NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Canby, 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 Canby, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 73 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 73
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Canby
The highest rating among the 73 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 7, 1993, came within 21 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on July 7, 1955, killed 1 person. Of the 73, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 33 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 28. The most recent tornado was on June 28, 2025. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 62% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Canby. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 48 times since 1974, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 86% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Canby.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Canby
By decade
- 2020s16(2 EF3+)
- 2010s6
- 2000s11
- 1990s12(3 EF3+)
- 1980s5
- 1970s11
- 1960s7
- 1950s5(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 1955 | F4 | 18 mi | 30 mi | 1 / 13 |
| Jun 7, 1993 | F4 | 21 mi | 54 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | EF3 | 11 mi | 9.71 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 30, 2022 | EF3 | 24 mi | 13.31 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F3 | 24 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F3 | 22 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | EF2 | 23 mi | 3.43 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 2022 | EF2 | 20 mi | 12.43 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 2022 | EF2 | 9 mi | 0.43 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 18, 1986 | F2 | 14 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 1968 | F2 | 23 mi | 16.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 19, 1955 | F2 | 22 mi | 9.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 73, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Canby
The Storm Prediction Center has 48 hail reports within 10 miles of Canby since 1974, made on 34 separate days. Of these, 30 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on June 28, 2025, the most recent report. June has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Canby
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Canby, MN, 1 mile southeast of Canby at 1,210 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 23°F and 5°F. June is the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 27.9 inches over 55 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 15 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 163 nights a year. Snowfall averages 47.8 inches a year, most of it in December. That 27.9 inches is more than at 30 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (24%). Minneota, 18 miles southeast, has its own station (Marshall, MN): 29.1 inches a year, 1.2 more than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | 5 | 0.8 | 3 | 7.8 |
| Feb | 28 | 9 | 0.9 | 3 | 8.0 |
| Mar | 40 | 21 | 1.5 | 4 | 7.4 |
| Apr | 55 | 33 | 2.8 | 6 | 7.2 |
| May | 68 | 46 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 78 | 57 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 83 | 62 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 81 | 59 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 73 | 50 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 59 | 37 | 2.4 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 42 | 24 | 1.4 | 3 | 6.4 |
| Dec | 29 | 12 | 1.1 | 3 | 9.9 |
| Year | 55 | 35 | 27.9 | 55 | 47.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Canby, MN (1,210 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 Canby
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 33 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Canby: 31 thunderstorm wind reports and 2 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $367,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 102 mph, on May 12, 2022.
May 12, 2022: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Canby — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “In addition to the Canby Airport severe wind gust, two structures had significant damage in Canby. One house had its roof torn off north of Canby, and a church in Canby had its tin roof blown off.”
August 6, 2015: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Canby — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Strong rear flank downdraft winds accompanied a tornado. The winds tipped over two silos that landed on top of a barn about 4 miles south of Canby.”
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
Yellow Medicine County, which includes Canby, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 20 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 9 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on August 9, 2022. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Yellow Medicine County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Very Low for inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $10.5 million a year, the 58th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.7 million (35%), 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 Canby
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