Northern Aitkin County, Minnesota
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1996 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Hail reports
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Floods since 1996
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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.
Drought Drought
Moderate (D1) drought conditions affected around 29 percent of Aitkin County at the beginning of June, but conditions degraded further throughout the month. Severe (D2) drought developed across the area, initially covering around 29 percent of the county before shrinking to aroun…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall was heavier than expected across the northern part of the county with totals in the 3 to 7 inch range. A high report of 7.8 inches was received from 7 miles north of McGregor.
Drought Drought
April began with D2 Severe Drought conditions across the southeastern corner of northern Aitkin County. A slight reduction of this area was seen with the update on the 7th before the complete removal of D2 Severe Drought with the update on the 21st. Rainfall for the month was aro…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall was heavier than expected across the northern part of the county with totals of 5 to 7 inches reported. A high report of 8 inches was received from near Tamarack.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across the southeastern quarter of northern Aitkin County during the month of March with no changes in drought status observed over the course of the month. Rainfall for the month was up to a half inch below normal.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across the southeastern quarter of northern Aitkin County during the month of February. No changes in drought category were observed over the course of the month. Precipitation for the month was around 0.25 inches below normal in this area w…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills as low as -46F were reported in the northern part of the county.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across the southeastern quarter of northern Aitkin County during the month of January. No changes in drought category were observed over the course of the month. Precipitation for the month was around 0.25 inches below normal in this area wi…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals of 3 to 6 inches were reported across the northern part of the county with a high report of 6.2 inches near McGregor.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across the southeastern quarter of northern Aitkin County during the month of December. No changes in drought category were observed over the course of the month. Precipitation for the month was around 0.25 to 0.75 inches below normal in thi…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals of 4 to 7 inches were recorded across the northern part of the county. A high report of 9.1 inches was received from 7 miles north of McGregor.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions were introduced across the southeastern quarter of northern Aitkin County with the update on the 18th. No additional changes in drought category were observed over the remainder of the month. Precipitation for the month was around 0.25 to 0.75 inches …
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals of 5 to 7 inches were reported across the northern part of the county with a high report of 7 inches about 7 miles north of McGregor.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills as low as -40F were reported in the county.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall across the northern part of Aitkin County was generally under 6 inches, but with the very fluffy nature of the snow, some locations around Tamarack received 6 inches for the event.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall amounts were generally under 6 inches across the northern part of Aitkin County. However, a few locations around Tamarack received right around 6 inches with a high report of 6.4 inches two miles southeast of Tamarack.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills as low as -42F were reported in the northern part of the county.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals for the event ended up in the 4 to 6 inch range. A high report of 6.5 inches was reported near Tamarack.
Drought Drought
November began with D2 Severe Drought conditions in place across all of northern Aitkin County. Precipitation during the middle of the month led to the complete removal of D2 Severe Drought with the update on the 19th, leaving D1 Moderate Drought in its place. Precipitation for t…
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across very small sliver of the far northwest corner of the county for most of the month before above normal precipitation during the latter half of the month led to the complete removal of D2 Severe Drought across the county with the update…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall began during the morning of the 24th and continued into the evening of the 25th across northern Aitkin County. Around 7 to 9 inches of snow fell during the first 24 hours of the event with snowfall totals of 11-15 inches by the time it ended. A high report of 16.4 inches…
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought persisted across a very small sliver of the far northwest corner of the county for the month with no changes observed. Overall, precipitation for the month was up to one inch below normal.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought persisted across a very small sliver of the far northwest corner of the county for the month with no changes observed. Overall, precipitation for the month was up to one-half inch below normal.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought persisted across a very small sliver of the far northwest corner of the county for the month with no changes observed. Overall, precipitation for the month was up to one-half inch below normal.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought persisted across much of the western half of northern Aitkin County over the first half of the month. A storm around the Christmas holiday brought rainfall to the area and pushed monthly precipitation totals to 1 to 3 inches above normal. This lead to almost the…
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought persisted across much of the western half of northern Aitkin County over the course of the month with no changes observed. Rainfall for the month was slightly below normal.
Drought Drought
October began with D2 Severe Drought over much of northern Aitkin County with a small area of D1 Moderate Drought over the northeastern corner. Further reductions in D2 Severe Drought were seen with the update on the 10th leaving roughly the eastern half of the county in D1 Moder…
Drought Drought
The northern portion of Aitkin County saw a mix of D3 Moderate Drought and D2 Severe Drought to begin the month. D2 Severe Drought covered the northern half of northern Aitkin County with D3 Extreme Drought across the southern half. Lingering dry conditions from August led to the…
Drought Drought
Northern Aitkin County began the month with a mixture of D1 Moderate Drought across the northern half of the northern part of the county with D2 Severe Drought across the southern half. The area of D2 Severe Drought was expanded across the northwestern quarter of the northern hal…
Drought Drought
July began with D1 Moderate Drought conditions across much of northern Aitkin County. Continued dry conditions over the month led to the introduction of D2 Severe Drought with the update on the 25th across the southern half of the northern part of the county that persisted throug…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals across the northern part of the county were in the 2 to 6 inch range with an isolated high report of 8 inches just southeast of Libby.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals of 10 to 12 inches were reported across the northern part of the county with a high report of 14 inches near Waukenabo.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals of 4 to 8 inches were received from the northern portion of Aitkin County with a high report of 7.8 inches near Jacobson.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals across the northern half of Aitkin County were generally in the 3 to 5 inch range with a high total of 6 near Balsam.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall of 4 to 6 inches was received across the northern part of the county with a high report of 7 inches near Tamarack.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals of 6 to 12 inches were reported across the northern part of Aitkin County with a high report of 13.9 inches recorded near McGregor.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals of 6 to 10 inches were received across northern Aitkin County with the highest report being 10.7 inches near McGregor.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals of 6 to 10 inches were common around the county with the highest report being 10.8 inches near Palisade.
Drought Drought
The month began with D2 Severe Drought for areas east of the Mississippi River in northern Aitkin County with the remainder of the county being in D1 Moderate Drought. Throughout the month the northern part of the county received precipitation of 1.5 to 3.0 inches above the norma…
Drought Drought
The month began with D2 Severe Drought across the entirety of the northern part of the county. Rainfall during the last week of October led to the removal of D2 Extreme Drought for areas west of the Mississippi River with the update on the 2nd, leaving D2 Extreme Drought in areas…
Drought Drought
The northern part of the county was in D2 Severe Drought to begin the month with a tiny area of D3 Extreme Drought in the far northeastern corner. Rainfall for the month ended up around 1 to 2 inches above normal. Rainfall of 1 to 2 during the first two weeks of the month led to …
Drought Drought
The northern part of the county began the month in D3 Extreme Drought. Rainfall of around an inch fell during the first half of the month and did not put a dent in the yearly deficit. Moderate to heavy rainfall during the week of the 16th-20th totaled almost 2 inches and brought …
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought was in place across most of northern Aitkin County at the start of the month and was quickly upgraded to D3 Extreme drought for areas along and west of the Mississippi River with the update on the 3rd. Little rainfall during the first two weeks of the month led …
Drought Drought
Rainfall deficits of 3 to 9 inches were observed across Aitkin County by the latter half of July. D2 Severe Drought spread across almost the entirety of the county on July 20 and persisted through the end of the month as the warm and dry pattern continued.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 |
| 2007 | 9 | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
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