Freeborn County tornado history

68 tornadoes touched Freeborn County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 30, 1967). Tornadoes here killed 20 and injured 115 people.

68tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

20killed · 115 injured

46 milongest path · 1982

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

By rating

(E)F030

(E)F123

(E)F26

(E)F35

(E)F44

(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
Apr 30, 1967	F4	20.1 mi	267 yd	22	6
Apr 30, 1967	F4	38.7 mi	100 yd	35	5
Jun 17, 2010	EF4	16.9 mi	1,760 yd	14	1
Apr 30, 1967	F4	7.6 mi	500 yd	1	0
Apr 30, 1967	F3	18.4 mi	100 yd	23	2
May 17, 1982	F3	46 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 2010	EF3	18.1 mi	1,320 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1984	F3	14 mi	100 yd	12	0
Jun 17, 2010	EF3	5 mi	600 yd	0	0
May 10, 1953	F2	6.9 mi	67 yd	3	6
May 1, 2001	F2	7 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 1, 2001	F2	5 mi	250 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 26, 2025	EF0	5.2 mi	75 yd
Jun 25, 2025	EF0	1.8 mi	25 yd
Jun 25, 2025	EF0	1.5 mi	25 yd
Jun 25, 2025	EF0	3.3 mi	25 yd
Jun 25, 2025	EF0	1.7 mi	25 yd
Jun 25, 2025	EF1	5.2 mi	25 yd
Aug 5, 2024	EF1	6.5 mi	150 yd
Jul 31, 2022	EF0	0.5 mi	25 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	3.6 mi	75 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	1.6 mi	25 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF0	2.6 mi	100 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	6.3 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: May 10, 1953, F2, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Worth County, IA25 Steele County, MN28 Waseca County, MN28 Winnebago County, IA26 Mower County, MN36 Faribault County, MN41 Dodge County, MN20 Mitchell County, IA21

Questions

How many tornadoes has Freeborn County, Minnesota had?

68 tornadoes touched Freeborn County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.9 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Freeborn County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 30, 1967, with a 20.1-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Freeborn County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (33 of 68). 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).