Severe Weather History


Minnesota Flood History: 1,324 Recorded Events

1,317

Recorded events

78

Counties affected

7

Direct deaths

$1.4B

Property damage

Minnesota flood history: 1,317 recorded events across 78 counties between 1996 and 2025.

Decade by decade

Minnesota flood history by decade

Minnesota flood history: recorded events per decade
Minnesota flood history: recorded events per decade

The 2010s are the busiest decade on record with 645 reported flood events across Minnesota. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most flood events in Minnesota

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Pipestone County770$1.4M2010–2024
#2Winona County640$3.1M1997–2024
#3Wabasha County590$18.1M2007–2024
#4Mower County500$2.2M2007–2025
#5Rock County470$2.8M2006–2024
#6Cottonwood County430$22.9M2006–2024
#7Olmsted County370$3.7M1997–2024
#8Jackson County360$1.9M2006–2024
#9Lyon County340$1.5M2007–2025
#10Lincoln County260$485K2011–2024
#11Murray County230$3.4M2011–2024
#12Kittson County220$1.7M2000–2023
#13Traverse County210$02010–2023
#14Clay County190$1.2M2006–2024
#15Houston County170$9.1M2007–2024
#16Polk County160$1.0M1999–2024
#17Wilkin County150$682K2006–2023
#18St. Louis County150$2.4M2007–2024
#19Marshall County140$1.7M2006–2024
#20Big Stone County140$332K2008–2025
#21Aitkin County130$02010–2013
#22Blue Earth County120$4.8M1999–2019
#23Norman County120$1.4M2006–2023
#24Crow Wing County120$634K2011–2020
#25Otter Tail County110$52K2006–2020
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

Significant events

Deadliest flood events in Minnesota

DateCountyScaleDeathsInjuries
Mar 22, 2011Nicollet County—10
Sep 15, 2019Redwood County—10
Jul 3, 2018Renville County—10
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

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