NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Laporte, 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 Laporte, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 29 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 29
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Laporte
The strongest of the 29 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF3 on June 6, 2008; its path came within 14 miles. Of the 29, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 19 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 15. The most recent tornado was on June 20, 2022. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 89% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Laporte. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 44 times since 1982, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 89% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Laporte.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Laporte
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s7
- 2000s10(1 EF3+)
- 1990s4
- 1980s2
- 1970s1
- 1960s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2008 | EF3 | 14 mi | 7.29 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 2008 | EF2 | 23 mi | 14.11 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 20, 2022 | EF1 | 20 mi | 3.65 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 7, 2020 | EF1 | 20 mi | 6.18 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 4, 2018 | EF1 | 16 mi | 0.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 2017 | EF1 | 9 mi | 0.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 2011 | EF1 | 22 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 2010 | EF1 | 11 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 2008 | EF1 | 14 mi | 5.42 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 2008 | EF1 | 22 mi | 3.07 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 2008 | EF1 | 22 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 2008 | EF1 | 8 mi | 2.42 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 29, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Laporte
The Storm Prediction Center has 44 hail reports within 10 miles of Laporte since 1982, made on 31 separate days. Of these, 28 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 12, 2024. The most recent report is from June 12, 2024. July has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Laporte
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cass Lake, MN, 14 miles northeast of Laporte at 1,296 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 79°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 18°F and -4°F. June is the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 26.5 inches over 58 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 4 days a year, almost all from July to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 187 nights a year. Snowfall averages 48.9 inches a year, most of it in December. That 26.5 inches is more than at 18 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (15%). Walker, 18 miles southeast, has its own station (Walker, MN): 28.1 inches a year, 1.6 more than here, and the same July average high, 79°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | -4 | 0.8 | 3 | 9.1 |
| Feb | 24 | 0 | 0.7 | 3 | 9.3 |
| Mar | 37 | 15 | 1.2 | 3 | 6.2 |
| Apr | 51 | 29 | 2.0 | 5 | 5.6 |
| May | 65 | 42 | 2.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 75 | 53 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 79 | 58 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 77 | 56 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 68 | 47 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 52 | 34 | 2.8 | 6 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 36 | 20 | 1.3 | 4 | 5.8 |
| Dec | 23 | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | 11.5 |
| Year | 50 | 30 | 26.5 | 58 | 48.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cass Lake, MN (1,296 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 Laporte
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 24 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Laporte: 24 thunderstorm wind reports. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $232,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on June 10, 2017.
June 28, 1997: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Laporte — 2 injured, $10,000 damage.
NWS: “Strong winds flipped a car over.”
June 10, 2017: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Laporte — $200,000 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
Hubbard County, which includes Laporte, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought, 1 flood). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 7, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Hubbard County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.2 million a year, the 55th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.6 million (68%), 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 Laporte
- Cass Lake, MN14 mi
- Bemidji, MN17 mi
- Walker, MN18 mi
- Nevis, MN20 mi
- Park Rapids, MN22 mi
- Bagley, MN29 mi
- Backus, MN34 mi
- Blackduck, MN35 mi
- Menahga, MN36 mi
- Pine River, MN43 mi
- Sebeka, MN44 mi
- Red Lake, MN44 mi
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