Jackson County tornado history

21 tornadoes touched Jackson County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 31, 1971).

21tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 7 injured

46.5 milongest path · 1971

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

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F18

(E)F21

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

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Peak month: May.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 31, 1971	F3	46.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 14, 1976	F2	13.5 mi	300 yd	6
May 30, 1985	F1	20 mi	400 yd	1
May 31, 1971	F1	5.2 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 16, 1984	F1	2.5 mi	200 yd	0
May 31, 1971	F1	2.3 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 7, 2000	F1	2 mi	200 yd	0
Aug 7, 2000	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 7, 2000	F1	1 mi	200 yd	0
Apr 26, 1986	F1	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 27, 1998	F0	2 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 20, 2001	F0	2 mi	200 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 17, 2013	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd
May 4, 2012	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd
May 4, 2012	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd
May 4, 2012	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd
Sep 5, 2004	F0	2 mi	50 yd
Jul 10, 2002	F0	0.6 mi	50 yd
Jul 20, 2001	F0	2 mi	200 yd
Aug 7, 2000	F1	2 mi	200 yd
Aug 7, 2000	F1	1 mi	100 yd
Aug 7, 2000	F1	1 mi	200 yd
Jun 27, 1998	F0	2 mi	100 yd
Apr 25, 1994	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd

How many tornadoes has Jackson County, Minnesota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Jackson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 31, 1971, with a 46.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Jackson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (9 of 21). 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).