Minnesota, 1964

Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 25, 1964

May 25, 1964 · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

3 tornado, 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$53,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

3 tornado, 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Carver

When
May 25, 9:45 AM CST
Where
Carver County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
60 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
44.880, -93.620

Hail, Hennepin

When
May 25, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Hennepin County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
44.880, -93.180

Tornado, Olmsted

When
May 25, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Olmsted County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
43.950, -92.330

Hail, Dodge

When
May 25, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Dodge County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
44.000, -92.780

Hail, Dakota

When
May 25, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Dakota County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
44.880, -93.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Olmsted

When
May 25, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Olmsted County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
43.880, -92.400

Tornado, Blue Earth

When
May 25, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Blue Earth County
Rating
F0
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
17 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
44.020, -94.100

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Minnesota in 1964Every state in 1964This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Minnesota, 1964

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10055505, 10055506, 10055507, 10055508, 10055509, 10055510, 10055511.