Mille Lacs County tornado history

16 tornadoes touched Mille Lacs County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Sep 18, 1997). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 3 people.

16tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 3 injured

33 milongest path · 1985

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F16

(E)F23

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Sep 18, 1997	F3	17 mi	800 yd	1	1
Jul 3, 1985	F2	33 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 21, 1995	F2	10 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 1959	F2	0.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Sep 16, 1955	F1	10.4 mi	10 yd	0	1
Aug 26, 2019	EF1	2.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 18, 1997	F1	2 mi	500 yd	0	0
Jul 18, 1971	F1	1.9 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 4, 1974	F1	1.9 mi	250 yd	1	0
Jun 20, 1986	F1	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 1998	F0	6 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jul 30, 2011	EF0	5.2 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Aug 26, 2019	EF0	3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 2019	EF1	2.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 30, 2011	EF0	5.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 25, 2000	F0	0.2 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 1998	F0	6 mi	30 yd	0	0
Sep 18, 1997	F3	17 mi	800 yd	1	1
Sep 18, 1997	F1	2 mi	500 yd	0	0
Jul 21, 1995	F2	10 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 5, 1991	F0	2.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1986	F1	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jul 3, 1985	F2	33 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 1974	F0	2 mi	17 yd	1	0

Deadliest: Sep 16, 1955, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Kanabec County, MN10 Benton County, MN7 Isanti County, MN14 Morrison County, MN29 Sherburne County, MN13 Pine County, MN14 Crow Wing County, MN27 Chisago County, MN20

Questions

How many tornadoes has Mille Lacs County, Minnesota had?

16 tornadoes touched Mille Lacs County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Mille Lacs County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Sep 18, 1997, with a 17-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Mille Lacs County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (8 of 16). 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).