NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Renville, 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 Renville, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 75 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 75
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Renville
The strongest of the 75 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on July 25, 2000; its path came within 17 miles, and it killed 1 person. Of the 75, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 28 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 35. The most recent tornado was on July 15, 2024. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 59% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Renville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 66 times since 1957, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 66% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Renville.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Renville
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s6
- 2000s15(2 EF3+)
- 1990s25(2 EF3+)
- 1980s11
- 1970s3
- 1960s5
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2000 | F4 | 17 mi | 9 mi | 1 / 15 |
| Jul 11, 2008 | EF3 | 20 mi | 7.98 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F3 | 20 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F3 | 24 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 6 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 10 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 7 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 9 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 8 mi | 5.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 13 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 11 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 5, 1981 | F2 | 3 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 75, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Renville
The Storm Prediction Center has 66 hail reports within 10 miles of Renville since 1957, made on 47 separate days. Of these, 33 were 1 inch across or larger, and 5 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently July 1, 2011. The most recent report is from September 21, 2024. July has the most reports, 18.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Renville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Olivia 3E, MN, 14 miles east of Renville 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%). Clara City, 15 miles northwest, has its own station (Granite Falls, MN): 28.8 inches a year, 0.9 more than here, and a July average high of 85°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 Renville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 60 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Renville: 48 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 heavy rain events, 4 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $932,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on May 7, 2000.
July 23, 2016: lightning strike 7 miles from the centre of Renville — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “A lightning bolt struck a church in Sacred Heart, Minnesota. The lightning started a fire and destroyed the church which was built 140 years before.”
July 3, 2018: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Renville — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “Several rounds of very heavy rainfall caused flash flooding to occur in Renville county. The worst areas were in the southern and central 1/3 of the county.”
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 Renville, 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 Renville
- Olivia, MN10 mi
- Clara City, MN15 mi
- Redwood Falls, MN17 mi
- Granite Falls, MN18 mi
- Willmar, MN24 mi
- Montevideo, MN28 mi
- Atwater, MN31 mi
- Spicer, MN34 mi
- Marshall, MN36 mi
- New London, MN39 mi
- Springfield, MN39 mi
- Litchfield, MN40 mi
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