Pennington 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.
11
Tornado reports
102
Hail reports
15
Floods since 1996
430
All events
0
Deaths
$5.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Pennington County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 11 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.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Reported low temperatures ranged from 30 to 32 across Pennington County. The lowest reported temperature of 30 was at the Mavie, MN NDAWN at 5:10 AM CST.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Reported low temperatures ranged from 27 to 30 across Pennington County. The lowest temperature of 27 was reported by the Mavie, MN NDAWN at 3:50 AM CST.
Frost/Freeze Frost/Freeze
Sites across Pennington County observed lows between 26 and 28. The lowest observed temperature of 26 was at the Goodridge, MN DOT station at 4:55 AM CST.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Measured snowfall of 6.5 inches for the storm by Cocorahs station MN-PG-3 Goodridge MN 7.4 SW.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Public measurement of 8 inches of snowfall for the 24hr period shared with picture of ruler in snow. Cocorahs station MN-PG-3 Goodridge MN 7.4 SW measured 7.1 inches of snow for the 24hr period. End time is based on MRMS composite radar.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The KTVF AWOS at Thief River Falls, MN periodically reported wind chills -40 or lower from the morning of January 25 through the early morning hours of January 26.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The KTVF AWOS at Thief River Falls, MN frequently reported wind chills -40 or lower from the morning of January 22 through the early morning hours of January 24. There was a shorter period of improvement during the afternoon and early evening period of January 23 when values were…
Blizzard Blizzard
Whiteout conditions in falling snow and blowing snow were reported at site MN118 at Goodridge, MN. Winds were frequently gusting 35 to 43 mph.
Blizzard Blizzard
First visibility reduction of a quarter mile or less occurred at 816am, 3 miles south of Thief River Falls, and persisted until 145pm. Wind gusts were in the range of 40mph to 50mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Measurement of 8 inches of snow in Thief River Falls, MN. Snow was still lightly falling at the time of the report but the main event was over.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Broken tree branches reported.
Hail Hail
Report of quarter size hail. Time estimated by radar.
Hail Hail
Report of up to quarter size hail falling over a 20 min period. Time Estimated by radar.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thief River Falls MN airport awos station KTVF.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Gust measured at awos station KTVF.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Road sign damaged by wind and twisted.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
AWOS station KTVF Thief River Falls airport Minnesota measured a -52 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 Thief River Falls airport.
Hail Hail
Broadcast media relays report of 2.75 inch hail in ESE of Goodridge.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Public reports 6 inches of storm total snow in Thief River Falls.
Drought Drought
Pennington county was in D2 drought from September 5th through September 26th.
Hail Hail
Delayed report from social media. Broadcast Media reports golf ball to egg size hail 6 east of Goodridge.
Lightning Lightning
Mayor of Thief River Falls, MN reports a tree in his backyard took a direct strike from lightning. Still standing but damaged. No fatalities or injuries.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Public reports 12 inches of snow west of Thief River Falls.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Mavie CoCoRaHS reports 7.2 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Storm total snow of 8.4 inches 5 WNW High Landing.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Mavie 3 WSW NDAWN station reported wind chills below -40F for multiple hours, with the lowest being -43F.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Mavie 3WSW NDAWN reported wind chills below -40F for multiple hours, with the lowest of those being -48F.
Blizzard Blizzard
Public in St. Hilaire sent photos of 1/4SM visibility with blowing snow.
Blizzard Blizzard
Thief River Falls Airport AWOS reports 1/4 SM visibility and 35 MPH or greater winds.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Public reports 5 inches of snow in Thief River Falls. Relayed via Facebook.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
CoCoRaHS station MN-PG-3 7.4 SW Goodridge reports 3.5 inches of snow.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Received a public report of mainly dime to nickel sized hail, with a few quarter sized pieces mixed in.
Hail Hail
Dime to nickel sized hail covering the ground was reported by a trained spotter.
Hail Hail
Received a public report of ping pong ball to hen egg sized hail.
Hail Hail
Received a public report of large hail that fell for around 10 minutes.
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Law enforcement reported a persistent wall cloud and a brief funnel.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A brief touchdown was noted in an open field just north of MN Hwy 1. A dust swirl was evident but no damage was apparent. A nearby MNDOT RWIS station registered a peak wind of 71 mph. Maximum width estimated to 40 yards.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Peak winds were measured at an RWIS station along Hwy 1.
Hail Hail
Received a report of dime to quarter sized hail covering HWY 1.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
Tornado tracked for less than a minute through an open field. The ground based dust swirl was filmed or photographed by at least three spotters. A persistent and low wall cloud structure was tracked into the area and was above the swirl, with only a brief condensation cone appare…
High Wind High Wind
Several reports of tree branches down across the area.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snowfall totals were reported across the area, with amounts ranging from 7 inches to 14 inches. Blowing snow reduced visibility at times.
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.
Blizzard Blizzard
Visibility well below 0.25 mile with winds sustained at or above 35 mph. Numerous highways were shut down in MN.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Up to 6 inches of snow fell across the region per social media and public reports.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26 | 2 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 27 | 2 |
| 2019 | 20 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 17 | 0 |
| 2014 | 17 | 0 |
| 2013 | 17 | 0 |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | 10 | 0 |
| 2010 | 14 | 1 |
| 2009 | 12 | 0 |
| 2008 | 11 | 0 |
| 2007 | 23 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 17 | 0 |
| 2004 | 20 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 1 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 1 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 1 |
| 1978 | 1 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 5 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 2 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961 | 3 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 3 | 0 |
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