NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Worthington, 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 Worthington, Minnesota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 114 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 114
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Worthington
The strongest of the 114 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on June 16, 1992; its path came within 24 miles, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an F4 on March 29, 1998, killed 1 person. Of the 114, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 58 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 30. The most recent tornado was on April 28, 2025. Worthington has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 89% of the 341 Minnesota cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 83 times since 1955, with stones up to 6 inches. Of the 341 Minnesota cities, 51% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Worthington.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Worthington
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s23(1 EF3+)
- 2000s27
- 1990s26(3 EF3+)
- 1980s9
- 1970s9(3 EF3+)
- 1960s10
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 1992 | F5 | 24 mi | 16 mi | 1 / 35 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F4 | 23 mi | 73.5 mi | 1 / 19 |
| Jun 25, 2010 | EF4 | 18 mi | 13.65 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Aug 7, 1994 | F3 | 16 mi | 4.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 31, 1971 | F3 | 21 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1971 | F3 | 14 mi | 8.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1971 | F3 | 11 mi | 46.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 1986 | F2 | 11 mi | 18.5 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Aug 18, 2017 | EF2 | 20 mi | 5.14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 25, 2000 | F2 | 20 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 29, 1998 | F2 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 114, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Worthington
The Storm Prediction Center has 83 hail reports within 10 miles of Worthington since 1955, made on 60 separate days. Of these, 57 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest, 6 inches, fell on July 28, 1986. The most recent report is from August 6, 2025. July has the most reports, 22.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Worthington
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Worthington 2 NNE, MN, 2 miles northeast of Worthington at 1,570 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 23°F and 5°F. June is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 30.6 inches over 57 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 10 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 167 nights a year. Snowfall averages 45.2 inches a year, most of it in February. That 30.6 inches is more than at 59 of the 124 Minnesota stations used on this site (48%). Sibley, IA, 17 miles southwest, has its own station (Sibley, IA): 30.4 inches a year, 0.2 less than here, and the same July average high, 82°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | 5 | 0.7 | 2 | 9.8 |
| Feb | 27 | 10 | 0.8 | 3 | 10.9 |
| Mar | 40 | 21 | 1.5 | 4 | 5.7 |
| Apr | 55 | 33 | 3.1 | 6 | 4.4 |
| May | 68 | 46 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 78 | 57 | 5.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 82 | 61 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 79 | 58 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 73 | 49 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 59 | 36 | 2.4 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 42 | 23 | 1.3 | 3 | 4.6 |
| Dec | 28 | 12 | 0.9 | 3 | 8.6 |
| Year | 54 | 34 | 30.6 | 57 | 45.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Worthington 2 NNE, MN (1,570 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 Worthington
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 71 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Worthington: 58 thunderstorm wind reports, 11 flash floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $1.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on May 11, 2022. June has had the most flash floods, 6 of 11. Of the 312 Minnesota cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 231 have had fewer than Worthington.
May 11, 2022: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Worthington — 1 killed.
NWS: “Several power poles were snapped by strong thunderstorm winds, which downed powerlines across Interstate 90.”
August 3, 2004: thunderstorm wind in Worthington — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds blew parts of the roofs off a junior high school building and an apartment building, and overturned a semi truck. The winds caused widespread tree damage, including several large trees uprooted or blown down.”
August 18, 2003: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Worthington — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree damage. Several houses were damaged by falling trees and wind blown tree debris.”
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 Worthington's ZIP code 56187 have filed 79 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $201,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Midwest Flooding in 1993: 12 claims (15% of all) and $17,000. The year with the most claims was 2010, with 18. 37% 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, 101 have fewer than Worthington.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Midwest Flooding1993 | 12 | $17,000 |
Nobles County, which includes Worthington, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 severe storms, 7 floods, 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 Nobles County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $13.3 million a year, the 47th highest of 87 Minnesota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.2 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 Worthington
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- Sibley, IA17 mi
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- Hartley, IA31 mi
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- Luverne, MN32 mi
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