Cottonwood County tornado history

26 tornadoes touched Cottonwood County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Mar 29, 1998). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 35 people.

26tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 35 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)F012

(E)F16

(E)F23

(E)F30

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated4

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 14, 1976	F2	13.5 mi	300 yd	6	0
Jun 16, 1992	F2	7.5 mi	90 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1971	F1	10.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1979	F1	9.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 11, 2022	EF1	3.5 mi	75 yd	0	0
Aug 7, 2000	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 11, 2022	EF1	0.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 1981	F1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 29, 2005	F0	9 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 2008	EF0	2 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 10, 2023	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 9, 2023	EF0	1.5 mi	25 yd
May 11, 2022	EF1	3.5 mi	75 yd
May 11, 2022	unrated	0.1 mi	25 yd
May 11, 2022	EF1	0.9 mi	50 yd
May 11, 2022	unrated	—	25 yd
Aug 28, 2021	unrated	3.5 mi	20 yd
Aug 17, 2019	EF0	0.5 mi	20 yd
Aug 10, 2019	EF0	1.4 mi	50 yd
Aug 21, 2014	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 17, 2013	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd
Jun 25, 2010	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd

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

Nearby counties

Jackson County, MN21 Redwood County, MN28 Brown County, MN33 Watonwan County, MN23 Murray County, MN34 Nobles County, MN43 Martin County, MN22 Lyon County, MN27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Cottonwood County, Minnesota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (10 of 26). 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).