NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Marshall, 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 Marshall, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 69 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 69
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
11 deaths in all
What the records show for Marshall
The strongest of the 69 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on June 13, 1968; its path came within 13 miles, and it killed 9 people. Of the 69, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 28 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 37. The most recent tornado was on August 17, 2019. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 67% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Marshall. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 140 times since 1962, with stones up to 3.25 inches. Marshall has more hail reports within 10 miles than 71% of the 341 Minnesota cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Marshall
By decade
- 2010s15
- 2000s13
- 1990s19(5 EF3+)
- 1980s9
- 1970s2
- 1960s6(1 EF3+)
- 1950s5(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 1968 | F5 | 13 mi | 9.1 mi | 9 / 150 |
| Jul 7, 1955 | F4 | 21 mi | 30 mi | 1 / 13 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F3 | 23 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F3 | 21 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F3 | 14 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F3 | 15 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F3 | 23 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | EF2 | 21 mi | 1.33 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 18 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 12 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 22 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 1981 | F2 | 23 mi | 54.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 69, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Marshall
The Storm Prediction Center has 140 hail reports within 10 miles of Marshall since 1962, made on 75 separate days. Of these, 89 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.25 inches, fell on May 28, 1991. The most recent report is from August 14, 2025. June has the most reports, 40.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Marshall
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Marshall, MN, 2 miles northwest of Marshall at 1,149 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 25°F and 4°F. June is the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.9 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 158 nights a year. Snowfall averages 43.5 inches a year, most of it in December. That 29.1 inches is more than at 46 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (37%). Tracy, 15 miles southeast, has its own station (Tracy, MN): 29.1 inches a year, the same as here, and a July average high of 82°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 4 | 0.9 | 3 | 6.6 |
| Feb | 29 | 8 | 0.9 | 3 | 8.1 |
| Mar | 41 | 20 | 1.6 | 4 | 7.6 |
| Apr | 57 | 32 | 2.8 | 6 | 4.9 |
| May | 70 | 46 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 81 | 57 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 61 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 59 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 75 | 50 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 60 | 36 | 2.3 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 43 | 23 | 1.3 | 3 | 5.3 |
| Dec | 30 | 10 | 1.0 | 3 | 10.1 |
| Year | 56 | 34 | 29.1 | 57 | 43.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Marshall, MN (1,149 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 Marshall
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 88 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Marshall: 60 thunderstorm wind reports, 15 floods and 13 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on June 27, 2015. July has had the most flash floods, 10 of 13. Of the 312 Minnesota cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 247 have had fewer than Marshall.
August 6, 1996: thunderstorm wind in Marshall — $300,000 damage.
July 1, 2011: thunderstorm wind in Marshall — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage, including numerous trees blown down. Several roads were blocked by fallen trees.”
July 1, 2011: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Marshall — $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
Flood insurance policyholders in Marshall's ZIP code 56258 have filed 52 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $107,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1993, with 28. 19% 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, 88 have fewer than Marshall.
Lyon County, which includes Marshall, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 floods, 7 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on August 9, 2022. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Lyon County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and strong wind; Very Low for lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.9 million a year, the 29th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.6 million (60%), 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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