Beltrami County tornado history

45 tornadoes touched Beltrami County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F1 (Apr 27, 1974).

45tornadoes since 1950
F1strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
14.3 milongest path · 1974
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F024
(E)F120
(E)F20
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 27, 1974F114.3 mi300 yd00
Aug 17, 1978F113.5 mi880 yd00
Jun 22, 2025EF16.6 mi400 yd00
Aug 2, 1981F15.7 mi713 yd00
Jun 22, 2025EF15.4 mi300 yd00
Jun 23, 2005F15 mi100 yd00
Jul 11, 2018EF15 mi400 yd00
Jul 26, 2021EF14.1 mi300 yd00
Jul 19, 2016EF14 mi400 yd00
Jun 20, 2022EF13.6 mi150 yd00
Jul 21, 2017EF12.8 mi200 yd00
Sep 26, 1964F12 mi100 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 22, 2025EF15.4 mi300 yd00
Jun 22, 2025EF16.6 mi400 yd00
Jul 19, 2023unrated0.5 mi20 yd00
Jun 20, 2022EF13.6 mi150 yd00
Jul 26, 2021EF10.8 mi300 yd00
Jul 26, 2021EF14.1 mi300 yd00
Jul 26, 2021EF08.5 mi200 yd00
Aug 9, 2020EF10.3 mi100 yd00
Jul 17, 2019EF00.3 mi25 yd00
Aug 26, 2018EF11 mi150 yd00
Jul 11, 2018EF01.8 mi250 yd00
Jul 11, 2018EF12 mi400 yd00

Nearby counties

Clearwater County, MN23Pennington County, MN11Red Lake County, MN20Mahnomen County, MN26Hubbard County, MN23Lake of the Woods County, MN18Koochiching County, MN8Polk County, MN83

Questions

How many tornadoes has Beltrami County, Minnesota had?

45 tornadoes touched Beltrami County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Beltrami County?

The strongest rating recorded was F1 on Apr 27, 1974, with a 14.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Beltrami County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (23 of 45). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).