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Minnesota damaging wind history

From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 4,167 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Minnesota, 4,077 of them 58 mph or more and 467 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 363 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was May 30, 2022 (174 reports in Minnesota). The highest wind on record is 145 mph, on June 17, 2010. 2026 so far: 228 preliminary reports.

4,167wind reports 2016–2025
4,07758 mph or more
46775 mph or more
145 mphhighest on record
2282026 preliminary reports

Minnesota's biggest wind day since 2016: May 30, 2022

75 mph or more58–74 mphbelow 58 mph or no speed given

174 damaging wind reports in Minnesota, 32 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →

1990: 1231991: 1651992: 1031993: 901994: 1521995: 1131996: 2231997: 2831998: 4541999: 3602000: 1552001: 4022002: 3342003: 2532004: 3392005: 5692006: 2392007: 3172008: 3622009: 672010: 3902011: 3962012: 4202013: 3102014: 2552015: 2522016: 5192017: 3992018: 3792019: 3812020: 3922021: 3432022: 8072023: 1692024: 3632025: 415199019931996199920022005200820112014201720202023max 807
Damaging wind reports per year in Minnesota, 1990–2025

Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.

Days with the most damaging wind reports in Minnesota

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
May 30, 20221743290 mph
May 12, 202214440100 mph
June 20, 2022124891 mph
July 20, 20169632100 mph
July 3, 200393682 mph
July 1, 20119214100 mph
June 7, 200589070 mph
December 15, 202183885 mph
July 5, 201682481 mph
June 20, 20058127110 mph
August 3, 20127616107 mph
August 28, 202174581 mph
June 21, 201373381 mph
July 11, 200869684 mph
July 12, 20156814104 mph

Highest wind speeds reported in Minnesota

Storm dayWind reports75 mph+Highest
June 17, 2010345145 mph
July 12, 201395121 mph
August 31, 2011113121 mph
June 20, 20255311120 mph
July 31, 201171120 mph
June 11, 2001403119 mph
July 19, 1983373117 mph
September 20, 20182917110 mph
June 23, 2005387110 mph
June 20, 20058127110 mph

Minnesota damaging wind reports by year

YearDamaging wind reports58 mph+75 mph+HighestDays with reports
2026*22872583 mph42
202541541522120 mph40
20243633633285 mph35
202316916916107 mph29
2022807777117100 mph35
20213433192290 mph31
20203923823496 mph38
20193813713692 mph40
201837937171110 mph38
20173993935596 mph32
201651951762105 mph45
201525225128104 mph33
201425525535100 mph27
201331031021121 mph34
201242042047107 mph42
201139639643121 mph36
201039038826145 mph44
200967664100 mph25
20083623623386 mph34
2007317317985 mph39
2006239239385 mph28
200556956957110 mph42
20043393392192 mph36
200325325333100 mph21
200233427630100 mph44
200140227626119 mph35
20001551411892 mph29
19993602961882 mph30
19984544058698 mph26
199728325838109 mph30
19962232014199 mph23
199511347794 mph29
199415231585 mph33
199390134107 mph22
199210316281 mph18
1991165291094 mph31
199012343489 mph33
19895925685 mph23
19887325687 mph31
198711620691 mph28
198610123074 mph33
198510230278 mph30
198414845799 mph26
19832226423117 mph25
198210622994 mph23
198159285110 mph25
19801347535104 mph34
197911836483 mph25
19785724175 mph25
19776737381 mph27
197662308100 mph21
1975883614100 mph33
1974108271099 mph22
19737218798 mph24
1972105381 mph10
19714812587 mph17
1970446181 mph17
19695210592 mph15
19685716275 mph22
19672312281 mph16
196630153100 mph14
19652412298 mph16
196424237106 mph13
19631595101 mph9
196230155100 mph15
1961146061 mph11
1960213281 mph11
1959216486 mph13
1958135292 mph9
1957143181 mph11
1956175281 mph10
1955171175 mph14

* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.

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