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Severe Storm history in Minnesota

Minnesota has 440 county-level severe storm declarations across 87 counties. Yellow Medicine County leads with 11 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $250.3M.

This page shows every Minnesota county in Minnesota that has at least one FEMA severe storm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to severe storm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of severe storm declarations across all states, see the severe storm disaster type page. For all hazard types in Minnesota, see the Minnesota state page.

Severe Storm in Minnesota

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Yellow Medicine County11$2.8M
2Clay County10$12.0M
3Norman County10$5.6M
4Nobles County9$7.9M
5Kandiyohi County8$425K
6Mahnomen County8$1.1M
7Polk County8$2.1M
8Traverse County8$2.1M
9Wilkin County8$2.0M
10Becker County7$1.6M
11Beltrami County7$2.2M
12Chippewa County7$3.2M
13Faribault County7$1.6M
14Freeborn County7$3.8M
15Grant County7$500K
16Kittson County7$1.8M
17Lac qui Parle County7$521K
18Lincoln County7$3.2M
19Lyon County7$988K
20Stevens County7$1.2M
21Aitkin County6$2.9M
22Big Stone County6$183K
23Clearwater County6$532K
24Cottonwood County6$703K
25Dodge County6$1.6M
26Fillmore County6$21.3M
27Houston County6$16.5M
28Itasca County6$6.6M
29Jackson County6$2.0M
30Marshall County6$3.6M
31Mower County6$5.4M
32Murray County6$634K
33Pope County6$736K
34Redwood County6$1.1M
35Renville County6$2.4M
36Rock County6$524K
37Roseau County6$16.7M
38Swift County6$2.2M
39Winona County6$13.5M
40Cass County5$1.2M
41Dakota County5$3.8M
42Douglas County5$1.7M
43Goodhue County5$2.9M
44Hennepin County5$7.5M
45Hubbard County5$1.0M
46McLeod County5$652K
47Otter Tail County5$584K
48Pipestone County5$498K
49Ramsey County5$1.3M
50Sibley County5$189K
51Steele County5$9.1M
52Wadena County5$421K
53Wright County5$1.4M
54Cook County4$3.2M
55Martin County4$1.3M
56Meeker County4$5.0M
57Olmsted County4$4.5M
58Pennington County4$188K
59Red Lake County4$243K
60Stearns County4$2.3M
61Wabasha County4$2.2M
62Waseca County4$1.1M
63Anoka County3$101K
64Benton County3$220K
65Blue Earth County3$2.6M
66Brown County3$403K
67Carver County3$39K
68Crow Wing County3$1.1M
69Lake County3$1.9M
70Lake of the Woods County3$1.9M
71Le Sueur County3$215K
72Nicollet County3$52K
73Pine County3$751K
74Rice County3$2.3M
75St. Louis County3$22.1M
76Todd County3$719K
77Washington County3$0
78Watonwan County3$583K
79Chisago County2$117K
80Isanti County2$1.3M
81Kanabec County2$59K
82Morrison County2$376K
83Scott County2$0
84Sherburne County2$0
85Carlton County1$5.5M
86Koochiching County1$164K
87Mille Lacs County1$64K