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Storm events on record through

Minnesota in 2025 Storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims of the year

NCEI has 1,832 storm events on record for Minnesota in 2025.

FEMA has 2 disaster declarations for the state with a date in 2025.

OpenFEMA has 18 NFIP claims with a 2025 year of loss. The site shows no amount for this year.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

This is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.

It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Dates of the data: NCEI storm events through . OpenFEMA disaster declarations through . NFIP claims through .

Storm events of 2025 by hazard

Storm events on record for Minnesota in 2025, by hazard (NCEI)
HazardStorm events in 2025
Hail262
Tornado49
Flood54
Wind508
Winter597
Heat24
Cold236
Drought52
Wildfire6
Lightning6
Other38
All storm events1,832

The counts have the events that NCEI records for a forecast zone.

Counties with a storm event in 2025

Counties of Minnesota with a storm event on record in 2025, in name order
CountyStorm events in 2025
Aitkin County28
Anoka County21
Becker County5
Beltrami County9
Benton County10
Big Stone County19
Blue Earth County23
Brown County18
Carlton County10
Carver County31
Cass County22
Chippewa County15
Chisago County18
Clay County12
Clearwater County3
Cook County10
Cottonwood County28
Crow Wing County31
Dakota County23
Dodge County15
Douglas County20
Faribault County13
Fillmore County23
Freeborn County21
Goodhue County14
Grant County18
Hennepin County44
Houston County11
Hubbard County18
Isanti County14
Itasca County14
Jackson County28
Kanabec County11
Kandiyohi County22
Kittson County10
Koochiching County10
Lac qui Parle County14
Lake County9
Lake of the Woods County9
Le Sueur County15
Lincoln County26
Lyon County54
Mahnomen County11
Marshall County8
Martin County10
McLeod County18
Meeker County18
Mille Lacs County14
Morrison County13
Mower County24
Murray County24
Nicollet County21
Nobles County25
Norman County15
Olmsted County21
Otter Tail County15
Pennington County10
Pine County9
Pipestone County30
Polk County25
Pope County16
Ramsey County21
Red Lake County10
Redwood County13
Renville County20
Rice County16
Rock County35
Roseau County4
Scott County24
Sherburne County16
Sibley County12
St. Louis County52
Stearns County36
Steele County18
Stevens County25
Swift County19
Todd County16
Traverse County5
Wabasha County15
Wadena County12
Waseca County21
Washington County25
Watonwan County12
Wilkin County20
Winona County15
Wright County32
Yellow Medicine County20

Events of 2025 with a tornado rating, damage, injuries or deaths

Storm events of 2025 in Minnesota with a tornado rating, a damage estimate of $50,000 or more, an injury or a death in the NCEI record, in date order (40 events at most)
DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
DodgeWinter Weathernot recorded$30 thousand01Forecast zone
OlmstedWinter Weathernot recorded$20 thousand01Forecast zone
WinonaWinter Weathernot recorded$20 thousand01Forecast zone
WabashaWinter Weathernot recorded$20 thousand01Forecast zone
CarltonLightningnot recorded$75 thousand00County
CassLightningnot recorded$100 thousand00County
RiceTornadoEF0none00County
RiceTornadoEF1none00County
NoblesTornadoEF unratednone00County
Forecast zoneWildfirenot recorded$8.7 million00County
Forecast zoneWildfirenot recorded$13 million00County
Forecast zoneWildfirenot recorded$1.2 million00County
SwiftTornadoEF0none00County
ChippewaTornadoEF0none00County
SwiftTornadoEF1none00County
StearnsTornadoEF0none00County
BeltramiThunderstorm Wind120 mph$15 million00County
ClearwaterThunderstorm Wind90 mph$700 thousand00County
HubbardThunderstorm Wind90 mph$500 thousand00County
WabashaTornadoEF1$125 thousand00County
HoustonTornadoEF1$87 thousand00County
FillmoreTornadoEF1$5 thousand00County
HoustonTornadoEF0$3 thousand00County
HoustonTornadoEF0$1 thousand00County
WinonaTornadoEF0$1 thousand00County
FaribaultTornadoEF0none00County
FreebornTornadoEF0none00County
FreebornTornadoEF0none00County
FreebornTornadoEF0none00County
FreebornTornadoEF0none00County
FreebornTornadoEF1none00County
St. LouisLightningnot recorded$50 thousand00County
Blue EarthFlash Floodnot recorded$835 thousand00County
St. LouisThunderstorm Wind58 mphnone01County
NicolletTornadoEF0$10 thousand00County
Forecast zoneHeavy Snownot recordednone10County
OlmstedWinter Stormnot recorded$50 thousand02Forecast zone
OlmstedWinter Weathernot recorded$25 thousand02Forecast zone
MowerBlizzardnot recordednone02Forecast zone
GoodhueWinter Stormnot recordednone01Forecast zone

A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record. Deaths and injuries are the direct and indirect counts of NCEI.

FEMA disaster declarations in 2025

Disaster declarations for Minnesota with a date in 2025, with the count of counties that each names
DeclaredNumberTypeIncident typeTitle in the FEMA recordCounties
DR-4894Major disasterStraight-Line WindsSEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS0
FM-5583Fire management assistanceFireMUNGER SHAW FIRE1

NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026. NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. All years of Minnesota