Kandiyohi County tornado history

56 tornadoes touched Kandiyohi County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Jul 11, 2008).

56tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

0killed · 6 injured

19 milongest path · 1992

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

By rating

(E)F027

(E)F126

(E)F20

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated2

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Peak month: June.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 11, 2008	EF3	8 mi	200 yd	2
Sep 19, 2017	EF1	12.6 mi	550 yd	0
Jun 18, 1964	F1	9.7 mi	100 yd	2
Jun 28, 1979	F1	9 mi	567 yd	0
Jun 18, 1964	F1	7.2 mi	77 yd	0
Oct 26, 1996	F1	7 mi	500 yd	0
Jun 11, 2001	F1	7 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 14, 2009	EF1	6.4 mi	250 yd	0
Jul 17, 1956	F1	4.5 mi	440 yd	0
Jun 28, 1979	F1	4.1 mi	30 yd	0
Aug 14, 2020	EF1	3.5 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	3 mi	70 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 25, 2023	EF0	1.4 mi	75 yd
May 6, 2023	unrated	1.6 mi	25 yd
Aug 28, 2022	EF0	0.9 mi	25 yd
Aug 20, 2021	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd
Aug 14, 2020	EF0	6.6 mi	50 yd
Aug 14, 2020	EF0	7.3 mi	85 yd
Aug 14, 2020	EF1	3.5 mi	50 yd
Aug 3, 2018	EF0	11.1 mi	300 yd
Sep 19, 2017	EF1	12.6 mi	550 yd
Jun 11, 2017	EF1	1.6 mi	300 yd
Aug 6, 2015	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Aug 6, 2015	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd

How many tornadoes has Kandiyohi County, Minnesota had?

56 tornadoes touched Kandiyohi County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Kandiyohi County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Jul 11, 2008, with a 8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Kandiyohi County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (20 of 56). 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).