696
Recorded events
80
Counties affected
0
Direct deaths
$0
Property damage
Minnesota funnel cloud history: 696 recorded events across 80 counties between 1996 and 2025.
Decade by decade
Minnesota funnel cloud history by decade
The 2010s are the busiest decade on record with 291 reported funnel cloud 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 funnel cloud events in Minnesota
| Rank | County | Events | Deaths | Damage | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Otter Tail County | 39 | 0 | $0 | 2003–2022 |
| #2 | Polk County | 32 | 0 | $0 | 2005–2020 |
| #3 | Mower County | 23 | 0 | $0 | 1997–2021 |
| #4 | Freeborn County | 21 | 0 | $0 | 1997–2024 |
| #5 | Stearns County | 21 | 0 | $0 | 2002–2025 |
| #6 | Hennepin County | 18 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2017 |
| #7 | Dodge County | 17 | 0 | $0 | 1997–2023 |
| #8 | Grant County | 16 | 0 | $0 | 2005–2020 |
| #9 | Pope County | 16 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2016 |
| #10 | Blue Earth County | 16 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2025 |
| #11 | Swift County | 15 | 0 | $0 | 1999–2025 |
| #12 | McLeod County | 14 | 0 | $0 | 2000–2025 |
| #13 | Sibley County | 14 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2020 |
| #14 | Wilkin County | 14 | 0 | $0 | 2008–2022 |
| #15 | Wright County | 13 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2024 |
| #16 | Olmsted County | 13 | 0 | $0 | 1999–2020 |
| #17 | Kandiyohi County | 13 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2025 |
| #18 | Sherburne County | 12 | 0 | $0 | 1999–2023 |
| #19 | Faribault County | 12 | 0 | $0 | 1997–2025 |
| #20 | Redwood County | 11 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2025 |
| #21 | Douglas County | 11 | 0 | $0 | 1996–2024 |
| #22 | Clay County | 11 | 0 | $0 | 2011–2022 |
| #23 | Winona County | 10 | 0 | $0 | 1997–2019 |
| #24 | Kittson County | 10 | 0 | $0 | 2005–2020 |
| #25 | Meeker County | 10 | 0 | $0 | 1998–2025 |