NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bovey, 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 Bovey, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 9 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 9
- 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 Bovey
The strongest of the 9 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on June 7, 1977; its path came within 8 miles. Of the 9, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 3 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on May 30, 2022. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 99% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Bovey. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 51 times since 1973, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 82% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Bovey.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Bovey
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2000s1
- 1990s2
- 1980s2
- 1970s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 1977 | F2 | 8 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 2022 | EF1 | 19 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 18, 1987 | F1 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 17, 1985 | F1 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 1978 | F1 | 13 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 2022 | EF0 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 2003 | F0 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 1999 | F0 | 17 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 1992 | F0 | 10 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 9 of 9, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bovey
The Storm Prediction Center has 51 hail reports within 10 miles of Bovey since 1973, made on 36 separate days. Of these, 35 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on August 11, 1988. The most recent report is from June 18, 2024. July has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bovey
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Grand Rpds Forest Lab, MN, 10 miles southwest of Bovey at 1,310 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 55°F; January is the coolest, at 19°F and -1°F. June is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 29.4 inches over 64 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 6 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 187 nights a year. Snowfall averages 59.6 inches a year, most of it in December. That 29.4 inches is more than at 48 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (39%). Nashwauk, 11 miles east, has its own station (Hibbing Chisholm Hibbing Airport, MN): 24.9 inches a year, 4.5 less than here, and a July average high of 77°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | -1 | 1.0 | 3 | 12.2 |
| Feb | 26 | 2 | 0.9 | 3 | 9.7 |
| Mar | 39 | 15 | 1.3 | 4 | 7.5 |
| Apr | 53 | 28 | 2.1 | 5 | 5.6 |
| May | 66 | 40 | 3.2 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 75 | 51 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 55 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 78 | 53 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 68 | 45 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 53 | 33 | 2.8 | 6 | 2.0 |
| Nov | 36 | 20 | 1.6 | 4 | 9.0 |
| Dec | 23 | 7 | 1.2 | 4 | 13.4 |
| Year | 51 | 29 | 29.4 | 64 | 59.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Grand Rpds Forest Lab, MN (1,310 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 Bovey
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 47 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bovey: 38 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods, 3 heavy rain events and 2 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $20,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on September 23, 2004.
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
Itasca County, which includes Bovey, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 5 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on June 28, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Itasca County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $31.4 million a year, the 18th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $14.1 million (45%), 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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Cities near Bovey
- Nashwauk, MN11 mi
- Grand Rapids, MN11 mi
- Cohasset, MN15 mi
- Hibbing, MN21 mi
- Deer River, MN21 mi
- Chisholm, MN26 mi
- Mountain Iron, MN35 mi
- Eveleth, MN41 mi
- Virginia, MN41 mi
- Gilbert, MN47 mi
- Mcgregor, MN48 mi
- Aurora, MN54 mi
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