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Minnesota, 2014

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

1,799events recorded1,836 in 2013
11deaths recorded16 injuries
$48Mproperty damage (estimates)$538K crop damage
1disaster declarations291 NFIP claims, $2.9M paid
← 20132015 →

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

Winter506
Cold451
Hail322
Wind279
Flood126
Other75
Tornado28
Lightning10
Fog2

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2014 was 1,799 against 1,836 in 2013.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2014
Blue Earth County43
St. Louis County39
Otter Tail County38
Crow Wing County33
Dakota County33
Kittson County27
Hennepin County26
Olmsted County26
Pipestone County26
Roseau County26
Freeborn County25
Lyon County25
Martin County25
Rock County25
Koochiching County24
Pine County24
Mower County23
Renville County23
Sibley County23
Swift County23
Waseca County23
Jackson County22
Steele County22
Big Stone County21
McLeod County21

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
20 Feb 2014WabashaBlizzard—$30,00012
16 Apr 2014WrightWinter Storm——12
20 Dec 2014FillmoreFreezing Fog—$5,00011
2 Dec 2014OlmstedCold/Wind Chill——1—
14 Jan 2014Forecast zoneCold/Wind Chill——1—
5 Feb 2014Forecast zoneCold/Wind Chill——1—
2 Jan 2014Forecast zoneCold/Wind Chill——1—
26 Jan 2014McLeodBlizzard——1—
2 Jan 2014BrownExtreme Cold/Wind Chill——1—
9 Jan 2014StearnsCold/Wind Chill——1—
5 Jan 2014DakotaExtreme Cold/Wind Chill——1—
20 Feb 2014OlmstedBlizzard—$15,000—3
22 Jul 2014St. LouisThunderstorm Wind70 mph——2
21 Jul 2014St. LouisThunderstorm Wind81 mph——2
4 Aug 2014OlmstedDense Fog—$2,000—1
31 May 2014AnokaLightning———1
22 Jul 2014LakeThunderstorm Wind70 mph——1
22 Jul 2014LakeThunderstorm Wind70 mph——1
18 Jun 2014CarverFlood—$9,200,000——
18 Jun 2014ScottFlood—$9,000,000——
18 Jun 2014HennepinFlood—$4,000,000——
18 Jun 2014SibleyFlood—$3,900,000——
14 Jun 2014RockFlash Flood—$3,000,000——
18 Jun 2014SteeleFlood—$2,400,000——
18 Jun 2014Blue EarthFlood—$2,300,000——
18 Jun 2014RamseyFlood—$1,900,000——
4 Aug 2014HoustonLightning—$1,500,000——
18 Jun 2014Le SueurFlood—$1,100,000——
18 Jun 2014BrownFlood—$850,000——
18 Jun 2014RenvilleFlood—$750,000——
1 Jun 2014HennepinFlash Flood—$750,000——
19 Sep 2014KittsonTornadoEF2$600,000——
18 Jun 2014FreebornFlood—$625,000——
18 Jun 2014NicolletFlood—$500,000——
16 Jun 2014Blue EarthThunderstorm Wind100 mph$500,000——
19 Jun 2014Le SueurFlash Flood—$500,000——
16 Jun 2014DodgeFlash Flood—$413,000——
19 Sep 2014RoseauTornadoEF1$300,000——
4 Sep 2014HubbardLightning—$300,000——
8 May 2014GoodhueThunderstorm Wind70 mph$250,000——

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 2014

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
21 Jul 2014DR-4182Major disasterFloodSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides37

Flood insurance claims with a 2014 date of loss

291 NFIP claims, 204 of them paid, for $2,943,785.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.