Chippewa County tornado history

25 tornadoes touched Chippewa County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F1 (May 7, 1993).

25tornadoes since 1950
F1strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
5 milongest path · 1993
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F017
(E)F18
(E)F20
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 7, 1993F15 mi100 yd00
Jul 27, 1999F13 mi20 yd00
May 16, 2015EF11.8 mi50 yd00
May 30, 2022EF11.8 mi100 yd00
Jul 26, 1986F11 mi30 yd00
Sep 12, 2005F11 mi20 yd00
Aug 7, 1988F10.3 mi13 yd00
Sep 19, 2017EF10.1 mi80 yd00
May 15, 2025EF04 mi25 yd00
Jun 24, 2003F03 mi50 yd00
May 16, 2015EF02.7 mi25 yd00
Jul 15, 2024EF02.2 mi25 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 15, 2025EF04 mi25 yd00
Jul 15, 2024EF02.2 mi25 yd00
Aug 28, 2022EF00.9 mi25 yd00
May 30, 2022EF11.8 mi100 yd00
Sep 19, 2017EF02.1 mi100 yd00
Sep 19, 2017EF10.1 mi80 yd00
May 16, 2015EF11.8 mi50 yd00
May 16, 2015EF02.7 mi25 yd00
May 16, 2015EF00.8 mi25 yd00
May 16, 2015EF00.5 mi25 yd00
Jun 19, 2014EF01 mi10 yd00
Jun 19, 2014EF00.1 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Swift County, MN51Yellow Medicine County, MN25Kandiyohi County, MN56Lac qui Parle County, MN16Renville County, MN30Pope County, MN31Stevens County, MN18Lyon County, MN27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Chippewa County, Minnesota had?

25 tornadoes touched Chippewa County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Chippewa County?

The strongest rating recorded was F1 on May 7, 1993, with a 5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Chippewa County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (8 of 25). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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