NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Eden Valley, 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 Eden Valley, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 88 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 88
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Eden Valley
The highest rating among the 88 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 16, 1992, came within 25 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on May 15, 1998, killed 1 person. Of the 88, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 43 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 31. The most recent tornado was on May 15, 2025. Eden Valley has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 53% of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 86 times since 1963, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Eden Valley has more hail reports within 10 miles than 49% of the 341 Minnesota cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Eden Valley
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s16
- 2000s18
- 1990s18(1 EF3+)
- 1980s5(1 EF3+)
- 1970s7
- 1960s11(1 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 1980 | F3 | 22 mi | 3.8 mi | 1 / 15 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F3 | 25 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 8 |
| May 5, 1964 | F3 | 21 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 22, 1967 | F2 | 21 mi | 16.4 mi | 1 / 12 |
| Jul 11, 2016 | EF2 | 8 mi | 2.22 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 11, 2016 | EF2 | 12 mi | 3.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 26, 1996 | F2 | 18 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 25 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 4, 1958 | F2 | 19 mi | 13.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 15, 1998 | F1 | 21 mi | 9 mi | 1 / 30 |
| Aug 3, 2024 | EF1 | 23 mi | 5.36 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 14, 2020 | EF1 | 11 mi | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 88, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Eden Valley
The Storm Prediction Center has 86 hail reports within 10 miles of Eden Valley since 1963, made on 50 separate days. Of these, 42 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on July 17, 2010. The most recent report is from August 15, 2025. June has the most reports, 29.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Eden Valley
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Litchfield, MN, 14 miles south of Eden Valley at 1,120 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 20°F and 0°F. June is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 30.0 inches. Highs reach 90°F on about 7 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 168 nights a year. That 30.0 inches is more than at 55 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (44%). Paynesville, 8 miles northwest, has its own station (New London, MN): 31.5 inches a year, 1.5 more than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 25 | 4 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 37 | 17 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 53 | 32 | 2.7 |
| May | 67 | 45 | 3.7 |
| Jun | 77 | 56 | 4.6 |
| Jul | 81 | 60 | 3.8 |
| Aug | 79 | 58 | 4.1 |
| Sep | 71 | 48 | 3.0 |
| Oct | 56 | 34 | 2.6 |
| Nov | 40 | 21 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 26 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Year | 53 | 32 | 30.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Litchfield, MN (1,120 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 Eden Valley
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 52 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Eden Valley: 45 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 3 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $161,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on August 11, 2007.
July 15, 2011: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Eden Valley — $125,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous county roads were flooded or closed due to excessive morning rainfall across the area. The main area was focused between Eden Valley, Forest City and Watkins.”
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
Meeker County, which includes Eden Valley, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 7, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Meeker County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.9 million a year, the 50th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.7 million (48%), 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 Eden Valley
- Watkins, MN7 mi
- Paynesville, MN8 mi
- Richmond, MN9 mi
- Kimball, MN12 mi
- Cold Spring, MN12 mi
- Litchfield, MN15 mi
- Atwater, MN17 mi
- South Haven, MN18 mi
- Spicer, MN19 mi
- Dassel, MN20 mi
- New London, MN21 mi
- Saint Joseph, MN21 mi
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