NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Mora, 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 Mora, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 43 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 43
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Mora
The strongest of the 43 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on May 21, 1957; its path came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on September 18, 1997, killed 1 person. Of the 43, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 15 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 14. The most recent tornado was on May 30, 2022. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 84% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Mora. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 62 times since 1971, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 70% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Mora.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Mora
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s5
- 2000s7
- 1990s11(1 EF3+)
- 1980s6
- 1970s3
- 1960s4(1 EF3+)
- 1950s4(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1957 | F4 | 24 mi | 9.2 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 18, 1997 | F3 | 22 mi | 17 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Jun 30, 1968 | F3 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 2010 | EF2 | 23 mi | 7.82 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Sep 18, 1997 | F2 | 15 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 1995 | F2 | 13 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 3, 1985 | F2 | 13 mi | 33 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 1981 | F2 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 8, 1959 | F2 | 22 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 1968 | F1 | 12 mi | 0.3 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Sep 16, 1955 | F1 | 4 mi | 10.4 mi | 1 / 0 |
| May 30, 2022 | EF1 | 19 mi | 3.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 43, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Mora
The Storm Prediction Center has 62 hail reports within 10 miles of Mora since 1971, made on 38 separate days. Of these, 44 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 2 days, most recently July 21, 2014. The most recent report is from August 11, 2023. July has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Mora
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mora, MN, 2 miles southwest of Mora at 1,018 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 80°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 21°F and 1°F. July is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 31.9 inches over 62 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 5 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 179 nights a year. Snowfall averages 52.0 inches a year, most of it in December. That 31.9 inches is more than at 79 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (64%). Brook Park, 10 miles northeast, has its own station (Hinckley, MN): 33.1 inches a year, 1.2 more than here, and a July average high of 79°F against 80°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 10.3 |
| Feb | 26 | 4 | 0.9 | 2 | 10.7 |
| Mar | 39 | 18 | 1.6 | 4 | 8.3 |
| Apr | 53 | 31 | 2.5 | 6 | 4.3 |
| May | 67 | 43 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 76 | 54 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 80 | 58 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 78 | 56 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 70 | 47 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 56 | 35 | 2.9 | 6 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 39 | 22 | 1.7 | 4 | 5.4 |
| Dec | 26 | 9 | 1.2 | 3 | 12.6 |
| Year | 53 | 31 | 31.9 | 62 | 52.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mora, MN (1,018 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 Mora
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 59 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Mora: 50 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods, 4 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $274,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 76 mph, on August 11, 2023.
May 6, 1999: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Mora — 1 injured.
June 27, 2008: lightning strike 1 mile from the centre of Mora — 1 injured.
NWS: “A 47 year old male was struck by lightning in his back yard. The victim was unconscious for several hours and admitted to Hennepin County Medical Center.”
July 12, 2018: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Mora — $250,000 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 Mora's ZIP code 55051 have filed 14 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1984, and were paid $117,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 7% 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, 18 have fewer than Mora.
Kanabec County, which includes Mora, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms, 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 Kanabec County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.5 million a year, the 66th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.5 million (53%), 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 Mora
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- Brook Park, MN10 mi
- Braham, MN13 mi
- Pine City, MN17 mi
- Stanchfield, MN17 mi
- Milaca, MN19 mi
- Rush City, MN21 mi
- Onamia, MN22 mi
- Cambridge, MN23 mi
- Isle, MN23 mi
- Foreston, MN24 mi
- Hinckley, MN25 mi
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