Northern Itasca 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 covered around 54 percent of Itasca County at the beginning of June, but conditions degraded further throughout the month. Moderate drought expanded to cover the entire county, while severe (D2) drought developed and expanded to around 82 percent …
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snow Squall. A snow squall was observed on the Squaw Lake RWIS webcam. Webcam showed roads becoming quickly snow covered with reduced visibility in heavy snow.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snow Squall. A snow squall was observed with the southbound facing Squaw Lake RWIS webcam. Webcam showed quickly reduced visibilities and snow on roads in falling snow.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals across the northern part of the county were in the 3 to 7 inch range for the event. A high report of 7.5 inches was received from Northome.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals across the county were in the 3 to 7 inch range. A high amount of 8 inches was reported in the far northeast corner of the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills as low as -50F were reported in the northern part of the county.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals around the northern part of Itasca County were in the 4 to 8 inch range with a high report of 8.7 inches about 9 miles east-southeast of Northome.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across much of northern Itasca County through most of the month of April. Only the far northeastern part of the county was not included in the area of D2 Severe Drought. All areas of D2 Severe Drought were removed across northern Itasca Coun…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals in the area were generally in the 1 to 5 inch range. Enhanced snowfall was received across the far northern part of the county with a high report of 8.4 inches southeast of Northome near the county line.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across much of northern Itasca County through the month of March. Only the far northeastern part of the county was not included in the area of D2 Severe Drought. No changes in the drought categories were observed over the course of the month…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills as low as -40F were reported in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills as low as -40F were reported in the county.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across much of northern Itasca County through the month of February. Only the far northeastern part of the county was not included in the area of D2 Severe Drought. No changes in the drought categories were observed over the course of the mo…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills as low as -44F were reported in the northern part of the county.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across much of northern Itasca County through the month of January. Only the far northeastern part of the county was not included in the area of D2 Severe Drought. No changes in the drought categories were observed over the course of the mon…
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across much of northern Itasca County through the month of December. Only the far northeastern part of the county was not included in the area of D2 Severe Drought. No changes in the drought categories were observed over the course of the mo…
Drought Drought
November began with D2 Severe Drought conditions in place across all of northern Itasca County. Precipitation during the middle of the month lead to a slight improvement in the northeastern corner of the county where it was downgraded to D1 Moderate Drought with the update on the…
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions began the month across the western quarter of the county with the complete removal of D2 Severe Drought with the update on the 9th. Precipitation for the month was above normal over the county and continued drought improvement was observed over the re…
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions were in place across the western quarter of northern Itasca County throughout the month with no changes observed. Precipitation for the month was near to slightly above normal over the northern part of the county, but it wasn't enough to lead to any i…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snow began during the early afternoon of the 24th and came down heavy for about 6 hours before a break of around 12 hours. Just over 6 inches of snow fell in some areas during that initial burst of snow. By the time the event ended later on the 25th, snowfall totals of 7 to 10 in…
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions were in place across the western quarter of northern Itasca County throughout the month with no changes observed. Precipitation for the month was near to slightly below normal over the western third of the northern part of the county with slightly abo…
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions were in place across the western quarter of northern Itasca County throughout the month with no changes observed. Overall, precipitation for the month was up to one-half inch below normal.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions were in place across the western quarter of northern Itasca County throughout the month with no changes observed. Overall, precipitation for the month was up to one-half inch below normal.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions were in place across the western quarter of northern Itasca County throughout the month with no changes observed. Overall, precipitation for the month was around an inch above normal.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions were in place across the western quarter of northern Itasca County throughout the month with no changes observed. Overall, rainfall for the month was around an inch below normal.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions were in place across the western quarter of northern Itasca County throughout the month with no changes observed. There was some improvement from D1 Moderate Drought to D0 Abnormally Dry across the eastern part of the county, however. Overall, rainfal…
Drought Drought
The northern portion of Itasca County was a mix of D2 Severe Drought and D1 Moderate Drought to begin the month. Roughly the western half of northern Itasca County was in D2 Severe Drought. Rainfall for the month was around a inch below normal across most of the area with the far…
Drought Drought
The month began with D2 Severe Drought across the far western portion of northern Itasca County. This area expanded a bit to the east with the update on the 22nd and encompassed roughly the western third of the northern part of the county. Very dry conditions were observed throug…
Drought Drought
July began with D0 Abnormally Dry conditions across all of Itasca County with D1 Moderate Drought quickly entering the picture for most of the county with the update on the 4th. Continued dry conditions over the month saw the introduction of D2 Severe Drought with the update on t…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals of 6 to 8 inches were recorded across the northern part of Itasca County with a high report of 8 inches about 13 miles north of Bovey.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The storm brought periods of snow, rain and freezing rain to the area with snowfall amounts around 2 inches. Freezing rain amounts to a quarter of an inch were also recorded during the freezing rain.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals were in the 4 to 6 inch range across the northern part of the county with a high report of 6.1 inches 13 miles north of Bovey.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals of 4 to 8 inches were reported across the northern part of the county with a high report of 8 inches just south of Northome.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills dropped as low as -43F at Effies for around 5 hours during the morning of the 30th.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills fell below -40F for about 3 hours with the coldest reading of -42F occurring at Effie.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall amounts of 6 to 11 inches were recorded across the northern portion of Itasca County with a high report of 11.9 north of Bovey.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A heavy burst of snow across northern Itasca County led to reports of 3 to 6 inches across the northern part of the county. A high report of 7.5 inches was recorded near Wirt in about 10 hours.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals of 6 to 8 inches were reported across northern Itasca County with a high report of 8.5 inches near Talmoon.
Drought Drought
Much of the northern part of the county began the month with D1 Moderate Drought in place with a small area of D2 Severe Drought in place across the northwestern part of the county. Precipitation was generally near to slightly below normal over the course of the month, but, when …
Drought Drought
The far northwestern corner of northern Itasca County remained in D2 Severe Drought throughout the month with D1 Moderate Drought in place across the balance of northern Itasca County. Precipitation for the month was near to slightly above normal, but no change in the drought sta…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Drought Drought
The far northwestern corner of northern Itasca County remained in D2 Severe Drought throughout the month with D1 Moderate Drought in place across the balance of northern Itasca County. Precipitation for the month was near to slightly below normal, but no change in the drought sta…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The extreme cold wind chills extended into January 1, 2022.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals from the northern part of the county were in the 6 to 10 inch range with a max report of a foot about 16 miles north of Bovey.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snow totals over the northern portion of the county were in the 4 to 7 inch range with the highest report of 7 inches being recorded northwest of Bovey.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snowfall reports of 1 to 3 inches were reported across the county. Wind gusts of upwards of 35 mph led to blowing snow and visibilities reduced to under a half mile during the late morning hours of the 16th that led to difficult travel conditions.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall of 6 to 12 inches was received across the northern portion of the county.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 19 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 15 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
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