Thunderstorm Wind in Minnesota
Every thunderstorm wind event the National Weather Service has filed in Minnesota, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
The most significant on the map
The most significant thunderstorm wind episodes in Minnesota.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 13,697
- Deaths
- 22
- Injuries
- 158
- Damage
- $1.0 billion
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, August 6, 1969
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 13, 1968
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 16, 1992
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 14, 1981
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 5, 1978
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, April 26, 1984
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 17, 2010Conditions were ripe by the afternoon of the 17th for a major severe weather outbreak. A surface low had moved into east central North Dakota with an occluded front extending to the southeast.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, August 24, 2006Vehicles, siding, and roofs damaged.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 25, 2008A cold front was the catalyst for numerous reports of severe weather on this date.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 25, 2000Touched down in open field. No damage.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 22, 2011During the early afternoon of Sunday May 22nd, a line of thunderstorms developed across south central Minnesota, and quickly moved north and northeast across east-central Minnesota, and into west-central Wisconsin.
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 7, 1955
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 17, 2010Several strong storms developed in west-central Minnesota during the mid afternoon hours of June 17th.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 15, 199820 to 40 homes damaged. Estimated windspeed. Damage estimate for entire county.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 26 to 27, 1998Trees down. Damage to sheds and barns.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, September 3, 1980
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, July 8, 2020A lone weak cell appeared on radar at 430 pm CDT over northern Grant County, Minnesota. Numerous storm chasers had congregated in this area, hoping to see a good storm to chase. By 5 pm, the cell had blossomed into a strong thunderstorm.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Minnesota, June 11 to 12, 2008A warm frontal boundary across from eastern North Dakota to central Minnesota was one of the main culprits for severe weather on this date.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, September 21, 2005Hail covered the ground.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 7, 1984
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 5, 1991
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, August 26, 1977
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 1, 1997Fire caused by lightning strike to tree spread to small shed and tractor.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 22, 1967
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 28, 1975
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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.