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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Le Sueur, 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 Sueur, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 127 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
0

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
127

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
6

8 deaths in all

What the records show for Le Sueur

The highest rating among the 127 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 29, 1998, came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on May 6, 1965, killed 3 people. Of the 127, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 61 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 39. The most recent tornado was on September 4, 2025. Le Sueur has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 96% of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 67 times since 1964, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 65% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Le Sueur.

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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Le Sueur

By decade

  • 2020s15
  • 2010s28
  • 2000s18(1 EF3+)
  • 1990s30(3 EF3+)
  • 1980s15
  • 1970s7
  • 1960s10(2 EF3+)
  • 1950s4
Strongest tornadoes near Le Sueur, Minnesota
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
May 6, 1965F424 mi12.3 mi3 / 175
Mar 29, 1998F422 mi73.5 mi1 / 19
Aug 24, 2006F313 mi33 mi1 / 37
Mar 29, 1998F39 mi12 mi1 / 0
Mar 29, 1998F35 mi6 mi0 / 0
May 6, 1965F321 mi15.5 mi0 / 0
Jun 14, 1976F212 mi24.6 mi1 / 6
May 6, 1965F216 mi11.2 mi1 / 175
Jun 25, 2010EF223 mi4.34 mi0 / 0
Jul 14, 2003F223 mi1.5 mi0 / 0
Mar 29, 1998F223 mi5 mi0 / 0
Mar 29, 1998F27 mi17 mi0 / 2

The strongest 12 of 127, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Le Sueur

The Storm Prediction Center has 67 hail reports within 10 miles of Le Sueur since 1964, made on 54 separate days. Of these, 38 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on July 17, 1981. The most recent report is from July 21, 2025. June has the most reports, 23.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Le Sueur

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is St Peter, MN, 9 miles south of Le Sueur 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%). Belle Plaine, 13 miles northeast, 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.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at St Peter, MN
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"Snow in
Jan2231.038.8
Feb2771.038.2
Mar40211.844.2
Apr55333.162.7
May68464.070.0
Jun78575.180.0
Jul82614.470.0
Aug79593.660.0
Sep72493.250.0
Oct58352.550.2
Nov42231.743.2
Dec28111.2310.6
Year543432.65937.9

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.

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Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Le Sueur

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 79 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Le Sueur: 58 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 floods, 7 flash floods and 4 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $14.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 84 mph, on July 31, 2008. June has had the most flash floods, 3 of 7. Of the 312 Minnesota cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 190 have had fewer than Le Sueur.

  • June 18, 2014: flood 7 miles from the centre of Le Sueur — $9.0 million damage.

  • June 18, 2014: flood 2 miles from the centre of Le Sueur — $3.9 million damage.

    NWS: “Several sources in Sibley County compiled a summary of flood related damages and locations for the flood of June 2014. Mudslides were going into some residences along the Minnesota River Valley.”

  • June 19, 2014: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Le Sueur — $500,000 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

Flood insurance policyholders in Le Sueur's ZIP code 56058 have filed 19 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $588,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 47% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 120 Minnesota cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 39 have fewer than Le Sueur.

Le Sueur County, which includes Le Sueur, 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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