NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Slayton, 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 Slayton, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 69 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 69
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
11 deaths in all
What the records show for Slayton
The highest rating among the 69 tornadoes within 25 miles is F5, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 16, 1992, came within 5 miles. The deadliest, an F5 on June 13, 1968, killed 9 people. Of the 69, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 29 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 23. The most recent tornado was on September 23, 2023. Of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site, 67% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Slayton. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 54 times since 1982, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 78% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Slayton.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Slayton
By decade
- 2020s11
- 2010s10
- 2000s8
- 1990s26(5 EF3+)
- 1980s6(1 EF3+)
- 1970s1
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 1968 | F5 | 11 mi | 9.1 mi | 9 / 150 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F5 | 5 mi | 16 mi | 1 / 35 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F4 | 12 mi | 73.5 mi | 1 / 19 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F4 | 8 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F3 | 18 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F3 | 7 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 1985 | F3 | 12 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1993 | F2 | 25 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 17 mi | 7.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F2 | 2 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 69, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Slayton
The Storm Prediction Center has 54 hail reports within 10 miles of Slayton since 1982, made on 40 separate days. Of these, 37 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on March 29, 1998. The most recent report is from July 6, 2024. July has the most reports, 14.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Slayton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lake Wilson, MN, 10 miles west of Slayton at 1,653 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 81°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 21°F and 4°F. June is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 30.1 inches over 55 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 9 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 171 nights a year. Snowfall averages 46.3 inches a year, most of it in February. That 30.1 inches is more than at 56 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (45%). Fulda, 13 miles southeast, has its own station (Worthington 2 NNE, MN): 30.6 inches a year, 0.5 more than here, and a July average high of 82°F against 81°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 4 | 0.6 | 2 | 7.8 |
| Feb | 26 | 8 | 0.9 | 3 | 10.0 |
| Mar | 38 | 20 | 1.6 | 4 | 9.2 |
| Apr | 54 | 32 | 3.0 | 6 | 5.1 |
| May | 67 | 45 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 77 | 56 | 5.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 81 | 60 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 57 | 3.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 72 | 48 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 57 | 35 | 2.3 | 4 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 40 | 22 | 1.7 | 3 | 4.0 |
| Dec | 26 | 10 | 0.8 | 3 | 9.1 |
| Year | 53 | 33 | 30.1 | 55 | 46.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lake Wilson, MN (1,653 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 Slayton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 79 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Slayton: 60 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 floods and 5 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on May 12, 2022. Of the 312 Minnesota cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 132 have had fewer than Slayton.
April 1, 2019: flood 4 miles from the centre of Slayton — $600,000 damage.
NWS: “Runoff from occasional precipitation in late March and April maintained significant flooding of agricultural and pasture lands near the Des Moines River. The Des Moines River near Avoca (gage site AVOM5) crested twice at moderate flood stage during the month.”
August 28, 2021: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Slayton — $275,000 damage.
NWS: “A narrow path of crop damage, possibly related to a miso vortex within a broader wind field, was identified using Sentinel satellite imagery. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses.”
June 22, 1997: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Slayton — $200,000 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
Murray County, which includes Slayton, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 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 Murray County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.3 million a year, the 71st highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.0 million (42%), 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 Slayton
- Fulda, MN13 mi
- Tracy, MN19 mi
- Worthington, MN28 mi
- Pipestone, MN28 mi
- Marshall, MN30 mi
- Windom, MN33 mi
- Luverne, MN34 mi
- Lakefield, MN37 mi
- Flandreau, SD41 mi
- Mountain Lake, MN41 mi
- Sibley, IA42 mi
- Minneota, MN42 mi
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