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Mahnomen storm history

Storm events recorded in Mahnomen, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025.

445
Total events
24
Tornadoes
102
Hail
18
Floods
0
Deaths
$2.4M
Property damage

Most significant events

Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.

December 9, 2025 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Measured snow of 8.0 inches at Bejou, MN relayed by broadcast media. There was one other public report in Mahnomen County of 6 inches, while nearby reports in surrounding counties ranged from 6 to 10 inches.
August 11, 2025 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail reported. Report relayed on social media.
August 11, 2025 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust measured by MN dot station MN044.
August 8, 2025 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Report of numerous trees branches down.
June 20, 2025 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated 70 mph winds by trained storm spotter 5 S Lengby, small tree branches down.
June 20, 2025 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated 70 mph winds by trained storm spotter 5 S Lengby, small tree branches down.
April 1, 2025 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Wauban 1E measured 6.5 inches of snow.
February 18, 2025 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Mesonet station MN044 Mahnomen MN DOT reported a wind chill of minus 40.
February 16, 2025 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Mesonet station MN044 Mahnomen MN DOT reported a wind chill of minus 47.
February 11, 2025 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Mesonet reported a wind chill of negative 43 degrees.
January 19, 2025 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
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 -54F on the morning of the 20th at the DOT sensor near Mahnomen.
December 4, 2024 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snow Squall. RWIS Sensor 3 mi SSE Mahnomen went from 30G34 1/2SM -SN at 1520Z to 28G39 1/8SM +SN at 1530Z with corresponding radar signature at time.
November 1, 2024 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Drought Drought
Mahnomen county was in D2 Drought for the first half of November.
October 15, 2024 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Drought Drought
Mahnomen county experienced drought for 3 weeks in October. Ongoing at the end of the month.
September 29, 2023 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Hail Hail
Quarter-sized hail at the intersection of Highway 35 and 113 14 miles NE of White Earth.
September 12, 2023 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Drought Drought
Mahnomen county experienced D2 drought from September 12th through September 26th.
June 24, 2023 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Tornado EFU Tornado
Spotter called with reports of a tornado with intermittent touchdown near Waubun, MN. It occurred in open fields, which mitigated any damage. Therefore, the rating of EF-U has been assigned with an estimated path width and length.
June 24, 2023 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Tornado EF2 Tornado
This tornado touched down south of Mahnomen at 4:15 PM. The highest damage it caused was rated as an EF-2. Among the damage it caused as it continued across its 6 mile path was trees snapped and uprooted (both hard and soft wood), metal garage slid off its foundation and collapse…
June 24, 2023 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Tornado EFU Tornado
Brief spin up was reported in an open field which mitigated any damage. Therefore, the rating of EF-U has been assigned with estimated path width and length.
June 24, 2023 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Hail Hail
Valley News Broadcaster reports quarter-sized hail in Mahnomen.
March 1, 2023 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Public reports 9 inches of storm total snow in Naytahwaush at 621 AM. The snow had been falling since the previous day (February 28th).
February 14, 2023 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Blizzard Blizzard
Mahnomen AWOS reports reduced visibilities, and frequent gusts over 35 MPH in the overnight hours of the 14th into the 15th. Based on surrounding observations, can interpolate BZ conditions at this location.
January 30, 2023 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Mahnomen RWIS reported wind chills below -40F for multiple hours, with the lowest of those being -47F.
December 13, 2022 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Public reports 4 inches of snow near Naytahwaush. Relayed via Facebook.
August 5, 2022 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Hail Hail
Brief quarter-sized hail, with strong winds.
August 5, 2022 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A number of 4 to 6-inch branches broken down. The wind gusted for about 5 minutes.
June 24, 2022 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Peak wind was measured at the Minnesota DOT RWIS on Hwy 59.
June 24, 2022 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Tornado EF1 Tornado
This tornado was likely wrapped in downburst winds and heavy rain as is tracked east northeastward across North Twin Lake and the community of Naytahwaush, ending around 1 ene of town by 923 pm CDT. The tornado snapped or uprooted numerous pine, poplar, and oak trees. It tore rou…
June 20, 2022 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Hail Hail
May 29, 2022 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Hail Hail
May 29, 2022 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Hail Hail
Received a report of dime to nickel sized hail.
May 8, 2022 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
High Wind High Wind
Several reports of tree branches down across the area.
March 30, 2022 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Received a public report of 8.0 inches of snow as of 0845 near White Earth.
February 17, 2022 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions prevailed through the late morning and into much of the afternoon, with visibility down to 1/4 mile and winds frequently gusting over 35 mph.
February 11, 2022 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Blizzard Blizzard
Visibility well below 0.25 mile with winds sustained at or above 35 mph. Numerous highways were shut down in MN.
February 4, 2022 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures fell into the teens below zero across the area, with winds of 15 to 25 mph; wind chills were as low as 40 below zero.
February 2, 2022 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures fell as low as 20 below zero, with winds ranging from 10 to 20 mph.
February 2, 2022 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chill values fell into the range of 30 below zero to 50 below zero across much of the area.
January 25, 2022 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Overnight low temperatures dropped from minus 15 to minus 25 F, with winds of 10 to 20 mph producing wind chills from minus 35 to minus 55 F.
January 19, 2022 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Overnight low temperatures dropped from minus 15 to minus 25 F, with winds of 10 to 20 mph producing wind chills from minus 35 to minus 50 F.
January 18, 2022 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Blizzard Blizzard
Winds gusting from 40 to 58 mph produced widespread ground blizzard condition over open country. Fresh and very blowable snow helped to sustain visibilities below 1/4 mile for several hours, with whiteout conditions at times.
January 6, 2022 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures plummeted well below zero, ranging from minus 25 to minus 35 degrees Fahrenheit, with wind chills of from minus 35 to minus 50F, throughout the overnight hours of the 5th through the morning of the 6th, and again from the late afternoon of the 6th through the morning…
December 31, 2021 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chill values fell as low as -40 degrees during the evening and into the overnight hours as reported by NDAWN Mesonet.
December 29, 2021 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills fell to -41 degrees at nearby NDAWN Mesonet sites.
December 28, 2021 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
From 6 to 10 inches of snowfall occurred across the county.
December 26, 2021 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
From 6 to 11 inches of snowfall occurred across the county, mainly through the late evening and early morning hours.
December 15, 2021 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Most locations received a mix of from 0.10 to 0.20 inches of sleet or freezing rain, from 3 to 5 inches of snow, and winds sustained at 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph.
December 4, 2021 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Much of the county received from 5 to 10 inches of snow, from the late morning through early afternoon of the 5th.
July 26, 2021 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Hail Hail
May 28, 2021 · Mahnomen, Minnesota
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Temperatures fell into the upper 20s to low 30s on the morning of May 28th. Various personal weather stations measured from 28F to 31F.

Events by year

YearEventsTornadoes
2025110
202430
202393
2022191
2021100
2020130
2019252
2018130
2017150
2016110
2015181
2014150
2013141
2012120
201170
2010141
2009120
2008253
2007200
2006190
2005110
2004180
200350
2002252
2001150
2000140
1999101
1998123
1997150
1996130
199410
199220
198710
198520
198220
198111
197821
197511
197310
197211
197120
196911
196710
196611
196210
195820