NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Minneota, 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 Minneota, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 63 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 63
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Minneota
The strongest of the 63 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on July 7, 1955; its path came within 13 miles, and it killed 1 person. Of the 63, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 27 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 31. The most recent tornado was on June 28, 2025. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 73% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Minneota. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 65 times since 1963, with stones up to 3.5 inches. Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 67% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Minneota.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Minneota
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s11
- 2000s14
- 1990s12(2 EF3+)
- 1980s8
- 1970s3
- 1960s8
- 1950s5(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 1955 | F4 | 13 mi | 30 mi | 1 / 13 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F3 | 16 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F3 | 15 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | EF2 | 22 mi | 1.33 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 18, 1986 | F2 | 25 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 1981 | F2 | 24 mi | 54.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 1968 | F2 | 17 mi | 16.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 19, 1955 | F2 | 14 mi | 9.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 20, 1951 | F2 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Aug 6, 2015 | EF1 | 15 mi | 1.95 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | EF1 | 22 mi | 19.75 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 2011 | EF1 | 20 mi | 2.61 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 63, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Minneota
The Storm Prediction Center has 65 hail reports within 10 miles of Minneota since 1963, made on 44 separate days. Of these, 35 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.5 inches, fell on July 18, 1963. The most recent report is from August 14, 2025. June has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Minneota
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Marshall, MN, 12 miles southeast of Minneota 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%). Canby, 18 miles northwest, has its own station (Canby, MN): 27.9 inches a year, 1.2 less 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 | 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 Minneota
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 32 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Minneota: 25 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 floods and 1 flash flood. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $531,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on May 12, 2022.
May 12, 2022: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Minneota — 2 injured.
NWS: “High winds downed numerous trees and damaged several buildings in Minneota. The roof was torn off the Auto Center.”
April 1, 2011: flood 6 miles from the centre of Minneota — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Flooding of lakes, streams, and lowlands, including some farmland, continued in the county through April. The Redwood river crested at a foot above flood stage at Russel on April 10th.”
June 19, 2014: flood 3 miles from the centre of Minneota — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Persistent moderate to heavy rain caused flooding of fields and other lowlands, including numerous roads, and several homes and businesses. This flooding lasted through most of the daytime hours.”
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
Lyon County, which includes Minneota, 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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Cities near Minneota
- Marshall, MN14 mi
- Canby, MN18 mi
- Dawson, MN24 mi
- Granite Falls, MN25 mi
- Tracy, MN29 mi
- Montevideo, MN31 mi
- Madison, MN33 mi
- Clara City, MN40 mi
- Renville, MN40 mi
- Slayton, MN42 mi
- Redwood Falls, MN42 mi
- Pipestone, MN43 mi
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