NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Baudette, MN
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Baudette, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 11 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 11
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Baudette
The strongest of the 11 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on June 25, 1963; its path came within 5 miles. Of the 11, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 7 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 4. The most recent tornado was on July 4, 2025. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 97% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Baudette. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 30 times since 1973, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 96% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Baudette.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Baudette
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s3
- 2000s3
- 1980s2
- 1960s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 1963 | F2 | 5 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 17, 2019 | EF1 | 6 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 2016 | EF1 | 18 mi | 2.95 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 5, 1982 | F1 | 24 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Sep 1, 1961 | F1 | 4 mi | 9.8 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 4, 2025 | EF0 | 17 mi | 4.21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 11, 2013 | EF0 | 12 mi | 9.34 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 2005 | F0 | 13 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 2005 | F0 | 5 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 2001 | F0 | 13 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1985 | F0 | 12 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 11 of 11, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Baudette
The Storm Prediction Center has 30 hail reports within 10 miles of Baudette since 1973, made on 25 separate days. Of these, 15 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on June 19, 2016. The most recent report is from August 8, 2023. July has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Baudette
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Baudette, MN, 4 miles northwest of Baudette at 1,094 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 57°F; January is the coolest, at 17°F and -5°F. June is the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 25.0 inches over 54 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 5 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 184 nights a year. That 25.0 inches is more than at 11 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (9%). Warroad, 39 miles northwest, has its own station (Warroad, MN): 27.8 inches a year, 2.8 more than here, and a July average high of 77°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | -5 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Feb | 24 | -2 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Mar | 37 | 13 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Apr | 53 | 29 | 1.3 | 3 |
| May | 66 | 42 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Jun | 76 | 53 | 4.2 | 8 |
| Jul | 81 | 57 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Aug | 79 | 55 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Sep | 70 | 46 | 3.6 | 7 |
| Oct | 54 | 34 | 2.1 | 6 |
| Nov | 37 | 19 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Dec | 23 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Year | 51 | 29 | 25.0 | 54 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Baudette, MN (1,094 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Baudette
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 19 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Baudette: 18 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $692,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 105 mph, on July 22, 2013.
July 22, 2013: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Baudette — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “A microburst damage area was produced across the northeast quarter of section 30 in Rapid River Township. The downburst initiated across the southwest corner of a farmstead and projected to the east and northeast across the farmyard.”
July 31, 2001: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Baudette — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Trees were blown down and a roof was torn off a mobile home.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Lake of the Woods County, which includes Baudette, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on July 19, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lake of the Woods County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.9 million a year, the 79th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.1 million (82%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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