NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit New Richland, 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 New Richland, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 139 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 139
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
21 deaths in all
What the records show for New Richland
The highest rating among the 139 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 17, 2010, came within 7 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on April 30, 1967, killed 6 people. Of the 139, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 73 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 56. The most recent tornado was on June 26, 2025. New Richland has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 99% of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 62 times since 1958, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 70% have more hail reports within 10 miles than New Richland.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of New Richland
By decade
- 2020s21
- 2010s36(4 EF3+)
- 2000s16(1 EF3+)
- 1990s19
- 1980s16(2 EF3+)
- 1970s9
- 1960s15(3 EF3+)
- 1950s7
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 1967 | F4 | 1 mi | 20.1 mi | 6 / 22 |
| Apr 30, 1967 | F4 | 11 mi | 38.7 mi | 5 / 35 |
| Jun 17, 2010 | EF4 | 7 mi | 16.91 mi | 1 / 14 |
| Apr 30, 1967 | F3 | 6 mi | 18.4 mi | 2 / 23 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | F3 | 25 mi | 33 mi | 1 / 37 |
| Jun 17, 2010 | EF3 | 20 mi | 4.32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 2010 | EF3 | 18 mi | 5.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 2010 | EF3 | 7 mi | 18.15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1984 | F3 | 10 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 12 |
| May 17, 1982 | F3 | 17 mi | 46 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 1953 | F2 | 20 mi | 6.9 mi | 6 / 3 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 6 mi | 2.17 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 139, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in New Richland
The Storm Prediction Center has 62 hail reports within 10 miles of New Richland since 1958, made on 49 separate days. Of these, 39 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on June 15, 1970. The most recent report is from September 21, 2025. June has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in New Richland
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, MN, 12 miles north of New Richland at 1,153 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 22°F and 5°F. June is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 1.2 inches; the year adds up to 38.0 inches over 69 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 10 days a year, almost all from May to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 162 nights a year. Snowfall averages 52.3 inches a year, most of it in December. That 38.0 inches is more than at 122 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (98%). Wells, 15 miles southwest, has its own station (Wells, MN): 34.6 inches a year, 3.4 less than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | 5 | 1.3 | 4 | 10.7 |
| Feb | 26 | 9 | 1.2 | 3 | 10.8 |
| Mar | 39 | 22 | 2.3 | 5 | 9.0 |
| Apr | 55 | 35 | 3.3 | 7 | 3.0 |
| May | 68 | 48 | 4.5 | 9 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 78 | 59 | 5.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 61 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 59 | 4.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 73 | 50 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 59 | 37 | 2.8 | 5 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 41 | 24 | 1.9 | 4 | 5.8 |
| Dec | 28 | 12 | 1.5 | 4 | 11.9 |
| Year | 54 | 35 | 38.0 | 69 | 52.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, MN (1,153 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 New Richland
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 56 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of New Richland: 39 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 floods, 4 flash floods, 4 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on September 20, 2018.
September 23, 2010: flood 9 miles from the centre of New Richland — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Numerous roads were closed due to excessive rainfall that fell on September 22nd and 23th. The major areal flooding didn't recede until late Saturday when most of the small streams and creeks had crested and only mainstem rivers remained flooded.”
June 18, 2014: flood 9 miles from the centre of New Richland — $625,000 damage.
September 22, 2016: flood 7 miles from the centre of New Richland — $280,000 damage.
NWS: “Runoff from torrential rainfall that occurred across most of northern Freeborn County Wednesday night, September 21st, caused numerous roads to remain impassable and closed. Local officials indicated that nearly 300 properties in Freeborn County had reported flood 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
Waseca County, which includes New Richland, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 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 Waseca County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes and hail; Very Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.0 million a year, the 63rd highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.1 million (34%), 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 New Richland
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- Wells, MN15 mi
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