Carver County, Minnesota
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1956 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
26
Tornado reports
191
Hail reports
32
Floods since 1996
659
All events
5
Deaths
$123.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Carver County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 25 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Several local weather sources measured wind chill values lower than -35F from Tuesday afternoon, through Thursday morning. The coldest wind chill was -52F. Unfortunately, a 46 year old woman died due to the extreme cold weather in Carver County. The individual was found outside o…
Several sources in Carver County compiled a summary of flood related damages and locations for the flood of June 2014. More than 30 local and county roads were closed due to flooding, including the communities of Chaska, Mayer, Hollywood, Camden, Dahlgren, Young America, Laketown…
Several trained spotters reported numerous dime, up to baseball size hail from north of Watertown, southeast to the southeast part of Watertown. Damage was extensive to crops and homes throughout the area.
Fell on the north side of Lake Waconia. Damage total is for all wind and hail damages in Carver County between 1620 and 1640.
Roof torn off building injuring 2. South wall of building center blown out. Damage estimate for entire county. Estimated windspeed.
Windows broken. Trees blown down. Partial structural damage to building. Scattered areas damaged to wind driven hail. Estimated windspeed. Damage estimate for entire county.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A long duration winter weather event produced two rounds of rain/freezing rain/light snow mix which lasted several hours each. CoCoRaHS observers reported mixed precipitation with a few scattered slippery areas from a light glaze of icing.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Visibilities were dramatically reduced, reaching below 1/2 mile at times, as heavy snow fell and sustained winds were 15 to 25 mph with frequent gusts over 30 mph measured at KFCM. There were periods of white out conditions, though they did not last more than 2 hours at a time. T…
High Wind High Wind
Strong northwest winds were sustained around 25 to 35 mph overnight, with frequent gusts over 45 mph. A max wind gust of 63 mph was recorded at nearby KFCM around 5:00am.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
The ASOS station located at the Flying Cloud Regional Airport observed approximately an hour of freezing rain. There was less than one tenth of ice accretion but did make the morning commute incredibly slippery.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Heavy snowfall with rates near one inch per hour produced 6 to 9 inches across the county. CoCoRaHS observers in Victoria measured 7.7 inches, 7.5 inches in Chanhassen, and 7.0 inches in Excelsior.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Nearby KFCM reported wind gusts as high as 45 mph during the early evening as air temperatures dropped from -15F to -22F overnight. The lowest measured wind chill was -46F at 1AM on the 23rd.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
The ASOS at nearby KFCM reported a few hours of freezing precipitation starting during the evening of January 5th and lasting into the early morning of the 6th. CoCoRaHS observers reported some light icing from freezing rain. The NWS office in Chanhassen observed several hours of…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
CoCoRaHS observers reported light freezing rain and a glaze of ice in Chaska and Chanhassen.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The combination of falling snow and breezy winds resulted in winter storm conditions throughout the county. Snowfall totals ranged from 4 to 7 inches, and the highest report was 6.1 inches in Victoria. Surface visibilities reported at nearby KGYL in Glencoe and KFCM in Eden Prair…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
The nearest AWOS at Glencoe Municipal Airport reported two hours mixed precipitation. A CoCoRaHS observer reported a thin layer of sleet accumulation on the ground in Chaska.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Light snow combined with 40 to 50 mph wind gusts created a period of blowing snow across the county. The AWOS station located at Flying Cloud Regional Airport recorded a wind gust of 38 mph and periods where visibility fell between one quarter to one half mile due to blowing snow…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Approximately 2 to 5 inches of snow fell with the highest amounts being in the eastern region of the County. CoCoRaHS observers measured 5.2 inches of snow 2 miles NNW of Chaska, 4.2 inches in Watertown, and 4.2 inches 1 mile ENE of Watertown. The NWS Twin Cities WFO in Chanhasse…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totals across the county were estimated around 3 to 6 inches. The snow was generally light and fluffy, and fell over a period longer than 24 hours.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A combination of snow and strong winds impacted the county Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning. Snowfall amounts around 1 to 3 inches were estimated across the county, and wind gusts around 35 to 45 mph were measured throughout the event at nearby Flying Cloud Airport.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail was continuous for roughly 3 minutes and the average size of the hail was 1 inch in diameter. The largest hail stone was 1.25 inches in diameter.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Report of a 12-inch diameter tree snapped at the base. A MNDOT RWIS station located one mile to the NE of the storm report site recorded a 60-mph wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Report of a large tree down at the Carver County Fairgrounds.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm wind gust knocked a tree down just north of Hwy 5 on the east side of Waconia.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A shed and an old barn collapsed. Many dozens of trees were broken. The maximum estimated wind speed was 80 mph.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
The tornado mostly crossed fields, but did hit a couple stands of trees, breaking large branches. The maximum estimated wind speed was 70 mph.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
This tornado broke or uprooted dozens of trees. It hit one farm, damaging several outbuildings. Roof panels were removed, the door was blown off a large shed, and other damage was noted per drone imagery. The drone imagery also helped indicate the location of some of the tree dam…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
Touchdown was likely in a field northwest of Goose Lake. The most substantial tree damage occurred along the northwest shore of Lake Waconia. The tornado then tracked across County Rd 92 south of Crown College before ending somewhere between Parley Lake Rd and the western edge of…
Tornado EF1 Tornado
The tornado touchdown likely occurred in the northern part of Carver Park Reserve before tracking across portions of Stone Lake and Lake Zumbra. Tree damage occurred along the shores of Lake Zumbra & residences on Zumbra Drive. The most extensive tree damage occurred at Rolling A…
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
NWS Employee reported half dollar sized hail in Waconia.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
A lot of hail up to ping pong size in Victoria.
Hail Hail
NWS employee reported 3.25 inch hail in Waconia.
Hail Hail
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Winter Weather Winter Weather
CoCoRaHS observers across the county measured 1 to 3 inches of snowfall. The highest snowfall total was 3.2 inches located 3 miles NW of Chanhassen.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
An estimated 2 to 6 inches of snowfall was measured across the county with the greatest amounts across the eastern portion and a tight gradient across Norwood Young America and Waconia.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The wind chill dropped to -40 during the morning at the MNDOT RWIS site near New Germany and -35 during the morning at the MNDOT RWIS site near Mayer.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A quick burst of 1 to 3 inches of snowfall was reported across the county. Due to the timing, this led to travel impacts during the evening commute across the Twin Cities metro area.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 | 5 |
| 2024 | 18 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 |
| 2022 | 27 | 2 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 17 | 1 |
| 2019 | 19 | 1 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 18 | 0 |
| 2015 | 13 | 1 |
| 2014 | 17 | 0 |
| 2013 | 18 | 0 |
| 2012 | 33 | 1 |
| 2011 | 14 | 0 |
| 2010 | 19 | 0 |
| 2009 | 12 | 0 |
| 2008 | 36 | 0 |
| 2007 | 32 | 0 |
| 2006 | 20 | 0 |
| 2005 | 33 | 0 |
| 2004 | 15 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 1 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 2 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 3 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 5 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 4 | 3 |
| 1964 | 2 | 1 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
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