Storm History: Saint Louis County, Minnesota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Saint Louis 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
- 2,311
- Deaths
- 42
- Injuries
- 111
- Damage
- $129 million
- Episodes
- 934
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 656 | 1 | 7 | $50 million |
| Heavy Snow | 330 | 7 | 10 | $5,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 257 | 1 | 6 | $181,000 |
| Tornado | 238 | 3 | 45 | $6.8 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 180 | 2 | 1 | |
| Flash Flood | 168 | 0 | 0 | $2.2 million |
| Drought | 156 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 64 | 1 | 0 | $5.5 million |
| Winter Storm | 56 | 1 | 2 | $9.5 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 52 | 9 | 15 | |
| Ice Storm | 42 | 0 | 0 | $6.0 million |
| Lightning | 19 | 1 | 11 | $1.5 million |
| Flood | 19 | 0 | 0 | $1.6 million |
| Winter Weather | 18 | 4 | 6 | |
| High Wind | 11 | 1 | 2 | $5,000 |
| Wildfire | 8 | 0 | 0 | $27 million |
| Lake-Effect Snow | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Current | 8 | 2 | 6 | |
| Lakeshore Flood | 6 | 0 | 0 | $19 million |
| Strong Wind | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| High Surf | 1 | 2 | 0 |
The deadliest
- Heat, August 7, 2001
- Tornado, August 6, 1969
- Rip Current, August 10, 2017
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2018
- Heavy Snow, November 11, 2021
- High Surf, June 24, 2023
- Blizzard, October 26, 2017
- Tornado, July 1, 1958
- Winter Storm, December 30, 2006
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2009
- Winter Weather, May 7, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 2012
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 27, 2012
- Lightning, August 18, 2012
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 2, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 5, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2016
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, August 23, 1998
- Wildfire, May 11, 2025
- Lakeshore Flood, October 9, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 14, 2018
- Tornado, August 6, 1969
- Ice Storm, April 22, 2001
- Wildfire, May 5, 2007
- Blizzard, October 26, 2017
- Flood, July 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2024
- Blizzard, February 28, 2012
- Ice Storm, November 10, 2022
- Blizzard, March 11, 2023
- Ice Storm, March 23, 2009
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2001
- Lightning, August 6, 1996
- Lightning, July 14, 1998
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2023
- Lakeshore Flood, October 21, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 6, 1996
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, August 3, 1989
- Hail, July 16, 2006
- Hail, September 8, 1958
- Hail, August 23, 1998
- Hail, August 31, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2025
- Hail, July 26, 2021
- Hail, September 16, 2021
- Hail, July 18, 2020
- Hail, May 14, 2007
- Hail, July 19, 2023
- Hail, September 5, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2019
- Hail, August 27, 2007
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, August 6, 1969
- Tornado, September 3, 1980
- Tornado, May 10, 1982
- Tornado, April 26, 1984
- Tornado, July 5, 1991
- Tornado, September 6, 1959
- Tornado, May 22, 1962
- Tornado, July 22, 1967
- Tornado, July 7, 1970
- Tornado, September 8, 1977
- Tornado, August 5, 1981
- Tornado, September 12, 1982
- Tornado, July 21, 1995
- Tornado, June 17, 2010
- Tornado, June 19, 2016
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 29, 2026
- Hail, June 10, 2026
- Wildfire, May 15, 2026
- Hail, April 17, 2026
- Hail, April 12, 2026
- Heavy Snow, April 3, 2026
- Heavy Snow, April 2, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 14, 2026
- Blizzard, March 12, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Blizzard, February 17, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2026
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Winter Weather, December 18, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 29, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 25, 2025
- Drought, November 4, 2025
- Hail, September 16, 2025
- Hail, September 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2025
- Hail, July 27, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2025
- Lightning, July 10, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2025
- Hail, June 23, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2025
- Tornado, June 16, 2025
- Wildfire, June 1, 2025
- Hail, May 15, 2025
- Wildfire, May 11, 2025
- Lightning, April 28, 2025
- Blizzard, April 1, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- Ice Storm, March 28, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 17, 2025
- Drought, March 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 1, 2025
- Drought, February 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 11, 2025
- Drought, January 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Tornado, September 19, 2024
- Hail, August 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2024
- Tornado, July 7, 2024
