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Minnesota, 2022

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

2,727events recorded1,448 in 2021
7deaths recorded33 injuries
$37Mproperty damage (estimates)$36M crop damage
3disaster declarations62 NFIP claims, $986K paid
← 20212023 →

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

Wind890
Hail701
Winter467
Cold384
Tornado83
Heat69
Drought53
Flood41
Other36
Lightning2
Wildfire1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2022 was 2,727 against 1,448 in 2021.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2022
St. Louis County95
Crow Wing County94
Lyon County64
Itasca County63
Otter Tail County60
Stearns County56
Cass County54
Ramsey County51
Washington County48
Cottonwood County46
Olmsted County44
Hennepin County42
Clay County41
Pine County41
Dakota County40
Pipestone County38
Nobles County35
Rock County35
Winona County34
Beltrami County33
Murray County33
Aitkin County32
Big Stone County32
Lincoln County32
Polk County32

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
20 Jun 2022DouglasThunderstorm Wind60 mph$25,00011
5 Nov 2022FillmoreWinter Weather—$18,0001—
21 Feb 2022WinonaWinter Weather—$10,0001—
12 May 2022KandiyohiThunderstorm Wind70 mph—1—
11 May 2022NoblesThunderstorm Wind85 mph—1—
22 Dec 2022ScottExtreme Cold/Wind Chill——1—
23 Dec 2022WashingtonExtreme Cold/Wind Chill——1—
1 Sep 2022OlmstedHeat———14
24 Feb 2022OlmstedWinter Weather—$16,000—10
18 Feb 2022Crow WingWinter Weather—$100,000—3
12 Apr 2022MowerTornadoEF2$1,600,000—2
12 May 2022LyonThunderstorm Wind90 mph——2
12 Apr 2022RiceThunderstorm Wind70 mph$10,000,000——
22 Dec 2022KandiyohiBlizzard———1
1 Jul 2022KoochichingFlood—$2,400,000——
30 May 2022GrantTornadoEF2$2,000,000——
23 Jun 2022MorrisonFlash Flood—$1,530,000——
1 Jul 2022St. LouisFlood—$1,400,000——
30 May 2022WadenaTornadoEF2$1,000,000——
30 May 2022GrantTornadoEF2$1,000,000——
10 Nov 2022Forecast zoneStrong Wind54 mph$800,000——
12 May 2022MorrisonTornadoEF1$750,000——
27 Aug 2022RamseyTornadoEF0$750,000——
27 Aug 2022DakotaTornadoEF0$750,000——
27 Aug 2022DakotaTornadoEF0$750,000——
12 Apr 2022FillmoreTornadoEF1$650,000——
12 May 2022StevensThunderstorm Wind75 mph$500,000——
12 May 2022MorrisonThunderstorm Wind70 mph$500,000——
12 May 2022KandiyohiThunderstorm Wind75 mph$500,000——
27 Aug 2022DakotaTornadoEF0$500,000——
12 May 2022ChippewaThunderstorm Wind70 mph$500,000——
30 May 2022GrantThunderstorm Wind81 mph$500,000——
30 May 2022GrantThunderstorm Wind81 mph$500,000——
30 May 2022Otter TailThunderstorm Wind81 mph$400,000——
5 Jul 2022FreebornFlash Flood—$300,000——
11 May 2022OlmstedHail1.75 in$280,000——
12 May 2022Yellow MedicineThunderstorm Wind70 mph$250,000——
12 May 2022PopeThunderstorm Wind70 mph$250,000——
12 May 2022StevensThunderstorm Wind75 mph$250,000——
12 May 2022SwiftThunderstorm 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 2022

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
9 Aug 2022DR-4666Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding23
13 Jul 2022DR-4659Major disasterFloodSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding15
8 Jul 2022DR-4658Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding23

Flood insurance claims with a 2022 date of loss

62 NFIP claims, 43 of them paid, for $986,417.

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.