Climate in Winona
Winona shares Minnesota's humid, four-season climate and the state's real, statewide tornado risk -- plus a real, genuine, and historically severe Mississippi River flood risk distinct from every other market in this Minnesota batch.
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Learn moreA humid, four-season bluff-country climate
Winona's Mississippi River bluff-country location shares the humid, four-season climate documented across southern Minnesota -- warm, humid summers and cold winters, set against a genuinely scenic bluff backdrop.
Minnesota's real, statewide southern-tier tornado corridor
Winona sits within Minnesota's real, documented southern-tier tornado and severe-hail risk corridor, the same real exposure zone running from the Iowa border through Mankato and the Twin Cities documented statewide in minnesota.js.
A real, historic, and genuine Mississippi River flood risk
Winona's river crested at a record 20.77 feet on April 19, 1965; without the city's real, roughly 10-mile levee system built in the 1960s-80s, water at 13 feet would put roughly a fourth of the community underwater. The levee protects downtown to approximately 2nd Street, but this remains a real, genuine, and distinct hazard this record does not minimize.
Key takeaways
- Winona shares Minnesota's humid, four-season southern-tier climate and statewide tornado risk.
- A real, historic Mississippi River flood risk is documented (a record 20.77-foot crest, April 1965).
- A roughly 10-mile levee system manages this risk today, but does not eliminate it entirely.
- Confirm current, address-specific FEMA flood-zone status directly given Winona's real river-bluff geography.
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