Kittson County tornado history

34 tornadoes touched Kittson County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 19, 2004).

34tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 8 injured
10 milongest path · 1995
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F019
(E)F18
(E)F26
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 19, 2004F31.5 mi150 yd00
Sep 19, 2014EF210 mi500 yd00
Jul 2, 2005F24 mi200 yd00
Jul 2, 2005F22 mi200 yd00
Jul 2, 2005F21.5 mi200 yd00
Jul 2, 2005F21.5 mi200 yd00
Jun 23, 2005F21 mi200 yd00
Jul 9, 1995F110 mi70 yd80
Jul 27, 2006F14.5 mi50 yd00
Jul 16, 2008EF14 mi75 yd00
Jul 2, 2005F13 mi100 yd00
Jul 2, 2005F12 mi100 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 19, 2022EF01.6 mi40 yd00
Sep 19, 2014EF210 mi500 yd00
Jul 4, 2011EF02 mi50 yd00
Jul 16, 2008EF14 mi75 yd00
Jul 27, 2006F14.5 mi50 yd00
Jul 2, 2005F24 mi200 yd00
Jul 2, 2005F21.5 mi200 yd00
Jul 2, 2005F12 mi100 yd00
Jul 2, 2005F13 mi100 yd00
Jul 2, 2005F21.5 mi200 yd00
Jul 2, 2005F22 mi200 yd00
Jul 2, 2005F02 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Marshall County, MN38Pembina County, ND43Roseau County, MN42Walsh County, ND56Pennington County, MN11Grand Forks County, ND93Red Lake County, MN20Polk County, MN83

Questions

How many tornadoes has Kittson County, Minnesota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Kittson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 19, 2004, with a 1.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Kittson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (19 of 34). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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