Dakota County tornado history

41 tornadoes touched Dakota County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (May 15, 1968). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 19 people.

41tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 19 injured

15.4 milongest path · 1968

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

By rating

(E)F027

(E)F111

(E)F23

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 15, 1968	F2	15.4 mi	333 yd	3	0
May 9, 2001	F2	12 mi	50 yd	1	0
Mar 29, 1998	F2	3 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 9, 1973	F1	0.2 mi	50 yd	11	1
May 13, 1987	F1	7 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1987	F1	7 mi	80 yd	0	0
Jul 15, 1969	F1	2 mi	63 yd	0	0
Jul 14, 2010	EF1	1.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 19, 2009	EF1	1.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 13, 2010	EF1	1.5 mi	125 yd	1	0
Jul 15, 1982	F1	1 mi	160 yd	0	0
Jul 13, 1969	F1	0.5 mi	20 yd	3	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Aug 29, 2024	EF0	7.9 mi	50 yd
Aug 27, 2022	EF0	0.8 mi	100 yd
Aug 27, 2022	EF0	0.4 mi	100 yd
Aug 27, 2022	EF0	0.8 mi	150 yd
Aug 27, 2022	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
May 9, 2022	EF0	5.7 mi	25 yd
Sep 17, 2021	EF0	1 mi	50 yd
Sep 17, 2021	EF0	0.8 mi	75 yd
May 19, 2021	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd
May 26, 2020	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd
Aug 13, 2019	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd
Sep 20, 2018	EF0	3.2 mi	70 yd

Deadliest: May 9, 1973, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Scott County, MN21 Ramsey County, MN10 Rice County, MN43 Goodhue County, MN35 Washington County, MN27 Hennepin County, MN33 Pierce County, WI26 Carver County, MN27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Dakota County, Minnesota had?

41 tornadoes touched Dakota County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Dakota County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on May 15, 1968, with a 15.4-mile path.

When is tornado season in Dakota County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (10 of 41). 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).