NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hutchinson, 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 Hutchinson, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 84 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 84
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Hutchinson
The strongest of the 84 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on June 19, 1951; its path came within 1 mile, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an F2 on May 6, 1965, killed 1 person. Of the 84, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 39 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 24. The most recent tornado was on May 30, 2022. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 51% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hutchinson. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 137 times since 1965, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Hutchinson has more hail reports within 10 miles than 70% of the 341 Minnesota cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Hutchinson
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s18
- 2000s15
- 1990s22(2 EF3+)
- 1980s9
- 1970s8
- 1960s4(1 EF3+)
- 1950s2(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 1951 | F4 | 1 mi | 52.6 mi | 1 / 20 |
| Jul 1, 1997 | F3 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F3 | 11 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 8 |
| May 6, 1965 | F3 | 15 mi | 15.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1965 | F2 | 25 mi | 11.2 mi | 1 / 175 |
| Jul 11, 2016 | EF2 | 18 mi | 3.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 24, 2003 | F2 | 15 mi | 5.5 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 13, 1983 | F2 | in town | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 27, 1977 | F2 | 5 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 2022 | EF1 | 17 mi | 18.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 14, 2020 | EF1 | 10 mi | 2.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 25, 2020 | EF1 | 21 mi | 1.89 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 84, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hutchinson
The Storm Prediction Center has 137 hail reports within 10 miles of Hutchinson since 1965, made on 76 separate days. Of these, 74 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on July 1, 2011. The most recent report is from September 21, 2025. May has the most reports, 28.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hutchinson
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hutchinson 1 N, MN, 1 mile northeast of Hutchinson at 1,095 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 22°F and 5°F. August is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 29.9 inches over 55 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 162 nights a year. That 29.9 inches is more than at 54 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (44%). Glencoe, 13 miles southeast, has its own station (Brownton Wwtp, MN): 31.6 inches a year, 1.7 more than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | 5 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Feb | 27 | 9 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Mar | 40 | 23 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Apr | 56 | 36 | 2.2 | 5 |
| May | 69 | 48 | 4.0 | 8 |
| Jun | 79 | 59 | 4.5 | 8 |
| Jul | 83 | 63 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Aug | 81 | 60 | 4.8 | 6 |
| Sep | 74 | 52 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Oct | 58 | 38 | 2.5 | 5 |
| Nov | 41 | 25 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Dec | 27 | 12 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Year | 55 | 36 | 29.9 | 55 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hutchinson 1 N, MN (1,095 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 Hutchinson
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 108 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hutchinson: 90 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 heavy rain events, 5 flash floods, 2 lightning strikes and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 4, and the NWS estimated $922,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 87 mph, on May 18, 1996. September has had the most flash floods, 3 of 5. Of the 312 Minnesota cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 132 have had fewer than Hutchinson.
June 30, 2004: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Hutchinson — 2 injured.
NWS: “A construction trailer was flipped on the southwest side of town. Two people inside the trailer were injured.”
September 19, 2013: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Hutchinson — 1 injured.
NWS: “A large tree fell on a vehicle on Jefferson Street, in Hutchinson, Minnesota. The person in the car was injured.”
June 4, 2024: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Hutchinson — 1 injured.
NWS: “Sheriff's Office reported that a large pole barn had its roof blown off with all sides collapsing, resulting in one injury.”
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
McLeod County, which includes Hutchinson, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 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 McLeod 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 heat waves; Very Low for lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $17.4 million a year, the 36th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.1 million (41%), 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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