Murray County, Minnesota
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1963 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
34
Tornado reports
123
Hail reports
40
Floods since 1996
639
All events
3
Deaths
$74.2M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Murray County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 33 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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All storm eventsTornadoes
NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Tornado F3 Tornado
Very slowly subsiding northwest winds remained strong enough to cause significant drifting snow and areas of very low visibilities in blowing snow through the night of December 27th. Travel remained difficult and hazardous, and wind chills were around zero at times. A vehicle dri…
Freezing rain caused light ice accumulations, but made roads and other surfaces icy, resulting in numerous accidents. One accident near Brewster killed a 26 year old woman.
Rainfall amounts across Murray County from June 20-22 ranged from 4 to 8 inches. This rainfall resulted in overland flooding and major flooding along the West Fork Des Moines River. County-wide, 132 homes were damaged, three of which were declared destroyed. Many homes in the cit…
An extended period of precipitation began with freezing rain quickly producing heavy ice accumulations, ranging up to a half inch. The precipitation then changed to sleet and then snow, with sleet and snow accumulations reaching 9.4 inches at Slayton. Many branches, limbs, whole …
Heat Heat
Dangerous heat index readings reached a brief afternoon peak as high as 106 degrees at Slayton and 100 degrees near Dovray.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Blizzard Blizzard
Northerly winds gusted as high as 53 mph near Dovray and 45 mph at Slayton. During and after a period of heavy snowfall which totaled 7.7 inches at Slayton and 7.0 inches at Lake Wilson, visibility was reduced to near zero at times with blowing snow. Travel was not advised over m…
High Wind High Wind
Sustained winds were between 40 and 44 mph at times, with gusts as high as 61 mph at a Minnesota Department of Transportation site near Dovray.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totaled 1.7 inches in Slayton.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Northwest winds gusted to 46 mph at Slayton and 44 mph near Dovray. These winds combined with periods of light snowfall which totaled around 1 inch to produce visibility briefly as low as one-quarter to one-half mile.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Despite snowfall of only a few tenths of an inch, northwest winds gusted as high as 45 to 50 mph and produced periodic visibilities as low as one-half mile near Dovray and at Slayton.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Occasional light snowfall totaled generally less than one inch during a period of enhanced northwest wind gusts as high as 35 to 45 mph. This led to a brief degradation in visibility to around one-quarter mile. With little or no pre-existing snow cover, impacts due to the lowest …
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Sustained winds reached 30 to 36 mph at times with a peak gust of 45 mph at an Automated Weather Observing System site at Slayton.
Blizzard Blizzard
Two episodes of extended blizzard conditions occurred over a slightly less than 24 hour period, with a slight improvement in conditions during the mid-afternoon to early evening. Gusty northwest winds from 35 to 45 mph were concurrent with light to moderate snowfall, which totale…
High Wind High Wind
Sustained northwest winds occasionally reached around 40 mph at Slayton.
Blizzard Blizzard
Whiteout conditions became common, especially over the western half of the county, as northwest winds reached 35 to 50 mph and interacted with periods of light snow during the late morning and afternoon.
High Wind High Wind
Synoptic northwest winds were occasionally sustained from 40 to 42 mph at a Minnesota Road Weather Information System site 2 miles west of Dovray and at an Automated Weather Observing System site at Slayton.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totaled 1.3 inches at Lake Wilson.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A long-duration snowfall totaled 6.2 inches in Slayton.
High Wind High Wind
Sustained winds reached 40 to 43 mph at times at a Minnesota Road Weather Information System site 2 miles west of Dovray.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Gusty winds from 40 to 60 mph and a period of evening light snowfall led to several hours with visibility reduced to one mile or less, briefly around one-half mile near Dovray.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Heat Heat
Heat index readings reached an afternoon peak on July 27 as high as 102 degrees at Slayton and 100 degrees near Dovray.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Daily afternoon and evening heat indices reached around 105 degrees with a maximum heat index of 105 degrees at an Automated Weather Observing System site in Slayton on June 21.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Sustained easterly winds reached 30 to 35 mph with gusts as high as 57 mph near Dovray.
Blizzard Blizzard
After a period of evening rainfall, snow developed and became briefly heavy with a difficult to measure accumulation of 4.2 inches at Slayton and 1.9 inches at Lake Wilson. As northwest winds increased to a sustained 40 to 42 mph at times at Slayton and near Dovray with gusts as …
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds increased to a sustained 40 to 42 mph at Slayton and near Dovray, and gusted as high as 53 mph near Dovray.
High Wind High Wind
Sustained winds reached as high as 40 mph near Trosky with gusts up to 59 mph.
Blizzard Blizzard
Snowfall totaled 2.4 inches at Slayton and 1.5 inches at Lake Wilson. Sustained northwest winds reached 35 to 39 mph at times and gusted as high as 49 mph near Dovray, and sustained as high as 40 mph with gusts up to 59 mph near Trosky. Wind and snowfall combined to result in wid…
High Wind High Wind
Winds were sustained at times from 40 to 41 mph with a peak gust of 51 mph near Dovray and 49 mph at Slayton.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The lowest wind chills ranged from 35 to 44 below zero with 44 below zero observed at the Minnesota Department of Transportation site near Dovray.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The lowest wind chills ranged from 35 to 37 below zero with 37 below zero observed at the Minnesota Department of Transportation site near Dovray.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totaled 2.0 inches at Lake Wilson.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chill temperatures ranged from 25 to 34 below zero during the early morning hours. A Minnesota Department of Transportation site near Dovray briefly dipped as low as 35 below zero.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totaled 3.3 inches 0.8 miles south-southwest of Slayton and 3.0 inches in Lake Wilson.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The lowest wind chills ranged from 35 to 41 below zero with 41 below zero observed at the Minnesota Department of Transportation site near Dovray.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A couple periods of snowfall totaled 3.2 inches at Slayton. While most of the snowfall occurred prior to onset of strongest winds, some visibility of one mile or less occurred during heavier snowfall. Winds gusted at times from 25 to 40 mph.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Winds were sustained from 30 to 39 mph with gusts as high as 50 mph near Dovray and 48 mph at Slayton.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Winds were sustained from 30 to 37 mph, with occasional gusts to 46 mph near Dovray and at Slayton.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought improved to moderate (D1) drought during mid-November with as much as 2 to 3 inches of rainfall at the beginning of the month.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 24 | 0 |
| 2024 | 23 | 0 |
| 2023 | 34 | 1 |
| 2022 | 33 | 1 |
| 2021 | 45 | 4 |
| 2020 | 21 | 0 |
| 2019 | 34 | 4 |
| 2018 | 43 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17 | 0 |
| 2016 | 21 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 |
| 2014 | 20 | 1 |
| 2013 | 14 | 0 |
| 2012 | 20 | 0 |
| 2011 | 14 | 0 |
| 2010 | 21 | 1 |
| 2009 | 16 | 0 |
| 2008 | 12 | 2 |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 |
| 2005 | 22 | 0 |
| 2004 | 24 | 1 |
| 2003 | 14 | 0 |
| 2002 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 2 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 2 |
| 1993 | 2 | 2 |
| 1992 | 6 | 6 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 5 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 4 | 2 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
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