Fillmore County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Fillmore County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 10, 1953). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 44 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 44 injured

162 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F19

(E)F23

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 10, 1953	F4	162 mi	100 yd	24	2
May 5, 1965	F3	65.2 mi	100 yd	7	0
May 22, 2011	EF2	28.7 mi	250 yd	3	0
May 5, 1965	F2	23.6 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 14, 1977	F2	9.2 mi	1,500 yd	10	0
May 15, 1968	F1	8.4 mi	77 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 2025	EF1	6.5 mi	75 yd	0	0
Sep 4, 2018	EF1	5.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	2.4 mi	75 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 2022	EF1	2.3 mi	180 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 1968	F1	2 mi	33 yd	0	0
Jul 19, 2017	EF1	2 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 25, 2025	EF1	6.5 mi	75 yd
Apr 12, 2022	EF1	2.3 mi	180 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF0	4.6 mi	80 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF0	0.5 mi	40 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	1.8 mi	75 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	1.2 mi	250 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	2.4 mi	75 yd
May 27, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd
May 27, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	15 yd
May 27, 2019	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd
May 27, 2019	EF0	6.2 mi	30 yd
Sep 4, 2018	EF1	5.1 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: May 10, 1953, F4, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Howard County, IA41 Winona County, MN25 Olmsted County, MN38 Winneshiek County, IA25 Houston County, MN14 Mower County, MN36 Mitchell County, IA21 Wabasha County, MN15

Questions

How many tornadoes has Fillmore County, Minnesota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Fillmore County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 10, 1953, with a 162-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Fillmore County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (11 of 28). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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