Kittson County, Minnesota
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1957 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
33
Tornado reports
178
Hail reports
53
Floods since 1996
687
All events
0
Deaths
$20.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Kittson County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 31 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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All storm eventsTornadoes
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.
Tornado F3 Tornado
The tornado demolished 4 structures. One of the structures, a 30x40 foot machine shed, was swept from its foundation and thrown into the adjacent fields. Tools from the shed were driven into the banks of a nearby highway. Other debris was spread over a mile away. Many trees were …
Several funnel clouds were sighted in the same area, northwest of Hallock. After several brief touchdowns, one tornado remained on the ground one mile northwest of Hallock and traveled south to southeast to three miles east of the town of Kennedy. The tornado collapsed the roof o…
The Red River at Drayton (ND) rose above flood stage around 6 PM CST on April third and remained above flood stage until around 1 PM CST on May 2nd. The river peaked at roughly 42.90 feet around 11 PM CST on April 10th. Unofficially, 42.90 feet would be the third highest modern-d…
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Low temperatures between 24 ang 30 were reported across Kittson County. The lowest value of 24 was reported at the Lancaster, ND DOT site at 3:50 AM CST.
High Wind High Wind
Measured gust at MN057 MN dot station located 1 ENE Saint Vincent, MN.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Morning low temperatures rated from 24 to 32 degrees. The lowest temperature of 24 was reported by the Humboldt, MN DAWN at 3:50 AM CST.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Sites across Kittson County observed low temperatures ranging from 21 to 31. The lowest reported value as the Donaldson, MN DOT site which observed a low of 21 at 5:00 AM CST. The NDAWN site at Humboldt, MN observed a low temperature of 24 at 5:15 AM CST.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Report relayed by broadcast media of 6.3 inches of measured snowfall.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The KHCO AWOS at Hallock, MN frequently reported wind chills -40 or lower from the morning of January 22 through the early morning hours of January 26. There were a few shorter periods of improvements during the afternoon of January 24. The lowest wind chill value during this per…
Blizzard Blizzard
Visibilities continuously below one quarter mile in falling snow and blowing snow, with winds frequently gusting 40 to 53 mph reported by mesonet site MN057 at Saint Vincent, MN. Whiteout conditions and frequent gusts over 35 mph were also reported at MN024 at Donaldson, MN.
Blizzard Blizzard
Minnesota RWIS station at MN057, 1 mile east of St. Vincent MN, reports blizzard conditions ongoing since 1540 CST.
Blizzard Blizzard
Minnesota RWIS station at MN057, 1 mile east of St. Vincent MN, reports blizzard conditions ongoing since 1415 CST.
Blizzard Blizzard
Minnesota RWIS at MN024, 1 mile W of Donaldson MN, reports blizzard conditions ongoing since 1800 CST.
Blizzard Blizzard
Minnesota RWIS at MN057, 1 mile east of St. Vincent MN, reports blizzard conditions ongoing since 1800 CST.
Blizzard Blizzard
First reduction of a quarter mile or less in visibility occurred at 4:55am and persisted until 12:35pm. Wind gusts in the area peaked at 64mph at a Mesonet station 1 mile W of Donaldson.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Public report of a measurement of 8.0 inches at Karlstad, MN in southeast Kittson County. Based on surrounding observations in nearby counties the southwestern half of of Kittson County ranged from 6 to 10 inches for the event.
Hail Hail
Spotter estimated hail size. Time estimated by radar.
Hail Hail
Picture with tape measure shared on social media.
Hail Hail
Hail estimated to be around 1 inch at gas station in Lancaster. Time estimated on radar.
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet station Minnesota 057 St Vincent Minnesota DOT.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Mesonet station MN024 Donaldson Minnesota DOT measured a -51 wind chill.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Mesonet station 213879 Humboldt MN ndawn measured a -50 wind chill.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind and cold air temperatures combined to create excessive cold conditions with apparent temperature as cold as -52F on the morning of the 20th at the Donaldson MN DOT sensor.
Blizzard Blizzard
Continuous blizzard conditions from 9:20 am through 1:40 pm reported and viewed via webcams on MNDOT.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snow Squall. Donaldson RWIS sensor went from 24G29 1SM -SN at 1245Z to 36G43 1/4SM +SN at 1255Z with corresponding radar signature.
High Wind High Wind
Saint Vincent RWIS reported a peak wind gust of 61 MPH.
Hail Hail
Time estimated via radar.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
MN HWY 7 Mile post 11 RWIS...Also reports of trees snapped near the sensor location. Corrected to report the measured gust of 78mph not 68mph.
Drought Drought
For the month of April, Kittson county was in D2 drought.
Drought Drought
D2 drought persisted through the month of March in Kittson County.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions of 1/4SM visibility or less and wind gusts of 35 MPH or more began around 5:55 AM, ongoing at time of report.
Drought Drought
D2 Drought persisted in northern and central Kittson county through the month of February.
Blizzard Blizzard
CO-OP observer reports 100-500 foot visibility from Lancaster to Hallock. Started around sunrise and is still ongoing, with travel nearly impossible. In addition, HCO AWOS got down to 0.5 SM at its lowest and RWIS sites around Kittson county had visibility decrease down to 1/4SM …
Drought Drought
D2 Drought was in Kittson county for the entire month of January.
Drought Drought
Kittson county remains majority in D2 drought as of the last outlook December 26th.
Drought Drought
D2 drought detected in Kittson county from November 1st through the 30th.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
COOP Station LBRM5 reports 8 inches of snow 2 miles east-southeast of Lake Bronson.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
CoCoRaHS station MN-KT-2 reports 6.2 inches of snow in Karlstad.
Drought Drought
D2 drought in Kittson county from October 1st through October 31st.
Drought Drought
Kittson county experienced D2 drought for the entire month of September.
Drought Drought
D2 drought began in Kittson county on August 15th. It continued through the end of the month.
Flood Flood
Drayton - Crest of 40.38 ft occurred on 5/1. Flooding began in April.
Flood Flood
Drayton - Crest of 40.38 ft occurred on 5/1. Flooding began in April.
Flood Flood
Drayton - Crest of 40.38 ft occurred on 5/1 (Noted in May 2023 storm data).
Flood Flood
Pembina - Crest of 46.68 ft occurred on 5/4 (Noted in May 2023 storm data).
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Lake Bronson State Park CO-OP reports 7.5 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Lake Bronson Dam CO-OP reports 7.5 inches.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19 | 0 |
| 2022 | 28 | 1 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 37 | 0 |
| 2019 | 18 | 0 |
| 2018 | 20 | 0 |
| 2017 | 18 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 0 |
| 2015 | 20 | 0 |
| 2014 | 27 | 1 |
| 2013 | 21 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 |
| 2011 | 35 | 1 |
| 2010 | 20 | 0 |
| 2009 | 14 | 0 |
| 2008 | 14 | 1 |
| 2007 | 24 | 0 |
| 2006 | 27 | 1 |
| 2005 | 49 | 9 |
| 2004 | 29 | 6 |
| 2003 | 13 | 1 |
| 2002 | 18 | 1 |
| 2001 | 33 | 1 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 2 |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 |
| 1992 | 3 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 3 |
| 1982 | 6 | 1 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | 3 | 1 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | 3 | 0 |
| 1973 | 6 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 |
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