Morrison County, MN Environment & Hazard Risk

• LightningRelatively High$1.2M/yr expected annual loss, about 32 events a year
• WildfireRelatively Low$383K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 790 years
• HailRelatively Moderate$826K/yr expected annual loss, about 4.0 events a year
• Strong windRelatively Moderate$1M/yr expected annual loss, about 2.5 events a year
• LandslideVery Low$3,118/yr expected annual loss, about once every 6 years
• Cold waveRelatively Low$1.6M/yr expected annual loss, about 13 events a year
• DroughtRelatively Low$305K/yr expected annual loss, about 9.2 events a year
• TornadoRelatively Low$1.4M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• Ice stormRelatively Low$56.7K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• Heat waveVery Low$220K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.8 events a year
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$30.5K/yr expected annual loss, about 16 events a year
• EarthquakeVery Low$7,760/yr expected annual loss, about once every 9,091 years

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: avalanche, coastal flooding, hurricane, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity.

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Homes with flood insurance

49 of 22,312 (0.2%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

0

Flood claims since 1978

50

Claims paid since 1978

$613K

• Hail143
• Thunderstorm Wind109
• Winter Storm69
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill25
• Tornado18 · 1 death
• Winter Weather14
• Heavy Snow11
• Flash Flood11
• Flood9
• Funnel Cloud9

• Lightning07/18/2001

  Camp Ripley, Morrison County

  25 injured

  What happened

  One U. S. Marine Reservist was critically injured, but survived and was released the next afernoon. Twenty four others were treated and released within hours of the strike.

• TornadoF3, 9 mi path, 800 yd wide09/19/1997

  Lastrup, Morrison County

  1 death, 1 injured, $1.7M damage

  What happened

  Several buildings destroyed and numerous other buildings damaged. Hundreds of trees down. A number of cattle killed in barn collapse. One man injured when the tornado engulfed his car and threw it into a nearby woods. A second man critically injured when his garage collapsed. He died several weeks later.Total path length of tornado from 1 NE of Lastrup to Onamia was 17 miles.

• Flood06/24/2003

  Morrison

  $8M damage

  What happened

  County wide flooding. Several periods of heavy rain produced 8 to 12 inched across Morrison county. Highway 371 was flooded between Little Falls and Randall, along with Highway 27 being closed from little Falls to Pierz when a culvert washed away and caused partial collapse of the road. Many other county and township roads were also closed due to flooding, along with numerous basements and driveways being washed out. Just North of Little Falls, two businesses were flooded and one was surrounded by water.

• Hail1.75" hail07/19/2003

  Randall, Morrison County

  $6M damage

  What happened

  The same storm that produced a tornado 7 SW Philbrook as well as downburst damage from 3 S Staples to 2 SE Lincoln also produced large hail that fell in the Randall area. Many fields of corn and beans were decimated.

• Flash Flood04/07/2001

  Countywide, Morrison County

  $2M damage

  What happened

  The same intense low pressure system that brought high wind to southern Minnesota also dumped a large area of 3 to 4 inches rain across west central and central Minnesota, on top of melting snow and saturated ground. Drainage ditches, still clogged with snow, were unable to accept most of this rain water. About 3000 homes in Stearns County and 500 homes in Benton County sustained water damage to basements. Several homes were flooded along Hawk Creek near Clara City (Chippewa County), as were about 50 homes in Chokio and Morris (Stevens County). Dozens of people were evacuated, though no injuries were reported. Hundreds of roads were submerged and some bridges flooded.

• Flash Flood06/24/2022

  Randall, Morrison County

  $1.5M damage

  What happened

  Nearly 30 homes were evacuated in the town of Randall due to flood waters spilling over the banks of the Little Elk River. Numerous roads and bridges were also damaged. The heaviest rainfall occurred before 4 am, but flood waters developed during the morning. Damage totals were provided by Morrison County Emergency Management.

• Little FallsServes 9,069 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• Rich Prairie Sewer and Water DistrictServes 1,531 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• RoyaltonServes 1,266 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• MotleyServes 682 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• RandallServes 608 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• UpsalaServes 482 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations
• SwanvilleServes 333 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• BuckmanServes 309 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations