
- Tornado, June 22, 2003
- Hail, May 22, 2003
- Blizzard, February 11, 2003
- Hail, September 1, 2002
- Hail, July 31, 2002
- Hail, July 27, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2002
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2002
- Hail, July 10, 2002
- Tornado, June 19, 2002
- Hail, June 10, 2002
- Hail, April 16, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 8, 2002
- High Wind, February 11, 2002
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2002
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2001
- Hail, August 17, 2001
- Heat, August 4, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Heat, July 30, 2001
- Hail, July 23, 2001
- Hail, June 9, 2001
- Flash Flood, April 7, 2001
- Flood, April 1, 2001
- Dense Fog, March 30, 2001
- Heavy Snow, March 11, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2001
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2000
- Tornado, July 25, 2000
- Tornado, July 7, 2000
- High Wind, April 5, 2000
- Heavy Snow, January 12, 2000
- High Wind, November 1, 1999
- Lightning, August 16, 1999
- Tornado, July 30, 1999
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Pope CountyEvery warning in Pope 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.