Storm History: Wright County, Minnesota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Wright 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
- 846
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 16
- Damage
- $86 million
- Episodes
- 413
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 | 356 | 0 | 14 | $57 million |
| Hail | 229 | 0 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Winter Storm | 62 | 1 | 2 | |
| Flash Flood | 53 | 0 | 0 | $27 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 36 | 0 | 0 | $46,000 |
| Blizzard | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 9 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Flood | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Dense Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2002
- Tornado, September 21, 2005
- Tornado, July 1, 1997
- Tornado, August 24, 2006
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2002
- Tornado, May 15, 1998
- Tornado, September 9, 2002
- Tornado, July 5, 2016
- Hail, June 20, 2007
- Tornado, July 17, 2010
- Tornado, May 10, 2011
- Lightning, April 24, 2016
- Tornado, June 28, 1979
- Tornado, June 14, 1981
- Tornado, September 2, 2019
- Hail, May 5, 2002
- Tornado, September 16, 2006
- Hail, August 9, 2020
- Hail, May 30, 2011
- Tornado, June 24, 2002
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, June 20, 2007
- Hail, July 26, 2019
- Hail, August 5, 2019
- Hail, August 11, 2023
- Tornado, July 13, 2024
- Hail, July 13, 2023
- Hail, May 9, 2022
- Hail, June 22, 2016
- Hail, June 29, 2015
- Hail, July 22, 1962
- Hail, August 9, 2020
- Hail, July 8, 2007
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2005
- Hail, April 17, 2002
- Hail, June 6, 1999
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 16, 1992
- Tornado, March 29, 1998
- Tornado, June 17, 2010
- Tornado, September 3, 1980
- Tornado, June 14, 1981
- Tornado, April 20, 1985
- Tornado, July 1, 1997
- Tornado, August 24, 2006
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Tornado, July 11, 2008
- Tornado, August 5, 1981
- Tornado, July 21, 1995
- Tornado, September 21, 2005
- Tornado, September 16, 2006
- Tornado, June 25, 2010
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 19, 2026
- Hail, June 5, 2026
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2026
- Blizzard, March 14, 2026
- High Wind, March 12, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2026
- Blizzard, February 18, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2026
- Winter Weather, January 4, 2026
- Blizzard, December 28, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 22, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 25, 2025
- Hail, September 21, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 16, 2025
- Hail, August 8, 2025
- Hail, July 28, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2025
- Tornado, June 28, 2025
- Tornado, June 16, 2025
- Tornado, May 15, 2025
- Hail, April 17, 2025
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2025
- Winter Weather, March 29, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Winter Weather, January 11, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 19, 2024
- Winter Weather, November 20, 2024
- Winter Weather, October 31, 2024
- Tornado, August 29, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2024
- Tornado, July 13, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2024
- Winter Weather, October 30, 2023
- Tornado, September 29, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 22, 2023
- Hail, August 11, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2023
- Tornado, July 25, 2023
- Hail, July 24, 2023
- Hail, July 22, 2023
- Hail, July 19, 2023
- Hail, July 13, 2023
- Hail, June 10, 2023
- Strong Wind, April 19, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 31, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 9, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 27, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 21, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Hail, September 8, 2022
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2022
- Hail, July 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2022
- Excessive Heat, June 19, 2022
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Tornado, May 12, 2022
- Hail, May 12, 2022
- Tornado, May 11, 2022
- Hail, May 9, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2022
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Hail, April 5, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Ice Storm, November 10, 2020
- Winter Storm, October 20, 2020
- Hail, August 9, 2020
- Tornado, July 17, 2020
- Blizzard, February 12, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2019
- Tornado, September 2, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 20, 2019
- Hail, August 5, 2019
- Hail, July 26, 2019
- Tornado, July 15, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2019
- Hail, June 4, 2019
- Blizzard, April 10, 2019
- Flood, March 14, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2019
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2019
- Blizzard, February 7, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- High Wind, June 11, 2018
- Hail, May 29, 2018
- Tornado, May 25, 2018
- Blizzard, April 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 4, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2017
- Hail, September 22, 2017
- Tornado, June 11, 2017
- Tornado, March 6, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 20, 2016
- Hail, August 19, 2016
- Hail, August 4, 2016
- Tornado, July 27, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 20, 2016
- Tornado, July 11, 2016
- Tornado, July 5, 2016
- Hail, June 22, 2016
- Hail, June 9, 2016
- Hail, May 23, 2016
- Lightning, April 24, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 2, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2015
- Tornado, July 17, 2015
- Tornado, July 12, 2015
- Hail, June 29, 2015
- Hail, June 9, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 9, 2014
- Hail, September 20, 2014
- Hail, September 3, 2014
- Hail, August 31, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2014
- Flood, June 18, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2014
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2014
- Winter Storm, April 3, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Blizzard, February 20, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 2, 2013
- Hail, September 19, 2013
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2013
- Tornado, August 6, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 21, 2013
- Tornado, June 20, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 18, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2013
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2012
- Tornado, August 23, 2012
- Hail, August 22, 2012
- Hail, August 3, 2012
- Hail, July 13, 2012
- Hail, July 3, 2012
- Tornado, June 17, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 27, 2012
- Heavy Rain, May 24, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 2, 2012
- Tornado, May 1, 2012
- Tornado, April 15, 2012
- Frost/Freeze, April 10, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2012
- Hail, August 23, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2011
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2011
- Tornado, July 10, 2011
- Tornado, July 1, 2011
- Hail, May 30, 2011
- Tornado, May 21, 2011
- Tornado, May 10, 2011
- Winter Storm, March 22, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 20, 2011
- Blizzard, December 10, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2010
- Winter Storm, November 12, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Tornado, August 12, 2010
- Hail, August 8, 2010
- Tornado, July 17, 2010
- Tornado, June 25, 2010
- Tornado, June 17, 2010
- Hail, May 22, 2010
- Winter Storm, February 7, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2009
- Blizzard, December 8, 2009
- Winter Weather, October 12, 2009
- Hail, July 21, 2009
- Flood, March 23, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Blizzard, December 20, 2008
- Hail, August 3, 2008
- Tornado, July 11, 2008
- Tornado, July 10, 2008
- Hail, June 14, 2008
- Hail, May 31, 2008
- Tornado, May 25, 2008
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2008
- Heavy Snow, March 31, 2008
- Winter Storm, March 20, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2008
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2008
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2007
- Tornado, September 20, 2007
- Hail, September 13, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2007
- Hail, July 8, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2007
- Hail, July 3, 2007
- Hail, June 20, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2007
- Hail, June 2, 2007
- Hail, April 30, 2007
- Hail, April 21, 2007
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 31, 2006
- Tornado, September 16, 2006
- Tornado, August 24, 2006
- Heat, July 30, 2006
- Hail, July 24, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 13, 2006
- Hail, May 29, 2006
- Hail, May 9, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 15, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 12, 2006
- Heavy Snow, December 29, 2005
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2005
- Tornado, September 21, 2005
- Tornado, September 12, 2005
- Flash Flood, September 3, 2005
- Hail, August 16, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2005
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2005
- Hail, June 27, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Wright CountyEvery warning in Wright 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.