Clearwater County tornado history

23 tornadoes touched Clearwater County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jul 5, 1978). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 44 people.

23tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

4killed · 44 injured

57.5 milongest path · 1978

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F19

(E)F24

(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
Jul 5, 1978	F2	57.5 mi	400 yd	44	4
Jul 22, 2013	EF2	21.1 mi	400 yd	0	0
Aug 5, 1981	F2	0.8 mi	70 yd	0	0
Aug 25, 1960	F2	0.2 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 1966	F1	49.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 2018	EF1	25 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 9, 1959	F1	8.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jul 22, 2013	EF1	7.5 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 12, 2008	EF1	5.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 23, 2005	F1	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 2010	EF1	3 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 2010	EF1	1 mi	40 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Aug 26, 2018	EF1	25 mi	200 yd
Jul 22, 2013	EF1	7.5 mi	150 yd
Jul 22, 2013	EF2	21.1 mi	400 yd
Jun 17, 2010	EF1	1 mi	40 yd
Jun 17, 2010	EF1	3 mi	30 yd
Jun 17, 2010	EF1	1 mi	40 yd
Jun 12, 2008	EF1	5.4 mi	100 yd
Jun 14, 2007	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd
Jun 23, 2005	F1	5 mi	100 yd
May 29, 2003	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd
Aug 11, 2002	F0	0.2 mi	25 yd
Aug 11, 2002	F0	0.2 mi	25 yd

Deadliest: Jul 5, 1978, F2, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Mahnomen County, MN26 Beltrami County, MN45 Red Lake County, MN20 Hubbard County, MN23 Pennington County, MN11 Becker County, MN34 Polk County, MN83 Norman County, MN30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Clearwater County, Minnesota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Clearwater County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jul 5, 1978, with a 57.5-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Clearwater County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (9 of 23). 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).