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Minnesota, 1992

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

203events recorded317 in 1991

1deaths recorded53 injuries

$100Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations23 NFIP claims, $63K paid

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Wind103

Hail57

Tornado43

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1992 was 203 against 317 in 1991.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1992
Redwood County	14
Kandiyohi County	13
St. Louis County	12
Nobles County	10
Renville County	9
Murray County	6
Winona County	6
Itasca County	5
Jackson County	5
Koochiching County	5
Lyon County	5
Olmsted County	5
Yellow Medicine County	5
Clay County	4
Goodhue County	4
Hennepin County	4
Meeker County	4
Mower County	4
Pipestone County	4
Rock County	4
Sherburne County	4
Stearns County	4
Swift County	4
Wright County	4
Beltrami County	3

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
16 Jun 1992	Murray	Tornado	F5	$25,000,000	1	35
16 Jun 1992	Yellow Medicine	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	—	6
16 Jun 1992	Wright	Tornado	F3	—	—	8
16 Jun 1992	Murray	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	3
16 Jun 1992	Nobles	Tornado	F5	$25,000,000	—	—
17 Jun 1992	Mower	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	—	—	1
16 Jun 1992	Brown	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
16 Sep 1992	St. Louis	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Murray	Tornado	F3	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Lyon	Tornado	F3	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Redwood	Tornado	F3	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Renville	Tornado	F2	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Cottonwood	Tornado	F2	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Renville	Tornado	F2	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Pipestone	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Renville	Tornado	F2	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Murray	Tornado	F2	—	—	—
2 Jul 1992	Dodge	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Murray	Tornado	F2	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Yellow Medicine	Tornado	F3	—	—	—
22 Jun 1992	Blue Earth	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
24 Jun 1992	Kittson	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Redwood	Tornado	F2	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Redwood	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Redwood	Tornado	F2	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Renville	Tornado	F2	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Redwood	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Swift	Tornado	F2	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Redwood	Tornado	F3	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Redwood	Tornado	F2	—	—	—
16 Sep 1992	Cook	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
2 Sep 1992	Pope	Tornado	F1	—	—	—
2 Sep 1992	Swift	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
2 Sep 1992	Swift	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
2 Sep 1992	Kandiyohi	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
2 Sep 1992	Kandiyohi	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
16 Sep 1992	Hubbard	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
16 Sep 1992	Itasca	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
16 Sep 1992	St. Louis	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Wright	Tornado	F2	—	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1992

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
26 Jun 1992	DR-946	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	10

Flood insurance claims with a 1992 date of loss

23 NFIP claims, 14 of them paid, for $62,937.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.