NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Roseau, 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 Roseau, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 40 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 40
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Roseau
The strongest of the 40 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on August 5, 2006; its path came within 20 miles. Of the 40, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 21 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on June 24, 2024. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 85% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Roseau. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 68 times since 1983, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 64% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Roseau.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Roseau
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s3
- 2000s15(1 EF3+)
- 1990s14
- 1980s2
- 1970s1
- 1960s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2006 | F3 | 20 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 27, 1997 | F2 | 13 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 13, 1983 | F2 | 23 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 2020 | EF1 | 16 mi | 1.09 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 2020 | EF1 | 24 mi | 2.03 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | EF1 | 25 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 2010 | EF1 | 20 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 24, 2007 | EF1 | 16 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 5, 2006 | F1 | 19 mi | 11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 5, 2006 | F1 | 14 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 2, 2005 | F1 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 25, 2003 | F1 | 15 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 40, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Roseau
The Storm Prediction Center has 68 hail reports within 10 miles of Roseau since 1983, made on 43 separate days. Of these, 45 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on August 12, 2015. The most recent report is from June 24, 2024. June has the most reports, 22.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Roseau
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Warroad, MN, 20 miles east of Roseau at 1,073 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 77°F and low of 55°F; January is the coolest, at 13°F and -8°F. June is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 27.8 inches over 56 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 191 nights a year. That 27.8 inches is more than at 29 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (23%).
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | -8 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Feb | 19 | -5 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Mar | 33 | 10 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Apr | 48 | 25 | 1.6 | 4 |
| May | 62 | 40 | 3.5 | 7 |
| Jun | 72 | 51 | 4.8 | 8 |
| Jul | 77 | 55 | 3.7 | 7 |
| Aug | 75 | 52 | 4.3 | 6 |
| Sep | 66 | 43 | 3.0 | 6 |
| Oct | 51 | 31 | 2.5 | 5 |
| Nov | 34 | 17 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Dec | 19 | 1 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Year | 47 | 26 | 27.8 | 56 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Warroad, MN (1,073 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 Roseau
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 42 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Roseau: 38 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 heavy rain events, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $125,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 23, 2005.
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 Roseau's ZIP code 56751 have filed 271 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $3.3 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Torrential rain in 2002: 253 claims (93% of all) and $3.1 million. 95% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 120 Minnesota cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 113 have fewer than Roseau.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Torrential rain2002 | 253 | $3.1 million |
Roseau County, which includes Roseau, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 24 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 floods, 6 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on July 19, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Roseau County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hail and inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.7 million a year, the 40th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $10.2 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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