Storm History: Rice County, Minnesota

Events

571

Deaths

1

Injuries

4

Damage

$102 million

Episodes

348

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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• Blizzard, December 10, 20101 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, August 24, 2006$52 million · F3 · 11 events here
• Tornado, March 29, 1998$20 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 12, 2022$10 million · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 9, 20011 injured · $9.0 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 27, 1987$2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 2021$2.5 million · 3 in hail · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2013$2.0 million · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 2010$1.8 million · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 2016$700,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 2012$325,000 · 2.5 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 19682 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 19, 1968$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 16, 2002$180,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 5, 2016$125,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 16, 2017$100,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 4, 2019$100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 27, 1959$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1968$25,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 2011$25,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 19, 2012$25,000 · EF0 · 2 events here

• Hail, June 20, 20074.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, August 11, 20233.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, July 13, 20243.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 12, 19623.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 14, 19583.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 2021$2.5 million · 3 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 22, 2016$25,000 · 3 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 9, 20202.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 20052.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 30, 19982.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 19972.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 19892.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 20, 19742.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20262.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 2017$100,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here

• Tornado, March 29, 1998$20 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 3, 1980F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 1981F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1984F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 27, 1987$2.5 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 2001F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 24, 2006$52 million · F3 · 11 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 2008EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 1962F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 15, 19682 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 1981F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 25, 1983F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 1986F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 20011 injured · $9.0 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 20, 2018EF2 · 17 events here

Every tornado in Rice County, with its track

• Hail, June 23, 20262.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20261.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2026EF1 · 7 events here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, March 14, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, February 18, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 22, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, December 18, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 25, 20251 event here
• Tornado, August 29, 20251 event here
• Hail, August 27, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 28, 20251.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2025EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 17, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 4, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, November 20, 20241 event here
• Hail, September 19, 20241.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 29, 2024EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 26, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 20243.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, June 15, 20241 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 24, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20241 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20233.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 10, 20231.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, March 31, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 9, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 21, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 2, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 19, 20221 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 2022$10 million · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20221 event here
• High Wind, December 15, 202168 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20211 event here
• Tornado, September 17, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 2021$2.5 million · 3 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, May 19, 2021EF1 · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, March 15, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, October 20, 20201 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20202.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 28, 202052 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 12, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20191 event here
• Tornado, September 2, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 2019$100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, April 17, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, April 10, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 24, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20181 event here
• Tornado, September 20, 2018EF2 · 17 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 2018$25,000 · 51 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 27, 2018EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, April 13, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20181 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20171.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 201755 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 16, 2017$100,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 15, 2017$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 6, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20171 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 2016$700,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20161 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Hail, July 13, 20161.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 2016$125,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 30, 201656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2016$25,000 · 3 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 2016EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20161 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20151 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20150.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 22, 20151 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20141 event here
• Flood, June 18, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2014EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20141.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, February 20, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 26, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 25, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2013$2.0 million · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20131.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2013EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, May 1, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, April 22, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, April 9, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 19, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20121 event here
• Hail, August 3, 201256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 1, 20121.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20122 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20121.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 17, 2012EF0 · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 20121.25 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 2012$325,000 · 2.5 in hail · 9 events here
• Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2012$20,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 19, 2012$25,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 20111.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 23, 2011$25,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2011EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 2011EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 20, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 20, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 10, 20101 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 3, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, November 12, 20101 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 201057 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 2010$1.8 million · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 12, 2010EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 23, 2010$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2010$10,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, December 8, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, February 26, 20091 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, January 12, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, December 20, 20081 event here
• High Wind, November 6, 200855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 20081.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 2008EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 10, 2008EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 31, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 20081 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 31, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, March 20, 20081 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20081 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20071 event here
• Dense Fog, November 19, 20071 event here
• Hail, August 28, 20071.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20074.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 6, 200762 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 1, 20071 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 6, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 14, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 9, 20061 event here
• Tornado, August 24, 2006$52 million · F3 · 11 events here
• Heat, July 30, 20061 event here
• Hail, July 19, 200658 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 20061 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, September 24, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 3, 20052.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 9, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20051.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 2005$100 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 2005F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2005$5,000 · 1.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2005F0 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, March 18, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20051 event here
• Blizzard, January 21, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20051 event here
• High Wind, December 12, 20041 event here
• Tornado, October 29, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 5, 20040.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 200463 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 9, 2004F1 · 4 events here
• High Wind, April 18, 200452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 2004F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 17, 20042.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20031 event here
• Tornado, August 16, 2002$180,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 3, 2002F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 30, 20021.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20022.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, March 14, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, March 8, 20021 event here
• Heat, August 4, 20011 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20011 event here
• Heat, July 30, 20011 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 2001F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2001$1,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 20011 injured · $9.0 million · F2 · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 7, 200169 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20011 event here
• Dense Fog, March 30, 20011 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 11, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20011 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 7, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20001 event here
• Hail, August 7, 200060 kt wind · 1 event here

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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.