NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Mazeppa, 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 Mazeppa, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 78 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 78
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Mazeppa
The strongest of the 78 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on September 16, 1962; its path came within 21 miles. Of the 78, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 30 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 25. The most recent tornado was on August 29, 2025. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 57% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Mazeppa. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 99 times since 1968, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Mazeppa has more hail reports within 10 miles than 59% of the 341 Minnesota cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Mazeppa
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s18
- 2000s3
- 1990s13
- 1980s13(1 EF3+)
- 1970s7
- 1960s15(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 1962 | F4 | 21 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 34 |
| Jul 27, 1987 | F3 | 23 mi | 30 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 1982 | F2 | 15 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 29, 1981 | F2 | 6 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jul 3, 1979 | F2 | 23 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 30, 1967 | F2 | 24 mi | 6.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 1964 | F2 | 9 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 13, 1964 | F2 | 19 mi | 3.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 2025 | EF1 | 7 mi | 1.77 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF1 | 22 mi | 4.03 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF1 | 18 mi | 4.39 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF1 | 15 mi | 4.33 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 78, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Mazeppa
The Storm Prediction Center has 99 hail reports within 10 miles of Mazeppa since 1968, made on 50 separate days. Of these, 56 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on June 29, 1996. The most recent report is from April 28, 2025. May has the most reports, 27.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Mazeppa
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Zumbrota, MN, 7 miles west of Mazeppa at 970 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 23°F and 4°F. June is the wettest at 5.3 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 35.2 inches over 67 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 7 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 163 nights a year. Snowfall averages 43.5 inches a year, most of it in January. That 35.2 inches is more than at 108 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (87%). Oronoco, 8 miles south, has its own station (Byron 4north, MN): 35.9 inches a year, 0.7 more than here, and the same July average high, 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | 4 | 1.0 | 3 | 10.5 |
| Feb | 27 | 7 | 1.0 | 3 | 9.5 |
| Mar | 40 | 21 | 1.9 | 5 | 6.2 |
| Apr | 55 | 34 | 3.3 | 7 | 3.3 |
| May | 67 | 46 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 77 | 56 | 5.3 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 60 | 4.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 58 | 4.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 49 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 59 | 36 | 2.6 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 42 | 24 | 1.8 | 4 | 3.0 |
| Dec | 28 | 12 | 1.2 | 4 | 9.9 |
| Year | 54 | 34 | 35.2 | 67 | 43.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Zumbrota, MN (970 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 Mazeppa
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 108 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Mazeppa: 77 thunderstorm wind reports, 18 floods, 7 flash floods, 4 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $37.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on May 19, 1996. July 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 Mazeppa.
May 19, 1996: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Mazeppa — $12.0 million damage.
September 24, 2010: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Mazeppa — $7.0 million damage.
September 24, 2010: flood 6 miles from the centre of Mazeppa — $5.2 million damage.
NWS: “Major flooding occurred in the town of Zumbro Falls as the Zumbro River rose to record levels. Of the 95 homes in the town, 60 were affected by flood waters.”
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
Wabasha County, which includes Mazeppa, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 floods, 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on June 28, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Wabasha County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $17.5 million a year, the 35th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.3 million (65%), 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 Mazeppa
- Zumbrota, MN8 mi
- Pine Island, MN8 mi
- Oronoco, MN8 mi
- Goodhue, MN11 mi
- Elgin, MN16 mi
- Lake City, MN16 mi
- Rochester, MN17 mi
- Mantorville, MN18 mi
- Byron, MN18 mi
- Red Wing, MN18 mi
- Plainview, MN20 mi
- Kasson, MN20 mi
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