Lyon County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Lyon County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Jun 13, 1968). Tornadoes here killed 10 and injured 175 people.

27tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

10killed · 175 injured

30 milongest path · 1955

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F18

(E)F21

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F51

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
Jun 13, 1968	F5	9.1 mi	150 yd	150	9
Jul 7, 1955	F4	30 mi	10 yd	13	1
Jun 16, 1992	F3	12 mi	80 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1992	F2	2 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	14.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 7, 1993	F1	9 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 6, 1993	F1	4 mi	70 yd	0	0
May 7, 1993	F1	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1993	F1	2.5 mi	50 yd	6	0
May 28, 1991	F1	1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 7, 1993	F1	1 mi	70 yd	4	0
May 30, 1974	F1	0.1 mi	50 yd	2	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 19, 2017	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd
Jul 19, 2017	EF0	1.5 mi	50 yd
Jun 18, 2014	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
Mar 31, 2014	EF0	10.7 mi	100 yd
Jun 21, 2013	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Apr 15, 2012	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd
Jun 2, 2007	EF0	0.5 mi	100 yd
Jun 29, 2005	F0	3 mi	100 yd
Jun 12, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 11, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 10, 2001	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jul 25, 2000	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Jun 13, 1968, F5, 9 killed.

Nearby counties

Lincoln County, MN18 Yellow Medicine County, MN25 Murray County, MN34 Redwood County, MN28 Pipestone County, MN15 Cottonwood County, MN26 Lac qui Parle County, MN16 Chippewa County, MN25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lyon County, Minnesota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Lyon County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Jun 13, 1968, with a 9.1-mile path and 9 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lyon County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (12 of 27). 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).