NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Caledonia, 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 Caledonia, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 44 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 44
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Caledonia
The highest rating among the 44 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on July 19, 1994, came within 21 miles. Of the 44, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 25 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 13. The most recent tornado was on June 25, 2025. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 83% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Caledonia. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 39 times since 1967, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 92% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Caledonia.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Caledonia
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s7
- 2000s4
- 1990s7(1 EF3+)
- 1980s3(1 EF3+)
- 1970s1
- 1960s8(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 1994 | F3 | 21 mi | 23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1980 | F3 | 14 mi | 26.9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 5, 1965 | F3 | 9 mi | 65.2 mi | 0 / 7 |
| May 22, 2011 | EF2 | 8 mi | 13.79 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 22, 2011 | EF2 | 25 mi | 28.68 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 5, 1980 | F2 | 21 mi | 70.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 14, 1961 | F2 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 2025 | EF1 | 21 mi | 5.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 2025 | EF1 | 9 mi | 6.53 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | EF1 | 20 mi | 3.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF1 | 12 mi | 7.31 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF1 | 17 mi | 2.35 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 44, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Caledonia
The Storm Prediction Center has 39 hail reports within 10 miles of Caledonia since 1967, made on 36 separate days. Of these, 24 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently April 10, 2011. The most recent report is from March 28, 2025. April has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Caledonia
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Caledonia, MN, in Caledonia at 1,166 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 24°F and 8°F. June is the wettest at 6.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 1.1 inches; the year adds up to 38.4 inches over 67 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 5 days a year, almost all from June to July. Lows fall below freezing on about 160 nights a year. Snowfall averages 44.8 inches a year, most of it in February. That 38.4 inches is more than at 123 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (99%). Houston, 11 miles northwest, has its own station (Rushford, MN): 37.1 inches a year, 1.3 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 | 24 | 8 | 1.1 | 3 | 10.4 |
| Feb | 29 | 11 | 1.2 | 3 | 10.6 |
| Mar | 41 | 23 | 2.0 | 5 | 7.4 |
| Apr | 56 | 35 | 4.0 | 7 | 3.2 |
| May | 68 | 47 | 4.8 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 77 | 58 | 6.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 62 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 59 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 51 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 59 | 39 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 43 | 26 | 1.8 | 4 | 2.8 |
| Dec | 30 | 15 | 1.6 | 4 | 10.1 |
| Year | 55 | 36 | 38.4 | 67 | 44.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Caledonia, MN (1,166 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 Caledonia
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 58 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Caledonia: 37 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 heavy rain events, 5 flash floods, 3 lightning strikes and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on May 21, 2024. Of the 312 Minnesota cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 132 have had fewer than Caledonia.
September 22, 2016: flood 9 miles from the centre of Caledonia — $1.6 million damage.
August 27, 2018: heavy rain event in Caledonia — $189,000 damage.
NWS: “80 inches during this time frame.”
April 10, 2011: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Caledonia — $125,000 damage.
NWS: “Two swaths of wind damage occurred three to five miles north of Caledonia. Several barns were damaged, a wind mill was hit, numerous trees were blown over, and a mobile home was destroyed from wind gusts.”
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
Houston County, which includes Caledonia, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 floods, 6 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on June 28, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Houston County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and strong wind; Very Low for hurricanes, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $14.0 million a year, the 44th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.6 million (62%), 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 Caledonia
- Houston, MN11 mi
- Stoddard, WI15 mi
- La Crescent, MN16 mi
- Rushford, MN18 mi
- La Crosse, WI18 mi
- Onalaska, WI23 mi
- Decorah, IA24 mi
- Waukon, IA25 mi
- Holmen, WI27 mi
- West Salem, WI27 mi
- Trempealeau, WI27 mi
- Lewiston, MN29 mi
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