Blue Earth County tornado history

42 tornadoes touched Blue Earth County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jun 14, 1976). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 9 people.

42tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 9 injured

42.4 milongest path · 1962

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F019

(E)F114

(E)F29

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 14, 1976	F2	24.6 mi	300 yd	6	1
May 18, 1962	F2	42.4 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 7, 1994	F2	5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Aug 18, 1980	F2	2.8 mi	20 yd	1	0
Jun 25, 2010	EF2	1.9 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jul 14, 2003	F2	1.5 mi	220 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 2010	EF2	0.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 25, 1953	F2	0.5 mi	67 yd	1	0
Jul 14, 2003	F2	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 28, 1977	F1	9.4 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 5, 2024	EF1	6.1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 2010	EF1	4.3 mi	75 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Aug 5, 2024	EF1	6.1 mi	150 yd
Sep 20, 2018	EF0	1.1 mi	70 yd
Sep 20, 2018	EF0	0.8 mi	70 yd
Jul 9, 2017	EF1	2.7 mi	100 yd
Jun 14, 2016	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd
Jun 14, 2016	EF0	2.1 mi	20 yd
May 8, 2014	EF0	2.1 mi	50 yd
Aug 13, 2010	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Jun 25, 2010	EF2	0.9 mi	50 yd
Jun 25, 2010	EF1	4.3 mi	75 yd
Jun 25, 2010	EF2	1.9 mi	40 yd
Jun 25, 2010	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Jun 14, 1976, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Waseca County, MN28 Nicollet County, MN29 Faribault County, MN41 Watonwan County, MN23 Le Sueur County, MN26 Martin County, MN22 Brown County, MN33 Sibley County, MN37

Questions

How many tornadoes has Blue Earth County, Minnesota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Blue Earth County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jun 14, 1976, with a 24.6-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Blue Earth County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (14 of 42). 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).