NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Shoreview, 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 Shoreview, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 103 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 103
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
20 deaths in all
What the records show for Shoreview
The highest rating among the 103 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 5 times; the most recent, on July 3, 1983, came within 13 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on May 6, 1965, killed 6 people. Of the 103, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 53 have come since 2000. July has had the most tornadoes, 31. The most recent tornado was on August 29, 2024. Shoreview has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 72% of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 377 times since 1960, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Shoreview has more hail reports within 10 miles than 95% of the 341 Minnesota cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Shoreview
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s18
- 2000s21(1 EF3+)
- 1990s18
- 1980s8(4 EF3+)
- 1970s6
- 1960s10(3 EF3+)
- 1950s8(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1965 | F4 | 3 mi | 17.3 mi | 6 / 158 |
| May 6, 1965 | F4 | 5 mi | 6.8 mi | 3 / 175 |
| Jun 19, 1951 | F4 | 14 mi | 52.6 mi | 1 / 20 |
| Jul 3, 1983 | F4 | 13 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 4 |
| May 6, 1965 | F4 | 21 mi | 6.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 20, 1951 | F3 | 16 mi | 11.6 mi | 5 / 40 |
| May 25, 2008 | EF3 | 8 mi | 5.96 mi | 1 / 17 |
| Apr 26, 1984 | F3 | 3 mi | 5.5 mi | 1 / 52 |
| Jun 14, 1981 | F3 | 8 mi | 16.2 mi | 1 / 83 |
| Jul 23, 1987 | F3 | 10 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 1958 | F3 | 10 mi | 59.4 mi | 0 / 12 |
| Sep 16, 2006 | F2 | 18 mi | 8 mi | 1 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 103, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Shoreview
The Storm Prediction Center has 377 hail reports within 10 miles of Shoreview since 1960, made on 130 separate days. Of these, 240 were 1 inch across or larger, and 21 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on August 11, 1963. The most recent report is from August 15, 2025. May has the most reports, 116.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Shoreview
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Vadnais Lake, MN, 3 miles southeast of Shoreview at 890 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 83°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 25°F and 8°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 12 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 157 nights a year. That 33.1 inches is more than at 90 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (73%). Roseville, 5 miles south, has its own station (U Of Mn St Paul, MN): 32.8 inches a year, 0.3 less than here, and a July average high of 81°F against 83°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25 | 8 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Feb | 30 | 11 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Mar | 42 | 24 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Apr | 57 | 37 | 3.1 | 6 |
| May | 69 | 50 | 4.3 | 8 |
| Jun | 79 | 60 | 4.5 | 8 |
| Jul | 83 | 64 | 4.5 | 7 |
| Aug | 81 | 62 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Sep | 73 | 54 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Oct | 59 | 42 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Nov | 43 | 28 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Dec | 30 | 16 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Year | 56 | 38 | 33.1 | 61 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Vadnais Lake, MN (890 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 Shoreview
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 274 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Shoreview: 223 thunderstorm wind reports, 24 heavy rain events, 22 flash floods, 4 lightning strikes and 1 flood. They killed 2 people and injured 6, and the NWS estimated $9.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on July 23, 2005. June has had the most flash floods, 8 of 22. Of the 312 Minnesota cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 281 have had fewer than Shoreview.
July 26, 2007: heavy rain event 8 miles from the centre of Shoreview — 2 killed.
August 6, 1996: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Shoreview — 2 injured.
September 21, 2005: lightning strike 8 miles from the centre of Shoreview — 2 injured.
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
Ramsey County, which includes Shoreview, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 floods, 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 7, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Ramsey County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Moderate for lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $181.4 million a year, the 2nd highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $68.5 million (38%), 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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