Brown County tornado history

33 tornadoes touched Brown County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 29, 1998). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 31 people.

33tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 31 injured

104.8 milongest path · 1952

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

By rating

(E)F021

(E)F16

(E)F23

(E)F30

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated2

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
Mar 29, 1998	F4	73.5 mi	1,500 yd	19	1
Jun 23, 1952	F2	104.8 mi	220 yd	10	0
Jun 21, 1981	F2	54.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 2010	EF2	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 2008	EF1	2 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 1965	F1	1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1992	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1995	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 2008	EF1	0.6 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 1957	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 21, 1981	F0	12 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 19, 2017	EF0	5.3 mi	330 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Aug 26, 2024	unrated	0.3 mi	25 yd
May 11, 2022	EF0	1.5 mi	50 yd
Aug 28, 2021	EF0	3.3 mi	20 yd
Aug 28, 2021	EF0	4.3 mi	25 yd
Aug 28, 2021	EF0	0.9 mi	25 yd
Aug 28, 2021	unrated	0.6 mi	20 yd
Jun 20, 2019	EF0	2 mi	50 yd
Jul 19, 2017	EF0	5.3 mi	330 yd
May 8, 2014	EF0	2.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 25, 2010	EF2	0.3 mi	50 yd
Aug 19, 2009	EF0	3.7 mi	20 yd
Jun 11, 2008	EF1	0.6 mi	25 yd

Deadliest: Mar 29, 1998, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Watonwan County, MN23 Nicollet County, MN29 Cottonwood County, MN26 Redwood County, MN28 Sibley County, MN37 Renville County, MN30 Blue Earth County, MN42 Martin County, MN22

Questions

How many tornadoes has Brown County, Minnesota had?

33 tornadoes touched Brown County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Brown County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Mar 29, 1998, with a 73.5-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Brown County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (12 of 33). 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).