NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Henderson, 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 Henderson, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 106 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 106
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Henderson
The strongest of the 106 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 6, 1965; its path came within 18 miles, and it killed 3 people. Of the 106, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 50 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 29. The most recent tornado was on September 4, 2025. Henderson has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 80% of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 64 times since 1978, with stones up to 3.1 inches. Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 68% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Henderson.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Henderson
By decade
- 2020s16
- 2010s22
- 2000s12(1 EF3+)
- 1990s26(2 EF3+)
- 1980s15
- 1970s6
- 1960s7(2 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1965 | F4 | 18 mi | 12.3 mi | 3 / 175 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | F3 | 20 mi | 33 mi | 1 / 37 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F3 | 16 mi | 12 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F3 | 12 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1965 | F3 | 14 mi | 15.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1976 | F2 | 20 mi | 24.6 mi | 1 / 6 |
| May 6, 1965 | F2 | 8 mi | 11.2 mi | 1 / 175 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | 14 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 14, 1981 | F2 | 16 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 8 |
| May 21, 1977 | F2 | 16 mi | 19.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 24, 1952 | F2 | 13 mi | 70.9 mi | 0 / 15 |
| Jun 23, 1952 | F2 | 4 mi | 104.8 mi | 0 / 10 |
The strongest 12 of 106, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Henderson
The Storm Prediction Center has 64 hail reports within 10 miles of Henderson since 1978, made on 44 separate days. Of these, 39 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.1 inches, fell on August 24, 2006. The most recent report is from July 31, 2024. June has the most reports, 17.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Henderson
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is St Peter, MN, 16 miles south of Henderson at 795 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 22°F and 3°F. June is the wettest at 5.1 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 32.6 inches over 59 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 163 nights a year. Snowfall averages 37.9 inches a year, most of it in December. That 32.6 inches is more than at 82 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (66%). Arlington, 9 miles northwest, has its own station (Brownton Wwtp, MN): 31.6 inches a year, 1.0 less than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | 3 | 1.0 | 3 | 8.8 |
| Feb | 27 | 7 | 1.0 | 3 | 8.2 |
| Mar | 40 | 21 | 1.8 | 4 | 4.2 |
| Apr | 55 | 33 | 3.1 | 6 | 2.7 |
| May | 68 | 46 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 78 | 57 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 61 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 59 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 49 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 58 | 35 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 42 | 23 | 1.7 | 4 | 3.2 |
| Dec | 28 | 11 | 1.2 | 3 | 10.6 |
| Year | 54 | 34 | 32.6 | 59 | 37.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at St Peter, MN (795 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 Henderson
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 76 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Henderson: 51 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 floods, 8 flash floods and 7 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $14.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 30, 1998. June has had the most flash floods, 5 of 8. Of the 312 Minnesota cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 204 have had fewer than Henderson.
May 24, 2016: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Henderson — 1 killed.
June 18, 2014: flood 4 miles from the centre of Henderson — $9.0 million damage.
NWS: “Several sources in Scott County compiled a summary of flood related damages and locations for the flood of June 2014. There were multiple reports of road closures due to high water and debris.”
June 18, 2014: flood 6 miles from the centre of Henderson — $3.9 million damage.
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
Sibley County, which includes Henderson, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 floods, 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on June 28, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Sibley County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes and hail; Very Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $13.5 million a year, the 46th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.1 million (46%), 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 Henderson
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- Arlington, MN9 mi
- Belle Plaine, MN10 mi
- Gaylord, MN13 mi
- Saint Peter, MN15 mi
- Le Center, MN16 mi
- Norwood Young America, MN17 mi
- Cologne, MN17 mi
- Jordan, MN18 mi
- New Prague, MN18 mi
- Glencoe, MN19 mi
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