NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Le Center, 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 Le Center, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 124 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 124
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
10 deaths in all
What the records show for Le Center
The strongest of the 124 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on April 30, 1967; its path came within 23 miles, and it killed 6 people. Of the 124, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 62 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 32. The most recent tornado was on September 4, 2025. Le Center has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 95% of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 53 times since 1964, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 79% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Le Center.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Le Center
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s30
- 2000s18(1 EF3+)
- 1990s28(2 EF3+)
- 1980s13(1 EF3+)
- 1970s7
- 1960s10(1 EF3+)
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1967 | F4 | 23 mi | 20.1 mi | 6 / 22 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | F3 | 10 mi | 33 mi | 1 / 37 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F3 | 12 mi | 12 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F3 | 5 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 27, 1987 | F3 | 23 mi | 30 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1976 | F2 | 11 mi | 24.6 mi | 1 / 6 |
| May 6, 1965 | F2 | 23 mi | 11.2 mi | 1 / 175 |
| Sep 20, 2018 | EF2 | 20 mi | 2.95 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 20, 2018 | EF2 | 18 mi | 4.94 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 2003 | F2 | 18 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | 16 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | in town | 17 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 124, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Le Center
The Storm Prediction Center has 53 hail reports within 10 miles of Le Center since 1964, made on 42 separate days. Of these, 23 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on June 17, 2021. The most recent report is from July 31, 2024. May and June have the most reports, 16 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Le Center
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is St Peter, MN, 13 miles southwest of Le Center 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%). Montgomery, 8 miles east, has its own station (Jordan 1SSW, MN): 33.6 inches a year, 1.0 more 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 Le Center
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 43 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Le Center: 36 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $196,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 84 mph, on July 31, 2008.
July 24, 2015: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Le Center — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Several trees were blown down near Cleveland. The trees landed on homes, sheds and a car and caused substantial 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
Le Sueur County, which includes Le Center, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 floods, 3 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 Le Sueur County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail and heat waves; Very Low for inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $14.0 million a year, the 43rd highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $7.2 million (51%), 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 Le Center
- Montgomery, MN8 mi
- Le Sueur, MN10 mi
- New Prague, MN13 mi
- Waterville, MN13 mi
- Saint Peter, MN14 mi
- Madison Lake, MN14 mi
- Belle Plaine, MN16 mi
- Lonsdale, MN16 mi
- Henderson, MN16 mi
- Eagle Lake, MN18 mi
- Jordan, MN19 mi
- Janesville, MN20 mi
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