NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Olivia, 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 Olivia, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 72 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 72
- 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 Olivia
The highest rating among the 72 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on July 11, 2008, came within 22 miles. Of the 72, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 31 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 36. The most recent tornado was on July 15, 2024. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 64% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Olivia. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 61 times since 1960, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 71% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Olivia.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Olivia
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s4
- 2000s20(1 EF3+)
- 1990s23(1 EF3+)
- 1980s7
- 1970s4
- 1960s5
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2008 | EF3 | 22 mi | 7.98 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F3 | 20 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 24, 2003 | F2 | 19 mi | 5.5 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 6 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 21 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 6 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 12 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 13 mi | 5.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 15 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 18 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 5, 1981 | F2 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 23, 1981 | F2 | 10 mi | 6.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 72, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Olivia
The Storm Prediction Center has 61 hail reports within 10 miles of Olivia since 1960, made on 48 separate days. Of these, 29 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently July 1, 2011. The most recent report is from June 2, 2025. June has the most reports, 19.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Olivia
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Olivia 3E, MN, 3 miles east of Olivia at 1,100 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 21°F and 2°F. June is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 27.9 inches over 54 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 10 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 170 nights a year. Snowfall averages 37.7 inches a year, most of it in December. That 27.9 inches is more than at 30 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (24%). Redwood Falls, 17 miles southwest, has its own station (Redwood Falls, MN): 30.9 inches a year, 3.0 more than here, and a July average high of 83°F against 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 2 | 0.6 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Feb | 27 | 5 | 0.8 | 2 | 8.7 |
| Mar | 39 | 19 | 1.4 | 3 | 6.7 |
| Apr | 56 | 31 | 2.5 | 6 | 2.4 |
| May | 69 | 44 | 3.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 79 | 56 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 59 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 56 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 73 | 47 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 59 | 34 | 2.2 | 5 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 42 | 21 | 1.3 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Dec | 27 | 9 | 1.0 | 2 | 9.4 |
| Year | 54 | 32 | 27.9 | 54 | 37.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Olivia 3E, MN (1,100 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 Olivia
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 61 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Olivia: 48 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 heavy rain events, 2 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $209,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 84 mph, on May 30, 2022.
June 21, 2013: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Olivia — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “A Bird Island grain elevator sustained damage, along with several trees blown down around Bird Island.”
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
Renville County, which includes Olivia, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 floods, 6 severe storms, 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 Renville County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.9 million a year, the 51st highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.7 million (39%), 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 Olivia
- Renville, MN10 mi
- Redwood Falls, MN17 mi
- Clara City, MN23 mi
- Willmar, MN24 mi
- Atwater, MN27 mi
- Granite Falls, MN28 mi
- Hutchinson, MN31 mi
- Litchfield, MN33 mi
- Spicer, MN33 mi
- Winthrop, MN35 mi
- Sleepy Eye, MN35 mi
- Springfield, MN36 mi
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