Storm History: Watonwan County, Minnesota

Events

401

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$19 million

Episodes

299

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.

Open the live radar over Watonwan County

None recorded.

• High Wind, April 7, 2001$8.0 million · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 2010$3.9 million · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 1, 2006$3.0 million · F3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 1979$2.5 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2019$500,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 16, 1963$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 9, 1977$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 24, 2015$100,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 2002$75,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 1994$51,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 2015$50,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2022$50,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2022$50,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 1962$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 18, 1968$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 1981$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 2020$20,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 13, 2016$15,000 · 1.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2012$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, May 20, 2009$5,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, August 11, 20233.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 10, 19863 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 19623 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20182.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 20092.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 19982.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 1994$51,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 31, 19892.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 19792.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 16, 19782.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20202.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 3, 20052 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20161.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20141.75 in hail · 4 events here

• Tornado, March 29, 1998F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2010EF4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 1981F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 1982F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 1985F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 2001F3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 1, 2006$3.0 million · F3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 18, 1962$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 16, 1963$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 18, 1968$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 9, 1977$250,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 1981$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 23, 1981F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 1995F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2010EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Watonwan County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 202658 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 17, 2026EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 13, 2026EF1 · 10 events here
• Blizzard, March 14, 20261 event here
• High Wind, March 12, 202662 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, February 18, 20261 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20261 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, January 16, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, December 18, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 12, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 6, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 25, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 20251.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 4, 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 5, 2024EF1 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, March 24, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 13, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 22, 20231 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20233.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 8, 20230.88 in hail · 1 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
• Heavy Snow, December 8, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20221 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 2, 20221 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2022$50,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2022$50,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20221 event here
• High Wind, December 15, 202168 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20211 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 2021EF0 · 3 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20212 events here
• Blizzard, January 13, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2020$20,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20202.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 12, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, February 12, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20202 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 201956 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2019$500,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Blizzard, April 10, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 14, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 24, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 20, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20181 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20182.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, May 30, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, April 13, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 20171 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20171 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20161 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 20, 20161 event here
• Hail, July 13, 2016$15,000 · 1.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20161.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 2016EF0 · 4 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
• Tornado, July 24, 2015$100,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 2015$50,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 22, 201561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20141 event here
• Hail, September 20, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20141.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2014EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20141.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, April 3, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 4, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 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
• Blizzard, January 16, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20131 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 25, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, April 9, 20131 event here
• Hail, July 13, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2012$10,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, May 24, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20111 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2011EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, March 20, 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
• Winter Storm, December 23, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, December 20, 20101 event here
• Blizzard, December 10, 20101 event here
• Winter Storm, November 12, 20101 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 201057 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 22, 20101.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 2010$3.9 million · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 12, 2010EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 11, 2010$5,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 201056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2010EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 2010EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2010EF4 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, March 15, 20104 events 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
• Blizzard, December 8, 20091 event here
• Winter Weather, October 12, 20091 event here
• Hail, August 2, 20092.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, May 20, 2009$5,000 · 1 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
• 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
• Flash Flood, August 18, 20071 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, January 14, 20071 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 9, 20061 event here
• Tornado, August 1, 2006$3.0 million · F3 · 6 events here
• Heat, July 30, 20061 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20061.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 19, 200658 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 20061 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, March 12, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, October 4, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 24, 20051.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 20051 event here
• Hail, August 3, 20052 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 200552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 2005F0 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 10, 20050.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 18, 20051 event here
• Blizzard, January 21, 20051 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20051 event here
• High Wind, December 12, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, June 8, 20041 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20041.75 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 18, 200452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 18, 2004F1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20041 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20031 event here
• Winter Storm, November 22, 20031 event here
• Hail, July 3, 200371 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20031.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 7, 20031 event here
• Blizzard, February 11, 20031 event here
• Hail, August 11, 2002$75,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 20020.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 14, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, March 8, 20021 event here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 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 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 1, 2001F0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 7, 2001$8.0 million · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20011 event here
• Dense Fog, March 30, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20011 event here
• Winter Storm, January 29, 20011 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 200060 kt wind · 7 events here
• Tornado, July 25, 2000F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 17, 20001.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 5, 200064 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 19, 20001 event here
• High Wind, November 1, 199958 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, October 1, 19991 event here
• Hail, August 28, 19990.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 9, 1999F1 · 1 event here
• Heat, July 29, 19991 event here
• Heat, July 23, 19991 event here
• Hail, July 3, 19991.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 1999F0 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 8, 19991.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 19991 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 17, 199955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 8, 19991 event here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 19991 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 1, 19991 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 9, 199860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, October 14, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 19981.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 199852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 27, 1998F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 19981.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 30, 19982.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 29, 1998F4 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 8, 19971 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 1997F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 19971.75 in hail · 4 events here
• High Wind, April 6, 199751 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 22, 19971 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 19971 event here
• Blizzard, January 15, 19971 event here
• Blizzard, January 9, 19971 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 19961 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 19961 event here
• Blizzard, December 17, 19961 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 14, 19961 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 22, 19961 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 20, 19961 event here
• Ice Storm, November 14, 19961 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

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• 1978
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• 1971
• 1968
• 1963
• 1962

Tornadoes in Watonwan CountyEvery warning in Watonwan 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.