494
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
11
Direct injuries
$160.0M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Hennepin County, Minnesota: 494 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 90. That places the county #115 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Hennepin County, Minnesota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Hennepin County is the 2010s, when 113 of the county's 494 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Hennepin County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 39.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #115 for this hazard and #2 within Minnesota, putting it in the 96.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Hennepin County with 153 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2005 | COUNTYWIDE | 70 | 1 | 0 | $130.0M |
| Jun 6, 1984 | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 | |
| May 23, 2007 | PLYMOUTH | 60 | 0 | 5 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 1997 | MAPLE PLAIN | 60 | 0 | 3 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2006 | HOPKINS | 60 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
| Aug 7, 1996 | BROOKLYN PARK | 65 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2025 | MEDINA | 56 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2025 | MSP INTL ARPT | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2025 | RICHFIELD | 51 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2025 | EDINA | 52 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | FT SNELLING | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | CRYSTAL ARPT | 54 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | MINNEAPOLIS | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | ST LOUIS PARK | 56 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | ROBBINSDALE | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | ST LOUIS PARK | 60 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Hennepin County
- Hail 577
- Flash Flood 52
- Heavy Rain 49
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A storm survey revealed that damaging straight line winds caused sporadic tree damage and a six mile long string of transmission lines to be destroyed. The worst damage was concentrated in the southern part of the Crow-Hassan County Park, north of County Road 109. ||Due to the downed high voltage lines, multiple roads were closed including |Hennepin County Road 116 near Fletcher, Hennepin County Rd 101 near Brockton, Bechtold Road, Park Drive, Trailhaven Road and Valley Drive. At one point there was no way to go south through the City of Rogers via any city street or county road.
The Maple Grove hospital had structural damage to their building. Pavers from an upper roof blew off and penetrated a roof below. This caused rain to seep into patient rooms and to the 1st floor imaging and PCC. In addition, multiple large trees and large tree limbs were blown down around Maple Grove, with a concentrated area at Berkshire and Dallas Lane. Some trees fell on vehicles.
A 64 mph wind gust was measured by the ASOS at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. At MSP Airport, the force of the winds was so strong that two Boeing 737 airplanes belonging to Sun Country Airlines slid into each other and slammed into jet bridges, despite being secured with wheel chocks. There were reports of storm-related damage to other structures, vehicles, and equipment at the airport.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Hennepin County, Minnesota?
494 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Hennepin County between 1955 and 2025, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Hennepin County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Hennepin County measured 90.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Hennepin County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Thunderstorm Wind in Hennepin County, Minnesota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/minnesota/hennepin-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.