NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Becker, 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 Becker, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 71 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 71
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Becker
The strongest of the 71 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on June 19, 1951; its path came within 23 miles, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an F2 on September 16, 2006, killed 1 person. Of the 71, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 28 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 23. The most recent tornado was on September 29, 2023. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 65% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Becker. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 130 times since 1976, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Becker has more hail reports within 10 miles than 69% of the 341 Minnesota cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Becker
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s13
- 2000s13
- 1990s16(2 EF3+)
- 1980s11(1 EF3+)
- 1970s4
- 1960s7
- 1950s5(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 1951 | F4 | 23 mi | 52.6 mi | 1 / 20 |
| Sep 3, 1980 | F3 | 18 mi | 3.8 mi | 1 / 15 |
| Jul 1, 1997 | F3 | 18 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F3 | 23 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Sep 16, 2006 | F2 | 19 mi | 8 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Jul 22, 1967 | F2 | in town | 16.4 mi | 1 / 12 |
| Mar 21, 1953 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Jul 1, 1997 | F2 | 9 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 1997 | F2 | 9 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 1995 | F2 | 18 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 7 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 71, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Becker
The Storm Prediction Center has 130 hail reports within 10 miles of Becker since 1976, made on 63 separate days. Of these, 73 were 1 inch across or larger, and 13 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on July 26, 2019. The most recent report is from April 28, 2025. July has the most reports, 40.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Becker
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Santiago 3 E, MN, 9 miles northeast of Becker at 1,010 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 22°F and 4°F. June is the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 30.7 inches over 59 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 7 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 170 nights a year. Snowfall averages 49.4 inches a year, most of it in December. That 30.7 inches is more than at 61 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (49%). Clear Lake, 5 miles northwest, has its own station (St Cloud Regional Airport, MN): 28.7 inches a year, 2.0 less than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | 4 | 0.8 | 2 | 9.8 |
| Feb | 27 | 8 | 0.9 | 2 | 9.5 |
| Mar | 40 | 21 | 1.7 | 4 | 8.7 |
| Apr | 56 | 33 | 2.8 | 6 | 3.5 |
| May | 69 | 45 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 77 | 55 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 59 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 57 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 49 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 57 | 36 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 40 | 24 | 1.6 | 4 | 6.5 |
| Dec | 27 | 11 | 1.1 | 3 | 10.5 |
| Year | 54 | 33 | 30.7 | 59 | 49.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Santiago 3 E, MN (1,010 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 Becker
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 89 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Becker: 80 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 heavy rain events, 2 lightning strikes and 1 flash flood. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $21.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 109 mph, on July 1, 1997.
July 1, 1997: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Becker — 1 injured.
July 10, 2008: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Becker — 1 injured.
July 1, 1997: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Becker — $20.0 million damage.
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
Sherburne County, which includes Becker, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 7, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Sherburne County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $30.8 million a year, the 19th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $17.0 million (55%), 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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