Storm History: Wadena County, Minnesota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Wadena 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
- 529
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 30
- Damage
- $11 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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 150 | 0 | 27 | $9.4 million |
| Hail | 133 | 0 | 3 | $843,000 |
| Winter Storm | 53 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 24 | 0 | 0 | $343,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 18 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 17 | 0 | 0 | $21,000 |
| Blizzard | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 10 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | $110,000 |
| Frost/Freeze | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, June 6, 2008
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Tornado, October 26, 1996
- Hail, September 25, 1998
- Tornado, July 8, 2000
- Tornado, July 4, 1966
- Tornado, July 10, 1966
- Tornado, August 26, 1977
- Tornado, June 14, 2008
- Tornado, July 17, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2011
- High Wind, June 11, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2018
- Flood, May 27, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2008
- Tornado, June 11, 2014
- Flood, July 11, 2014
- Tornado, September 9, 1964
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 8, 2003
- Hail, June 5, 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, 2024
- Hail, August 27, 2007
- Hail, September 20, 2007
- Hail, August 14, 2000
- Hail, June 28, 1991
- Hail, July 7, 2016
- Flood, June 20, 2013
- Hail, July 11, 1996
- Hail, June 10, 2026
- Hail, July 10, 2022
- Hail, July 8, 2020
- Hail, May 29, 2018
- Hail, August 31, 2018
- Hail, September 2, 2002
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2001
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 17, 2010
- Tornado, August 7, 2010
- Tornado, August 26, 1977
- Tornado, June 13, 2001
- Tornado, June 6, 2008
- Tornado, September 6, 1959
- Tornado, July 10, 1966
- Tornado, July 13, 1974
- Tornado, September 8, 1977
- Tornado, August 15, 1987
- Tornado, October 26, 1996
- Tornado, July 8, 2000
- Tornado, June 20, 2005
- Tornado, June 23, 2005
- Tornado, June 29, 2005
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 29, 2026
- Hail, June 10, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, May 20, 2026
- Frost/Freeze, May 10, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2025
- Blizzard, November 25, 2025
- Tornado, May 15, 2025
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2025
- Blizzard, March 15, 2025
- High Wind, February 28, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2025
- Drought, February 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Drought, January 1, 2025
- Heavy Snow, December 18, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 15, 2024
- Hail, August 3, 2024
- Drought, April 1, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2024
- Drought, March 1, 2024
- Drought, February 1, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 5, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Drought, July 18, 2023
- Heavy Snow, April 20, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 4, 2023
- Blizzard, March 11, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2022
- Hail, July 10, 2022
- Tornado, June 20, 2022
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Tornado, May 12, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2022
- Blizzard, February 17, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 2, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2021
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 28, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2021
- High Wind, August 26, 2021
- Frost/Freeze, May 28, 2021
- Heavy Snow, March 10, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Heavy Snow, October 22, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, October 2, 2020
- Tornado, July 17, 2020
- Hail, July 13, 2020
- Hail, July 8, 2020
- Tornado, July 8, 2020
- Tornado, June 8, 2020
- Hail, April 7, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2020
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2019
- Hail, September 5, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 2019
- Hail, August 20, 2019
- Hail, July 19, 2019
- Hail, June 29, 2019
- Heavy Snow, April 10, 2019
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 26, 2018
- Hail, August 31, 2018
- Tornado, July 11, 2018
- Hail, July 8, 2018
- Tornado, July 4, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2018
- Hail, May 29, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 30, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 2017
- Hail, August 18, 2017
- Hail, July 17, 2017
- Hail, June 2, 2017
- Ice Storm, December 25, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Winter Storm, November 18, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2016
- Hail, July 7, 2016
- Tornado, June 19, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Tornado, July 23, 2015
- Tornado, July 12, 2015
- Flood, July 5, 2015
- Hail, June 26, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 2015
- Frost/Freeze, May 20, 2015
- Frost/Freeze, May 18, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 2015
- Drought, May 1, 2015
- Drought, April 28, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 3, 2015
- Tornado, September 4, 2014
- Tornado, July 21, 2014
- Flood, July 11, 2014
- Hail, July 5, 2014
- Tornado, June 20, 2014
- Tornado, June 11, 2014
- Hail, May 7, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 26, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 2, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2013
- Tornado, August 26, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2013
- Hail, July 24, 2013
- Flood, June 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 14, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2013
- Ice Storm, January 11, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2012
- Hail, July 24, 2012
- Tornado, July 4, 2012
- Hail, July 2, 2012
- Hail, June 10, 2012
- Flood, May 27, 2012
- Hail, May 18, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 19, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2011
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 21, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 31, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 30, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 19, 2010
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2010
- Winter Storm, October 26, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Tornado, August 7, 2010
- Tornado, July 26, 2010
- Tornado, July 17, 2010
- Tornado, July 14, 2010
- Tornado, July 10, 2010
- Tornado, June 17, 2010
- Hail, May 22, 2010
- High Wind, May 22, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 6, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2009
- Hail, June 27, 2009
- Tornado, June 18, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 29, 2009
- Flood, March 21, 2009
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 15, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 13, 2008
- Hail, July 20, 2008
- Tornado, July 11, 2008
- Hail, June 27, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2008
- Tornado, June 14, 2008
- Tornado, June 12, 2008
- High Wind, June 11, 2008
- High Wind, June 11, 2008
- Tornado, June 6, 2008
- Winter Storm, April 25, 2008
- Winter Storm, April 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, April 5, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 9, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 4, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2007
- Drought, October 1, 2007
- Hail, September 20, 2007
- Drought, September 1, 2007
- Hail, August 27, 2007
- Hail, August 13, 2007
- Drought, August 7, 2007
- Hail, April 21, 2007
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2007
- Drought, April 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2007
- Drought, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 27, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2007
- Drought, February 1, 2007
- Drought, January 1, 2007
- Drought, December 1, 2006
- Drought, November 1, 2006
- Drought, October 1, 2006
- Drought, September 1, 2006
- Hail, August 22, 2006
- Drought, August 1, 2006
- Hail, July 28, 2006
- Drought, July 18, 2006
- Hail, June 6, 2006
- Hail, May 9, 2006
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2006
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2005
- Blizzard, November 28, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 27, 2005
- High Wind, November 8, 2005
- Hail, October 16, 2005
- Tornado, September 5, 2005
- Tornado, June 29, 2005
- Tornado, June 26, 2005
- Tornado, June 23, 2005
- Tornado, June 20, 2005
- Tornado, June 13, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Wadena CountyEvery warning in Wadena 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.