Martin County tornado history

22 tornadoes touched Martin County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jun 25, 1951).

22tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
19.1 milongest path · 1953
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F014
(E)F15
(E)F23
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 25, 1951F214.2 mi10 yd00
Jun 23, 1960F22 mi10 yd00
May 4, 1977F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 7, 1953F119.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 27, 1971F110.9 mi50 yd00
Sep 20, 2018EF16.5 mi220 yd00
Jun 23, 1958F16.4 mi100 yd00
Jun 16, 1957F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 11, 1990F010 mi10 yd00
Jun 27, 1998F02.5 mi50 yd00
May 21, 2024EF02.3 mi75 yd00
Jun 27, 1998F01.5 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 21, 2024EF02.3 mi75 yd00
Aug 10, 2019EF0—25 yd00
Sep 20, 2018EF16.5 mi220 yd00
Jul 19, 2018EF00.2 mi10 yd00
May 4, 2012EF00.1 mi25 yd00
Jun 25, 2010EF00.4 mi30 yd00
Jul 10, 2002F00.6 mi50 yd00
Jun 27, 1998F01.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 27, 1998F02.5 mi50 yd00
Jul 27, 1996F00.2 mi50 yd00
Jul 11, 1990F010 mi10 yd00
Jun 13, 1983F00.3 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Watonwan County, MN23Emmet County, IA22Faribault County, MN41Jackson County, MN21Blue Earth County, MN42Kossuth County, IA41Dickinson County, IA28Cottonwood County, MN26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Martin County, Minnesota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Martin County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jun 25, 1951, with a 14.2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Martin County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (9 of 22). 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).