NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Luverne, 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 Luverne, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 96 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 96
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Luverne
The strongest of the 96 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on June 16, 1992; its path came within 15 miles, and it killed 1 person. Of the 96, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 37 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 30. The most recent tornado was on July 28, 2025. Luverne has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 62% of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 84 times since 1968, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 50% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Luverne.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Luverne
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s11(1 EF3+)
- 2000s18
- 1990s29(2 EF3+)
- 1980s8(1 EF3+)
- 1970s8
- 1960s8
- 1950s6(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 1992 | F5 | 15 mi | 16 mi | 1 / 35 |
| Jun 25, 2010 | EF4 | 20 mi | 13.65 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Aug 7, 1994 | F3 | 23 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 20, 1985 | F3 | 18 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 19, 1954 | F3 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1986 | F2 | 19 mi | 18.5 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Jul 25, 2000 | F2 | 9 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1993 | F2 | 14 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1993 | F2 | 14 mi | 11.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 22 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 96, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Luverne
The Storm Prediction Center has 84 hail reports within 10 miles of Luverne since 1968, made on 55 separate days. Of these, 43 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on June 12, 1994. The most recent report is from September 21, 2025. June has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Luverne
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Rock Rapids, IA, 16 miles south of Luverne at 1,350 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 25°F and 6°F. June is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 29.1 inches over 57 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 18 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 168 nights a year. Snowfall averages 34.9 inches a year, most of it in December. That 29.1 inches is more than at 44 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (35%). Garretson, SD, 17 miles west, has its own station (Sioux Falls 14 NNE, SD): 29.7 inches a year, 0.6 more than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 6 | 0.6 | 2 | 6.0 |
| Feb | 30 | 10 | 0.7 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Mar | 43 | 22 | 1.5 | 4 | 5.6 |
| Apr | 58 | 34 | 3.0 | 6 | 3.5 |
| May | 70 | 47 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 81 | 58 | 5.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 62 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 59 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 75 | 50 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 61 | 36 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 44 | 23 | 1.4 | 3 | 3.6 |
| Dec | 30 | 12 | 0.8 | 3 | 8.4 |
| Year | 57 | 35 | 29.1 | 57 | 34.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Rock Rapids, IA (1,350 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 Luverne
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 94 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Luverne: 72 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 flash floods, 7 floods and 5 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $6.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on August 3, 2004. June has had the most flash floods, 5 of 10. Of the 312 Minnesota cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 223 have had fewer than Luverne.
June 14, 2014: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Luverne — $3.0 million damage.
NWS: “In the midst of very heavy rain, estimated as much as 7 inches, a dam partially gave way on Blue Mounds Creek at Blue Mounds Lake in Blue Mounds State Park. The dam break drained the lake and flooded roads downstream to the Rock River.”
August 3, 2004: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Luverne — $2.0 million damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds blew down part of the roof of a large store, destroyed a hangar, and damaged a small plane inside. The winds also blew down signs including a large gas station sign, blew down the roof of a hardware store shed onto a pickup parked inside and destroyed several storage sheds and other small structures.”
April 13, 2018: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Luverne — $728,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous power poles down along I-90 and either side at Magnolia exit.”
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 Luverne's ZIP code 56156 have filed 30 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $162,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 13% 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, 62 have fewer than Luverne.
Rock County, which includes Luverne, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 floods, 6 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 Rock County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes and strong wind; Very Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $6.6 million a year, the 74th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.6 million (40%), 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 Luverne
- Rock Rapids, IA16 mi
- Garretson, SD17 mi
- Larchwood, IA18 mi
- Brandon, SD18 mi
- Pipestone, MN26 mi
- Baltic, SD26 mi
- Dell Rapids, SD27 mi
- Sioux Falls, SD27 mi
- Harrisburg, SD27 mi
- Sibley, IA30 mi
- Canton, SD31 mi
- Worthington, MN32 mi
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