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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit New York Mills, 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 York Mills, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 73 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
0

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
73

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
3

1 deaths in all

What the records show for New York Mills

The highest rating among the 73 tornadoes within 25 miles is EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 17, 2010, came within 5 miles. Of the 73, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 53 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 26. The most recent tornado was on June 16, 2025. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 62% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than New York Mills. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 62 times since 1956, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 70% have more hail reports within 10 miles than New York Mills.

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Tornadoes within 25 miles of New York Mills

By decade

  • 2020s12
  • 2010s22(2 EF3+)
  • 2000s19(1 EF3+)
  • 1990s2
  • 1970s6
  • 1960s8
  • 1950s4
Strongest tornadoes near New York Mills, Minnesota
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
Jun 17, 2010EF45 mi39.56 mi1 / 5
Jun 17, 2010EF413 mi10 mi0 / 20
Jun 13, 2001F322 mi12 mi0 / 3
Jun 24, 2022EF217 mi30.9 mi0 / 0
May 12, 2022EF219 mi18.2 mi0 / 0
Jul 8, 2020EF216 mi2 mi0 / 0
Jul 12, 2015EF218 mi12.09 mi0 / 0
Jun 6, 2008EF221 mi14.11 mi0 / 2
Jun 20, 2005F211 mi0.3 mi0 / 0
Jun 20, 2005F211 mi4 mi0 / 0
Sep 5, 2004F212 mi4 mi0 / 0
Jul 8, 2000F220 mi10 mi0 / 3

The strongest 12 of 73, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in New York Mills

The Storm Prediction Center has 62 hail reports within 10 miles of New York Mills since 1956, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 41 were 1 inch across or larger, and 12 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on July 8, 2000. The most recent report is from September 12, 2025. July has the most reports, 21.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in New York Mills

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is New York Mills, MN, in New York Mills at 1,406 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 79°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 17°F and -2°F. July is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 26.8 inches over 57 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 3 days a year, almost all from July. Lows fall below freezing on about 184 nights a year. Snowfall averages 45.6 inches a year, most of it in December. That 26.8 inches is more than at 20 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (16%). Wadena, 13 miles southeast, has its own station (Wadena 3 S, MN): 29.4 inches a year, 2.6 more than here, and a July average high of 78°F against 79°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at New York Mills, MN
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"Snow in
Jan17-20.429.6
Feb2210.628.0
Mar35160.937.8
Apr51292.043.3
May64423.370.0
Jun74534.580.0
Jul79584.970.0
Aug76553.260.0
Sep69472.960.0
Oct52332.561.2
Nov36200.825.3
Dec2370.8310.4
Year503026.85745.6

Averages for 1991–2020 at New York Mills, MN (1,406 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.

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Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near New York Mills

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 53 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of New York Mills: 48 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $4.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 110 mph, on June 20, 2005.

  • September 25, 1998: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of New York Mills — $4.0 million damage.

    NWS: “The strong winds hit New York Mills quite hard. 1,600 customers in the area lost power, with 50 power poles snapped in half.”

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

Otter Tail County, which includes New York Mills, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 floods, 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 7, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Otter Tail County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and inland flooding; Relatively Low for lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $37.7 million a year, the 14th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $21.2 million (56%), 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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