Minnesota tornado history

2,210 tornadoes in Minnesota from 1950 to 2025, killing 111 people. Choose a county to see every track on a map.

Otter Tail County89Polk County83Freeborn County68Stearns County57Kandiyohi County56Swift County51Beltrami County45Clay County43Nobles County43Rice County43Blue Earth County42Roseau County42Dakota County41Faribault County41St. Louis County40Marshall County38Olmsted County38Sibley County37Mower County36Goodhue County35Becker County34Kittson County34Murray County34Wilkin County34Brown County33Grant County33Hennepin County33Cass County31Pope County31Norman County30Renville County30Morrison County29Nicollet County29Anoka County28Fillmore County28Redwood County28Steele County28Waseca County28Wright County28Carver County27Crow Wing County27Lyon County27Todd County27Washington County27Cottonwood County26Douglas County26Le Sueur County26Mahnomen County26McLeod County26Meeker County26Chippewa County25Winona County25Yellow Medicine County25Clearwater County23Hubbard County23Wadena County23Watonwan County23Aitkin County22Martin County22Jackson County21Scott County21Chisago County20Dodge County20Red Lake County20Lake of the Woods County18Lincoln County18Stevens County18Traverse County18Lac qui Parle County16Mille Lacs County16Rock County16Pipestone County15Wabasha County15Big Stone County14Houston County14Isanti County14Pine County14Itasca County13Sherburne County13Pennington County11Kanabec County10Ramsey County10Carlton County9Koochiching County8Lake County8Benton County7Cook County4

By decade

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Deadliest tornadoes in Minnesota

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 6, 1969F432.3 mi833 yd7012
Jun 20, 1957F552.4 mi500 yd10310
Jun 13, 1968F59.1 mi150 yd1509
May 10, 1953F26.9 mi67 yd36
Apr 30, 1967F420.1 mi267 yd226
May 6, 1965F417.3 mi667 yd1586
Apr 30, 1967F438.7 mi100 yd355
Jul 20, 1951F311.6 mi10 yd405
Jul 5, 1978F257.5 mi400 yd444
May 6, 1965F46.8 mi1,000 yd1753