NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Frazee, 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 Frazee, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 63 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 63
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Frazee
The strongest of the 63 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on June 17, 2010; its path came within 20 miles, and it killed 1 person. Of the 63, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 33 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on June 16, 2025. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 73% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Frazee. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 76 times since 1966, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 57% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Frazee.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Frazee
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s8(1 EF3+)
- 2000s21
- 1990s7
- 1980s3
- 1970s8
- 1960s9
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2010 | EF4 | 20 mi | 39.56 mi | 1 / 5 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | EF2 | 7 mi | 30.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 2007 | EF2 | 13 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 2005 | F2 | 20 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 5, 2004 | F2 | 12 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 26, 1996 | F2 | 18 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 26, 1977 | F2 | 25 mi | 110.4 mi | 0 / 10 |
| May 5, 1965 | F2 | 7 mi | 24.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1964 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Aug 25, 1960 | F2 | 4 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 7, 1959 | F2 | 17 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 2022 | EF1 | 9 mi | 5.39 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 63, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Frazee
The Storm Prediction Center has 76 hail reports within 10 miles of Frazee since 1966, made on 49 separate days. Of these, 48 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on July 4, 1966. The most recent report is from July 23, 2024. July has the most reports, 25.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Frazee
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, MN, 12 miles northwest of Frazee at 1,355 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 79°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 17°F and -4°F. June is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 29.6 inches over 60 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 7 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 177 nights a year. Snowfall averages 47.6 inches a year, most of it in December. That 29.6 inches is more than at 50 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (40%). Perham, 10 miles south, has its own station (New York Mills, MN): 26.8 inches a year, 2.8 less than here, and the same July average high, 79°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | -4 | 0.8 | 2 | 8.3 |
| Feb | 23 | 0 | 0.7 | 2 | 9.4 |
| Mar | 36 | 15 | 1.0 | 3 | 7.7 |
| Apr | 52 | 29 | 2.0 | 4 | 5.3 |
| May | 66 | 42 | 3.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 76 | 53 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 79 | 58 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 78 | 55 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 70 | 46 | 3.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 53 | 34 | 2.8 | 6 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 37 | 19 | 1.4 | 3 | 4.8 |
| Dec | 22 | 6 | 1.0 | 4 | 11.0 |
| Year | 51 | 30 | 29.6 | 60 | 47.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, MN (1,355 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 Frazee
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 45 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Frazee: 39 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $260,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on October 13, 2021.
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 Frazee's ZIP code 56544 have filed 17 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1999, and were paid $151,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 6% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 120 Minnesota cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 31 have fewer than Frazee.
Becker County, which includes Frazee, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 floods, 7 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 7, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Becker 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 lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.7 million a year, the 52nd highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.0 million (60%), 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 Frazee
- Perham, MN10 mi
- Detroit Lakes, MN12 mi
- New York Mills, MN19 mi
- Pelican Rapids, MN23 mi
- Lake Park, MN24 mi
- Menahga, MN25 mi
- Sebeka, MN30 mi
- Henning, MN30 mi
- Wadena, MN31 mi
- Park Rapids, MN31 mi
- Battle Lake, MN32 mi
- Hawley, MN33 mi
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