NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Nisswa, 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 Nisswa, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 41 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 41
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
13 deaths in all
What the records show for Nisswa
The highest rating among the 41 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on August 6, 1969, came within 20 miles. Of the 41, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 15 have come since 2000. June and July have had the most tornadoes, 14 each. The most recent tornado was on June 16, 2025. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 84% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Nisswa. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 89 times since 1971, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Nisswa has more hail reports within 10 miles than 52% of the 341 Minnesota cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Nisswa
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s4
- 2000s2
- 1990s5(1 EF3+)
- 1980s2
- 1970s12(2 EF3+)
- 1960s6(3 EF3+)
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 1969 | F4 | 20 mi | 32.3 mi | 12 / 70 |
| Jun 11, 1966 | F4 | 9 mi | 72.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 5, 1991 | F3 | 4 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Aug 26, 1977 | F3 | 5 mi | 26.3 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Jun 25, 1973 | F3 | 14 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 6, 1969 | F3 | 24 mi | 17.3 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 12, 2024 | EF2 | 15 mi | 14.66 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 2024 | EF2 | 11 mi | 3.16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 2022 | EF2 | 23 mi | 10.47 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 2016 | EF2 | 18 mi | 3.52 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 2001 | F2 | 11 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 26, 1996 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 41, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Nisswa
The Storm Prediction Center has 89 hail reports within 10 miles of Nisswa since 1971, made on 47 separate days. Of these, 54 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on June 19, 2016. The most recent report is from September 12, 2025. June has the most reports, 23.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Nisswa
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Gull Lake Dam, MN, 7 miles southwest of Nisswa at 1,215 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 79°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 18°F and -1°F. July is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 27.0 inches over 53 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 175 nights a year. That 27.0 inches is more than at 22 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (18%). Pequot Lakes, 7 miles north, has its own station (Pine Rvr Dam, MN): 28.8 inches a year, 1.8 more than here, and a July average high of 80°F against 79°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | -1 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Feb | 24 | 3 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Mar | 37 | 16 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Apr | 51 | 31 | 2.4 | 5 |
| May | 65 | 45 | 3.4 | 7 |
| Jun | 75 | 56 | 4.1 | 7 |
| Jul | 79 | 61 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Aug | 77 | 59 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Sep | 68 | 49 | 2.7 | 5 |
| Oct | 53 | 36 | 2.6 | 5 |
| Nov | 37 | 22 | 1.0 | 4 |
| Dec | 24 | 8 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Year | 51 | 32 | 27.0 | 53 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Gull Lake Dam, MN (1,215 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 Nisswa
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 112 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Nisswa: 106 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 2 lightning strikes and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $201,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 94 mph, on July 12, 2015.
June 30, 2018: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Nisswa — 1 injured.
April 22, 2025: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Nisswa — $100,000 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
Crow Wing County, which includes Nisswa, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 9 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 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 Crow Wing County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $39.5 million a year, the 13th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $25.6 million (65%), 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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