Southern 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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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
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Floods since 1996
146
All events
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Deaths
$676K
Property damage
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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 southern part of the county with totals in the 3 to 6 inch range. A high report of 6 inches was received from about 6 miles southeast of McGrath.
Drought Drought
April began with D2 Severe Drought conditions across the northeastern corner of southern 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…
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across the eastern quarter of southern Aitkin County to start the month of March. Rainfall for the month was near to slightly below normal, but some improvement in drought status was realized with the update on the 31st seeing the removal of…
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across the eastern quarter of southern 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 with t…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills as low as -48F were reported in the southern part of the county.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across the eastern quarter of southern 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 0.25 to 0.75 inches below normal in this area with t…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals of 3 to 6 inches were recorded across the southern half of the county. A high report of 7 inches was received from about 6 miles east-southeast of Aitkin.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across the eastern quarter of southern 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 up to 0.25 below normal in this area with the dry p…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals of 4 to 7 inches were recorded across the southern part of the county. A high report of 8 inches was received from 4.3 miles southeast of McGrath.
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions were introduced across the eastern quarter of southern 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 below…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals across the southern half of the county were generally under 6 inches, but a high report of 6.5 inches was reported in Aitkin.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills as low as -42F were reported in the southern part of the county.
Drought Drought
November began with D2 Severe Drought conditions in place across almost all of southern Aitkin County except for the far southwestern corner east of Lake Mille Lacs. Precipitation during the middle of the month led to the complete removal of D2 Severe Drought with the update on t…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall began during the morning of the 24th and continued through the morning of the 25th across southern Aitkin County. A dry slot worked into the southern part of the county and brought an end to snowfall earlier than other nearby areas. Snowfall totals of 8-12 inches were re…
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted through the first half of the month in areas near the Mississippi River. 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 the complete remov…
Drought Drought
D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted through the month in areas near the Mississippi River. No changes were seen over the course of the month with rainfall up to an inch below normal.
Drought Drought
October began with D2 Severe Drought conditions across the entirety of southern Aitkin County. Most of the D2 Severe Drought conditions were removed with the updates on the 3rd and the 10th, leaving only areas near the Mississippi River in D2 Severe Drought. The remainder of the …
Drought Drought
The southern portion of Aitkin County saw a mix of D3 Moderate Drought and D2 Severe Drought to begin the month. D2 Severe Drought covered the far southern reaches of the southern part of the county with D3 Extreme Drought across the remainder. Lingering dry conditions from Augus…
Drought Drought
Southern Aitkin County began the month in D2 Severe Drought but the west-central portion of the county was upgraded to D3 Extreme Drought with the update on the morning of the first. This area of D3 Extreme Drought was removed with the update on the 15th. Continued dry conditions…
Drought Drought
July began with a small area of D1 Severe Drought across the far southern reaches of southern Aitkin County with D0 Abnormally Dry elsewhere across the county. Dry conditions over the month saw D2 Severe Drought introduced with the update on the 11th and then expanding northward …
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals of 3 to 6 inches were reported across the southern part of Aitkin County with a high report of 6.5 inches near McGrath. Most of the snow fell over about 9 hours.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals of 8 to 12 inches were reported across the southern part of the county with a high report of 13.5 inches near McGregor and McGrath.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall reports of 4 to 6 inches were common across southern Aitkin County with a high report of 7.8 inches 12 miles north of Isle.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals across the southern portion of the county were in the 6 to 10 inch range. The highest report was 11.5 inches near Isle.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Most of the southern part of the county saw snowfall totals less than 6 inches, but areas in the far southeastern corner of the county did receive 7.8 inches south-southwest of Finlayson.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall totals of 6 to 10 inches were reported across the southern part of Aitkin County with a high report of 15.5 inches recorded near Finlayson.
High Wind High Wind
A strong wind gust lofted a 70 pound garbage can into the air at least 90 feet passing over pine trees 2 miles WSW of Aitkin.
High Wind High Wind
Strong winds blew down numerous trees and ripped metal roofs off some structures in the Aitkin area. Local law enforcement said the damage continued east through the county towards the McGregor area.
High Wind High Wind
Photos were received showing a building at the Aitkin County fairgrounds that had been blown over along with sheet metal that had been blown into the crown of a tree.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snowfall reports across the southern half of the county ranged from 10 to 16 inches with 19.8 inches recorded just to the northeast of Isle.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
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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 12 inches near McGrath.
Drought Drought
The southern part of the county began the month in D2 Severe Drought with the southeastern corner in D1 Moderate 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…
Drought Drought
The southern part of the county began the month with D2 Severe Drought across the majority of the area. Moderate to heavy rainfall during the last week of the month brought the monthly rainfall total to near to slightly above normal levels and led to the southeastern corner of th…
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.
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Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Drought Drought
Drought conditions worsened at the beginning of July as rainfall deficits for the year approached 6 to 8 inches. A few rainfall events during the middle of the month resulted in total rainfall for the month in the 1 to 3 inch range, which was still below normal. However, it was e…
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
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