NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Proctor, 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 Proctor, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 13 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 13
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Proctor
The highest rating among the 13 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on August 6, 1969, came within 25 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on August 6, 1969, killed 2 people. Of the 13, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 3 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 4. The most recent tornado was on May 18, 2022. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 94% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Proctor. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 171 times since 1958, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Proctor has more hail reports within 10 miles than 77% of the 341 Minnesota cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Proctor
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s2
- 1980s2
- 1970s4
- 1960s3(2 EF3+)
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 1969 | F3 | 21 mi | 17.2 mi | 2 / 3 |
| Aug 6, 1969 | F3 | 25 mi | 18.4 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Sep 3, 1980 | F2 | 21 mi | 9.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 1986 | F1 | 18 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 8, 1979 | F1 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 1976 | F1 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 7, 1970 | F1 | 23 mi | 5.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 18, 2022 | EF0 | 15 mi | 3.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 2012 | EF0 | 9 mi | 0.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 9, 2012 | EF0 | 10 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 9, 1977 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 1967 | F0 | 15 mi | 19.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 13, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Proctor
The Storm Prediction Center has 171 hail reports within 10 miles of Proctor since 1958, made on 67 separate days. Of these, 93 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on September 8, 1958. The most recent report is from June 5, 2024. May has the most reports, 50.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Proctor
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Duluth, MN, 6 miles north of Proctor at 1,428 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 78°F and low of 56°F; January is the coolest, at 20°F and 2°F. June is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 1.0 inches; the year adds up to 31.3 inches over 66 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 2 days a year. Lows fall below freezing on about 177 nights a year. Snowfall averages 90.2 inches a year, most of it in December. That 31.3 inches is more than at 69 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (56%). Esko, 7 miles southwest, has its own station (Cloquet, MN): 32.8 inches a year, 1.5 more than here, and a July average high of 79°F against 78°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 20 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 16.8 |
| Feb | 25 | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | 15.1 |
| Mar | 36 | 18 | 1.5 | 4 | 12.8 |
| Apr | 49 | 30 | 2.5 | 6 | 9.1 |
| May | 63 | 41 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 72 | 50 | 4.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 78 | 56 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 76 | 55 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 67 | 47 | 3.5 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 53 | 36 | 2.9 | 6 | 2.7 |
| Nov | 37 | 23 | 2.0 | 5 | 14.1 |
| Dec | 25 | 10 | 1.5 | 4 | 18.7 |
| Year | 50 | 31 | 31.3 | 66 | 90.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Duluth, MN (1,428 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 Proctor
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 182 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Proctor: 138 thunderstorm wind reports, 29 flash floods, 11 lightning strikes, 3 floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $23.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on July 21, 2016. June has had the most flash floods, 22 of 29. Of the 312 Minnesota cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 298 have had fewer than Proctor.
July 27, 2010: lightning strike 4 miles from the centre of Proctor — 1 injured.
NWS: “A 16 year old boy was struck by lightning along West Skyline Parkway near Spirit Mountain. The boy was knocked unconscious by the strike, and after coming to, was treated for third-degree burns on his right ankle and second-degree burns down the back of his legs.”
June 28, 2015: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Proctor — 1 injured.
June 20, 2012: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Proctor — $20.0 million 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Proctor's ZIP code 55810 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $75,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 120 Minnesota cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 3 have fewer than Proctor.
St. Louis County, which includes Proctor, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1970, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 floods, 3 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 St. Louis County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for coastal flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $112.4 million a year, the 5th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $49.8 million (44%), 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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