Carver County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Carver County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 6, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 350 people.

27tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

4killed · 350 injured

30.7 milongest path · 1975

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F19

(E)F21

(E)F30

(E)F42

(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
May 6, 1965	F4	12.3 mi	300 yd	175	3
May 6, 1965	F4	6.9 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 6, 1965	F2	11.2 mi	667 yd	175	1
Jun 4, 1975	F1	30.7 mi	350 yd	0	0
May 30, 2022	EF1	18.5 mi	400 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 2025	EF1	7.2 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jul 17, 2015	EF1	5.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 2025	EF1	4.4 mi	250 yd	0	0
Sep 2, 2019	EF1	3.9 mi	210 yd	0	0
May 14, 1985	F1	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 1983	F1	2 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 1983	F1	0.5 mi	40 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 28, 2025	EF0	5.7 mi	50 yd
Jun 28, 2025	EF0	2.1 mi	25 yd
Jun 28, 2025	EF0	3.4 mi	50 yd
Jun 28, 2025	EF1	7.2 mi	300 yd
Jun 28, 2025	EF1	4.4 mi	250 yd
May 30, 2022	EF1	18.5 mi	400 yd
May 11, 2022	EF0	5.5 mi	50 yd
Aug 14, 2020	EF0	0.3 mi	75 yd
Sep 2, 2019	EF1	3.9 mi	210 yd
Jul 17, 2015	EF1	5.1 mi	100 yd
Aug 23, 2012	EF0	3.2 mi	100 yd
Jul 25, 2000	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd

Deadliest: May 6, 1965, F4, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Scott County, MN21 Hennepin County, MN33 McLeod County, MN26 Wright County, MN28 Sibley County, MN37 Le Sueur County, MN26 Ramsey County, MN10 Dakota County, MN41

Questions

How many tornadoes has Carver County, Minnesota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Carver County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 6, 1965, with a 12.3-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Carver County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (12 of 27). 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).