- Hail, July 6, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2024
- Tornado, June 12, 2024
- Hail, June 5, 2024
- Hail, May 17, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 10, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 10, 2024
- Winter Weather, December 30, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2023
- High Wind, November 16, 2023
- Heavy Snow, October 30, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 24, 2023
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2023
- Hail, September 5, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Hail, August 8, 2023
- Rip Current, August 4, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Hail, July 27, 2023
- Drought, July 25, 2023
- Hail, July 19, 2023
- Strong Wind, July 17, 2023
- Hail, July 9, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- High Surf, June 24, 2023
- Drought, June 20, 2023
- Hail, May 31, 2023
- Heavy Snow, April 20, 2023
- Blizzard, April 16, 2023
- Ice Storm, April 4, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 21, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2023
- Blizzard, March 11, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 6, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 22, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 3, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 16, 2022
- Blizzard, December 13, 2022
- Heavy Snow, November 14, 2022
- Ice Storm, November 10, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Hail, October 11, 2022
- Drought, October 4, 2022
- Hail, August 2, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2022
- Hail, July 12, 2022
- Flood, July 1, 2022
- Hail, June 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2022
- Hail, June 20, 2022
- Hail, June 14, 2022
- Flood, June 1, 2022
- Tornado, May 29, 2022
- Tornado, May 18, 2022
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2022
- Flood, May 10, 2022
- Hail, May 9, 2022
- Hail, April 22, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 17, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 13, 2022
- Heavy Snow, April 5, 2022
- Ice Storm, March 29, 2022
- Heavy Snow, March 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 10, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2021
- Blizzard, December 26, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2021
- Blizzard, December 4, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, November 29, 2021
- Heavy Snow, November 11, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- Tornado, October 10, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Hail, September 16, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Lightning, August 28, 2021
- High Wind, August 12, 2021
- Excessive Heat, August 9, 2021
- Rip Current, August 7, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Hail, July 26, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2021
- Drought, July 20, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2021
- Drought, July 13, 2021
- Rip Current, July 1, 2021
- Hail, June 24, 2021
- Hail, June 16, 2021
- Hail, June 11, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2021
- Hail, June 8, 2021
- Rip Current, June 5, 2021
- Hail, April 5, 2021
- Heavy Snow, March 10, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2020
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Heavy Snow, November 14, 2020
- Heavy Snow, November 10, 2020
- Heavy Snow, October 20, 2020
- Hail, October 11, 2020
- Hail, August 22, 2020
- Hail, August 20, 2020
- Hail, August 19, 2020
- Tornado, August 14, 2020
- Hail, August 7, 2020
- Hail, July 18, 2020
- Flood, July 17, 2020
- Hail, July 16, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2020
- Tornado, July 8, 2020
- Drought, July 7, 2020
- Hail, July 5, 2020
- Hail, July 4, 2020
- Hail, June 21, 2020
- Hail, May 14, 2020
- Heavy Snow, March 28, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2020
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 18, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 12, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2019
- Lakeshore Flood, December 1, 2019
- Blizzard, November 29, 2019
- Heavy Snow, November 26, 2019
- Heavy Snow, November 20, 2019
- Lakeshore Flood, October 21, 2019
- Hail, September 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2019
- Hail, July 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2019
- Tornado, July 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 4, 2019
- Heavy Snow, May 8, 2019
- Heavy Snow, April 29, 2019
- Heavy Snow, April 11, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 10, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 5, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 6, 2019
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2018
- Lakeshore Flood, October 9, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2018
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2018
- Hail, September 12, 2018
- Hail, August 31, 2018
- Hail, July 28, 2018
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Saint Louis CountyEvery warning in Saint Louis 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.