Wildfire in Minnesota

Events

27

Deaths

0

Injuries

6

Damage

$27 million

• Wildfire in Minnesota, May 11 to 31, 2025$23 million · 3 eventsThe month of May began with overall dry conditions across the county. Green up had not occurred yet following the winter allowing fire weather conditions to increase during the first two weeks of the month.
• Wildfire in Minnesota, May 5 to 19, 2007$4.0 million · 1 eventA major forest fire broke out near Ham Lake on May 5th due to an unattended campfire, and was called the Ham Lake Fire.
• Wildfire in Minnesota, April 11, 2015$100,000 · 1 eventA wildfire started near mile marker 88 on Highway 210 east of Aldrich in Bartlett Township. Two buildings were destroyed, one being a house. No one was injured in the fire.
• Wildfire in Minnesota, March 3, 20243 injured · 1 eventRed Flag Conditions consisting of warm weather, dry conditions, and low relative humidity values led to the development of a grass fire near the vicinity of Snake Trail approximately 4 miles NE of Waseca, MN in Waseca County.
• Wildfire in Minnesota, July 13 to 31, 20062 injured · 1 eventLightning caused a wildfire to breakout two miles south of Seagull Lake on the Gunflint Trail in the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). The fire was eventually called the "Cavity Lake Fire" and has been the largest fire in the area in one hundred years.
• Wildfire in Minnesota, October 19, 2003$20,000 · 1 eventA wildfire burned 300 acres of grassland and also burned some small sheds. The fire came close to five homesteads, burning to less than 20 yards from two of them. One home had smoke damage from the fire.
• Wildfire in Minnesota, October 2 to 3, 20121 injured · 2 eventsA fire which started in Marshall County on September 30th became a wildfire on Tuesday October 2nd, when south winds increased dramatically. Dry conditions brought on by the drought made burn conditions extremely volatile.
• Wildfire and High Wind in Minnesota, April 23, 202257 kt wind · 8 eventsStrong low pressure developed across central South Dakota on Saturday, which moved slowly toward northern Minnesota by Sunday morning.
• Wildfire in Minnesota, June 1 to 21, 20253 eventsThree large wildfires began in mid-May and were not contained until mid-June. The smaller of the three fires was the Munger Shaw fire that reach a size of 1,259 acres and was finally contained on the afternoon of the 13th.
• Wildfire in Minnesota, October 5 to 6, 2011$10,000 · 2 eventsWarm, dry and windy conditions combined to produced dangerous fire weather conditions across southeast Minnesota in early October.
• Wildfire in Minnesota, May 15 to 20, 20262 eventsThe month of April ended with well above normal precipitation but that quickly transitioned to very dry conditions in May with rainfall amounts only around 5-20% of normal over the first half of the month.
• Wildfire in Minnesota, July 7 to 18, 20061 eventLightning caused a wildfire near Turtle Lake, or about 13 miles east southeast of Ely. The fire was named the "Turtle Lake Fire". It was detected on July 13 and was contained in a few days. The fire burned 2,085 acres. The fire was being managed as a Wildland Fire Use Fire.
• Wildfire in Minnesota, April 8, 20091 eventVery dry conditions and strong winds caused a controlled burn to become uncontrollable near Dodge Center in Dodge County on April 8th. The wildfire burned six acres of grass.
• Wildfire in Minnesota, April 9, 20091 eventVery dry conditions and strong winds caused a grass fire to become out of control and burn two acres on the northeast side of Rochester in Olmsted County on April 9th.
• Wildfire in Minnesota, April 23, 20091 eventA wildfire caused by very dry conditions and strong winds burned five acres on the southwest side of Rochester in Olmsted County on April 23.
• Wildfire in Minnesota, August 17 to 31, 20111 eventThe fire started with a lightning strike on August 18th 13 miles east of Ely in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. The fire smoldered and remained at a half acre for seven days, then the fire grew to 130 acres after 12 days.
• Wildfire in Minnesota, October 5 to 11, 20111 eventA wildfire originated in Juneberry 3 Township of Roseau County, Minnesota, on the afternoon of the 5th. Strong winds on the 6th and 7th helped spread the wildfire into large and dangerous proportions.
• Wildfire in Minnesota, May 4, 20181 eventA quickly-spreading grass fire burned over 1000 acres and destroyed a barn north of the town of Nashwauk. There were no injuries and the fire was put out in about an hour.
• Wildfire in Minnesota, August 14 to 31, 20211 eventA wildfire was first detected around 3pm on August 5, 2021, near Greenwood Lake in Lake County. Officials believe the fire was started by a lightning strike in the past that caused a peat bog to smolder.
• Wildfire in Minnesota, September 1 to 20, 20211 eventA wildfire was first detected around 3pm on August 5, 2021, near Greenwood Lake in Lake County. Officials believe the fire was started by a lightning strike in the past that caused a peat bog to smolder.

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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.