NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Nashwauk, 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 Nashwauk, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 12 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 12
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Nashwauk
The strongest of the 12 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on August 6, 1969; its path came within 21 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on July 1, 1958, killed 1 person. Of the 12, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 3 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 5. The most recent tornado was on June 19, 2016. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 96% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Nashwauk. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 28 times since 1973, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 97% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Nashwauk.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Nashwauk
By decade
- 2010s2
- 2000s1
- 1990s3
- 1970s3
- 1960s1(1 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 1969 | F3 | 21 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Jun 7, 1977 | F2 | 10 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 6, 1959 | F2 | 19 mi | 30.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 1958 | F1 | 25 mi | 2 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Jun 19, 2016 | EF1 | 22 mi | 7.23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 2016 | EF1 | 25 mi | 8.12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 1978 | F1 | 10 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 1971 | F1 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 2003 | F0 | 16 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 27, 1999 | F0 | 25 mi | — | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 1999 | F0 | 20 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 1992 | F0 | 4 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 12, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Nashwauk
The Storm Prediction Center has 28 hail reports within 10 miles of Nashwauk since 1973, made on 24 separate days. Of these, 16 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on August 11, 1988. The most recent report is from August 3, 2024. June has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Nashwauk
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hibbing Chisholm Hibbing Airport, MN, 15 miles east of Nashwauk at 1,352 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 77°F and low of 50°F; January is the coolest, at 17°F and -4°F. June is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 24.9 inches over 55 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 2 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 205 nights a year. That 24.9 inches is more than at 10 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (8%). Bovey, 11 miles west, has its own station (Grand Rpds Forest Lab, MN): 29.4 inches a year, 4.5 more than here, and a July average high of 80°F against 77°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17 | -4 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Feb | 23 | -1 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Mar | 35 | 12 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Apr | 50 | 25 | 1.6 | 4 |
| May | 63 | 36 | 2.8 | 7 |
| Jun | 72 | 46 | 4.4 | 9 |
| Jul | 77 | 50 | 3.9 | 7 |
| Aug | 75 | 48 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Sep | 66 | 40 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Oct | 51 | 30 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Nov | 34 | 17 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Dec | 21 | 3 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Year | 49 | 25 | 24.9 | 55 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hibbing Chisholm Hibbing Airport, MN (1,352 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 Nashwauk
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 35 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Nashwauk: 28 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 flash floods and 1 flood. They killed 1 person and injured 0. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on June 22, 2002. June has had the most flash floods, 4 of 6. Of the 312 Minnesota cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 168 have had fewer than Nashwauk.
July 2, 2012: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Nashwauk — 1 killed.
NWS: “Roy Jasper Flug of Goodland MN, drowned when the boat he was fishing from on Swan Lake capsized in the high wind and waves that developed due to the thunderstorms.”
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
Itasca County, which includes Nashwauk, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 severe storms, 5 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on June 28, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Itasca County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $31.4 million a year, the 18th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $14.1 million (45%), 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 Nashwauk
- Hibbing, MN10 mi
- Bovey, MN11 mi
- Chisholm, MN15 mi
- Grand Rapids, MN20 mi
- Mountain Iron, MN24 mi
- Cohasset, MN26 mi
- Eveleth, MN30 mi
- Virginia, MN31 mi
- Deer River, MN32 mi
- Gilbert, MN36 mi
- Aurora, MN43 mi
- Saginaw, MN48 mi
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