Storm History: Swift County, Minnesota

Events

485

Deaths

1

Injuries

8

Damage

$17 million

Episodes

359

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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• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20111 death · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 11, 20017 injured · $10 million · F2 · 10 events here
• Tornado, June 23, 1952$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 19, 2017$2.3 million · EF1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2013$550,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 1, 1997$500,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2001$500,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 2022$400,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 2009$300,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2015$55,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2020$55,000 · 73 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 25, 1994$50,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 2019$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 15, 1954$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 2, 1975$25,000 · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 4, 1977$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 2016$20,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 9, 2003$5,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 19, 2014$5,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2021$2,000 · 68 kt wind · 3 events here

• Hail, May 9, 20223 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 2019$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 19972.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 19942.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 21, 19892.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 16, 20212.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 31, 20132 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 7, 19902 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 19802 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 26, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20161.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 9, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 15, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 13, 1968F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 1992F5 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 25, 2000F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 1997$500,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 11, 2008EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 23, 1952$2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 15, 1954$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 1969F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 18, 1970F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 1977$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 1980F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 20017 injured · $10 million · F2 · 10 events here
• Tornado, September 16, 2006F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2009$300,000 · EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Swift County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 202672 kt wind · 5 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20261.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, March 14, 20261 event here
• High Wind, March 12, 202662 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 6, 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 18, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, January 16, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 12, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 25, 20251 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 2025EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20251.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 15, 2025EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, March 29, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, March 15, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, December 19, 20241 event here
• Tornado, August 26, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 15, 2024EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 24, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20242 events here
• Tornado, September 23, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, March 31, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, March 16, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, February 15, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 3, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 2, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 202262 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2022EF2 · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 12, 2022$400,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20223 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, January 4, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20211 event here
• Hail, September 16, 20212.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 2021EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2021$2,000 · 68 kt wind · 3 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20212 events here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, October 20, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 2020$55,000 · 73 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 12, 20202 events here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20191 event here
• Tornado, August 13, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 2019$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 10, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, March 9, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 3, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 24, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 30, 20182 events here
• Blizzard, December 26, 20181 event here
• Tornado, August 3, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 201858 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 13, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 4, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 20171 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 19, 2017$2.3 million · EF1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 9, 2017EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 28, 201751 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, November 18, 20161 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Tornado, July 5, 2016$20,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20161.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20161 event here
• Tornado, August 6, 2015EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 17, 20151 injured · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 9, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2015$55,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Blizzard, March 3, 20151 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 20151 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, November 9, 20141 event here
• Hail, September 20, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 201456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 2014$5,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20141 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 18, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, February 26, 20141 event 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
• Blizzard, January 22, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 16, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20131 event here
• Hail, August 31, 20132 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 25, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2013$550,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 9, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, March 17, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, February 18, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, February 10, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 9, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20121 event here
• Tornado, August 23, 2012EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 15, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 3, 201256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2012EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 21, 2012EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 28, 20121 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 19, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 2011EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 22, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, March 11, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20111 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, January 30, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, January 1, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, December 30, 20102 events here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 10, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 3, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20101 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 201057 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 2010EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2010EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, February 7, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, January 25, 201052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, January 6, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, October 12, 20091 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 2009$300,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 31, 20091 event here
• Flood, March 23, 20091 event here
• Blizzard, March 10, 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
• Blizzard, December 14, 20081 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 200858 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 14, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 20081.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 11, 2008EF3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 10, 2008EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 12, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2008EF3 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 25, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, April 10, 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
• Tornado, September 20, 2007EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 10, 20071.75 in hail · 3 events 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
• Tornado, September 16, 2006F2 · 1 event here
• Heat, July 30, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 20061.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 29, 20051 event here
• Blizzard, November 28, 20051 event here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 200553 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 2005F0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 2005F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 2005F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20051 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 20051.5 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 2005F0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2005F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 5, 20051 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, January 21, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20051 event here
• High Wind, December 12, 20041 event here
• Frost/Freeze, August 21, 20041 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2004F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20041.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 9, 2004F1 · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, November 22, 20031 event here
• Tornado, July 9, 2003$5,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 3, 200371 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 23, 20031.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 11, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20031 event here
• Tornado, August 3, 2002F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 2002F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20021.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 16, 20021.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 14, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, March 8, 20021 event here
• High Wind, February 11, 200256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 13, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20011 event here
• Hail, August 29, 20011.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Heat, August 4, 20011 event here
• Heat, August 1, 20011 event here
• Heat, July 30, 20011 event here
• Hail, July 23, 200165 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 20017 injured · $10 million · F2 · 10 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2001F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 2001F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 200160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20011 event here
• Flash Flood, April 7, 2001$500,000 · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Swift CountyEvery warning in Swift 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.