NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kenyon, 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 Kenyon, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 108 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 108
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Kenyon
The strongest of the 108 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 30, 1967; its path came within 17 miles, and it killed 5 people. Of the 108, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 52 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 23. The most recent tornado was on August 29, 2025. Kenyon has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 82% of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 49 times since 1971, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 85% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Kenyon.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Kenyon
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s31
- 2000s7
- 1990s24
- 1980s14(2 EF3+)
- 1970s5
- 1960s12(1 EF3+)
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1967 | F4 | 17 mi | 38.7 mi | 5 / 35 |
| Jul 27, 1987 | F3 | 16 mi | 30 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 1982 | F3 | 7 mi | 46 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 20, 2018 | EF2 | 17 mi | 2.95 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 20, 2018 | EF2 | 21 mi | 4.94 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 2010 | EF2 | 24 mi | 6.61 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 9, 2001 | F2 | 17 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | 22 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | 23 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 6, 1995 | F2 | 12 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 1982 | F2 | 18 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 29, 1981 | F2 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 108, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kenyon
The Storm Prediction Center has 49 hail reports within 10 miles of Kenyon since 1971, made on 35 separate days. Of these, 32 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on July 13, 2024. The most recent report is from September 19, 2024. July has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kenyon
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Zumbrota, MN, 15 miles east of Kenyon at 970 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 23°F and 4°F. June is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 35.2 inches over 67 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 163 nights a year. Snowfall averages 43.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 35.2 inches is more than at 108 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (87%). Medford, 15 miles southwest, has its own station (Owatonna, MN): 35.6 inches a year, 0.4 more than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 10.5 |
| Feb | 27 | 7 | 1.0 | 3 | 9.5 |
| Mar | 40 | 21 | 1.9 | 5 | 6.2 |
| Apr | 55 | 34 | 3.3 | 7 | 3.3 |
| May | 67 | 46 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 77 | 56 | 5.3 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 60 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 58 | 4.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 49 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 59 | 36 | 2.6 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 42 | 24 | 1.8 | 4 | 3.0 |
| Dec | 28 | 12 | 1.2 | 4 | 9.9 |
| Year | 54 | 34 | 35.2 | 67 | 43.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Zumbrota, MN (970 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 Kenyon
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 63 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kenyon: 44 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 flash floods, 5 floods and 5 heavy rain events. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $5.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on May 19, 1996. September has had the most flash floods, 4 of 9. Of the 312 Minnesota cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 218 have had fewer than Kenyon.
July 23, 2011: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Kenyon — 2 injured, $35,000 damage.
September 23, 2010: flood 6 miles from the centre of Kenyon — $2.0 million damage.
NWS: “Rivers, creeks, and streams as well as low-lying areas throughout the county were flooded due to very heavy rainfall. At least 20 roads were closed across the county, while a few bridges were damaged and needed reconstruction.”
June 28, 2019: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Kenyon — $1.9 million damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorms with very heavy rain dumped between 3 and 7 inches across much of Dodge County. S.”
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
Goodhue County, which includes Kenyon, 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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Cities near Kenyon
- Zumbrota, MN14 mi
- Medford, MN15 mi
- Cannon Falls, MN16 mi
- Faribault, MN16 mi
- Pine Island, MN16 mi
- Northfield, MN17 mi
- Dundas, MN17 mi
- Mantorville, MN17 mi
- Dodge Center, MN17 mi
- Owatonna, MN19 mi
- Goodhue, MN19 mi
- Kasson, MN19 mi
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