Goodhue County tornado history

35 tornadoes touched Goodhue County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jul 27, 1987).

35tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 1 injured

30 milongest path · 1987

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

By rating

(E)F023

(E)F19

(E)F21

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

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Peak month: June.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 27, 1987	F3	30 mi	220 yd	0
May 9, 2001	F2	12 mi	50 yd	1
Aug 19, 1968	F1	18.3 mi	60 yd	0
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	7.2 mi	300 yd	0
Aug 14, 1997	F1	5.5 mi	100 yd	0
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	5.3 mi	550 yd	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	4.4 mi	75 yd	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	4.3 mi	75 yd	0
Jun 2, 1990	F1	4 mi	50 yd	0
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	1.9 mi	440 yd	0
Jul 15, 1969	F1	0.8 mi	20 yd	0
Sep 20, 2018	EF0	8.7 mi	250 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Aug 29, 2025	unrated	0.4 mi	25 yd
Aug 29, 2024	EF0	7.9 mi	50 yd
May 21, 2024	EF0	0.7 mi	25 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	4.3 mi	75 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	4.4 mi	75 yd
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	7.2 mi	300 yd
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	5.3 mi	550 yd
Sep 20, 2018	EF0	8.7 mi	250 yd
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	1.9 mi	440 yd
Sep 20, 2018	EF0	3.2 mi	70 yd
Sep 20, 2018	EF0	6.2 mi	150 yd
Sep 20, 2018	EF0	3.2 mi	100 yd

How many tornadoes has Goodhue County, Minnesota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Goodhue County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jul 27, 1987, with a 30-mile path.

When is tornado season in Goodhue County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (8 of 35). 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).