NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Morris, 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 Morris, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 91 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 91
- 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 Morris
The highest rating among the 91 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 17, 1996, came within 19 miles. Of the 91, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 56 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 30. The most recent tornado was on June 28, 2025. Morris has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 55% of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 82 times since 1955, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 52% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Morris.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Morris
By decade
- 2020s17
- 2010s20
- 2000s19
- 1990s10(1 EF3+)
- 1980s6
- 1970s9
- 1960s4(1 EF3+)
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 1996 | F3 | 19 mi | 18 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 1964 | F3 | 21 mi | 6.2 mi | 0 / 13 |
| May 30, 2022 | EF2 | 21 mi | 6.84 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 14, 2020 | EF2 | 24 mi | 13.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 11, 2001 | F2 | 23 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 20 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1984 | F2 | 13 mi | 12.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 7, 1959 | F2 | 22 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 15, 1954 | F2 | 23 mi | 7.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 1953 | F2 | 8 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 28, 2025 | EF1 | 23 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 2025 | EF1 | 25 mi | 2.66 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 91, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Morris
The Storm Prediction Center has 82 hail reports within 10 miles of Morris since 1955, made on 54 separate days. Of these, 54 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on August 6, 2013. The most recent report is from July 27, 2025. June has the most reports, 25.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Morris
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, MN, 2 miles east of Morris at 1,140 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 19°F and 1°F. June is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 27.0 inches over 55 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 173 nights a year. Snowfall averages 44.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 27.0 inches is more than at 22 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (18%). Starbuck, 17 miles east, has its own station (Glenwood 2WNW, MN): 26.4 inches a year, 0.6 less than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 | 9.1 |
| Feb | 24 | 4 | 0.7 | 3 | 9.0 |
| Mar | 36 | 18 | 1.2 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Apr | 53 | 32 | 2.2 | 5 | 4.5 |
| May | 68 | 45 | 3.1 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 77 | 56 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 60 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 57 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 48 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 57 | 35 | 2.4 | 5 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 39 | 21 | 1.0 | 2 | 5.2 |
| Dec | 25 | 8 | 0.8 | 3 | 8.9 |
| Year | 52 | 32 | 27.0 | 55 | 44.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, MN (1,140 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 Morris
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 64 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Morris: 58 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 2 floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $6.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 83 mph, on May 12, 2022.
July 25, 2023: thunderstorm wind in Morris — $5.0 million damage.
NWS: “There were several trees down in town and areas without power. An apartment building in town had a window blown out.”
June 24, 2003: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Morris — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Numerous trees down in a wide swath that originated in Kandiyohi County and extended into Meeker, Renville and McLeod Counties. Sheds and outbuildings were blown over across an approximate area of 40 to 50 square miles.”
May 12, 2022: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Morris — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Several airport hangers with blown in and some had walls collapsed at the Morris airport.”
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
Stevens County, which includes Morris, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 floods, 7 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on July 19, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Stevens County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hail and strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $6.4 million a year, the 75th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.4 million (37%), 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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