NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cannon Falls, 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 Cannon Falls, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 103 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 103
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Cannon Falls
The highest rating among the 103 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on July 27, 1987, came within 2 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on May 9, 1973, killed 1 person. Of the 103, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 54 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on August 29, 2025. Cannon Falls has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 72% of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 57 times since 1963, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 75% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Cannon Falls.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Cannon Falls
By decade
- 2020s16
- 2010s27
- 2000s11
- 1990s18
- 1980s13(2 EF3+)
- 1970s5
- 1960s11
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 1987 | F3 | 2 mi | 30 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 1982 | F3 | 22 mi | 46 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 20, 2018 | EF2 | 23 mi | 2.95 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 2010 | EF2 | 25 mi | 15.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 9, 2001 | F2 | 5 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | 15 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | 22 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 6, 1995 | F2 | 24 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 29, 1981 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 15, 1968 | F2 | 6 mi | 15.4 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 25, 1954 | F2 | 23 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 9, 1973 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.2 mi | 1 / 11 |
The strongest 12 of 103, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Cannon Falls
The Storm Prediction Center has 57 hail reports within 10 miles of Cannon Falls since 1963, made on 30 separate days. Of these, 46 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on June 17, 2021. The most recent report is from September 19, 2024. June has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Cannon Falls
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Red Wing Dam 3, MN, 16 miles northeast of Cannon Falls at 677 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 23°F and 6°F. June is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 32.6 inches over 63 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 10 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 154 nights a year. That 32.6 inches is more than at 82 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (66%). Northfield, 14 miles west, has its own station (Faribault, MN): 35.5 inches a year, 2.9 more than here, and the same July average high, 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | 6 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Feb | 28 | 9 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Mar | 41 | 22 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Apr | 56 | 36 | 2.9 | 7 |
| May | 68 | 48 | 4.1 | 8 |
| Jun | 78 | 58 | 5.1 | 8 |
| Jul | 82 | 62 | 3.8 | 7 |
| Aug | 80 | 60 | 4.5 | 7 |
| Sep | 73 | 52 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Oct | 59 | 39 | 2.5 | 5 |
| Nov | 42 | 26 | 1.6 | 4 |
| Dec | 29 | 14 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Year | 55 | 36 | 32.6 | 63 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Red Wing Dam 3, MN (677 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 Cannon Falls
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 86 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Cannon Falls: 66 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 heavy rain events and 8 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $2.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 110 mph, on September 20, 2018. June has had the most flash floods, 4 of 8. Of the 312 Minnesota cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 204 have had fewer than Cannon Falls.
May 30, 1998: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Cannon Falls — 1 injured.
NWS: “Mobile home destroyed injuring one person. Estimated windspeed.”
May 15, 1998: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Cannon Falls — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Roof blown off auto body shop. Estimated windspeed.”
June 14, 2012: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Cannon Falls — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Dakota County's Miesville Ravine Park Reserve was closed due to flood waters. The 1,500-acre park in Douglas Township had around 3 miles of trails, 1,800 square feet of boardwalk and two parking lots washout or destroyed.”
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Cannon Falls's ZIP code 55009 have filed 16 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1986, and were paid $353,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 120 Minnesota cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 27 have fewer than Cannon Falls.
Goodhue County, which includes Cannon Falls, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 floods, 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on June 28, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Goodhue County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $26.2 million a year, the 24th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $13.9 million (53%), 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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