Murray County tornado history

34 tornadoes touched Murray County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Jun 13, 1968). Tornadoes here killed 11 and injured 210 people.

34tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

11killed · 210 injured

73.5 milongest path · 1998

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

By rating

(E)F08

(E)F112

(E)F23

(E)F32

(E)F42

(E)F52

unrated5

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
Jun 16, 1992	F5	16 mi	280 yd	35	1
Mar 29, 1998	F4	73.5 mi	1,500 yd	19	1
Jun 16, 1992	F4	7 mi	160 yd	3	0
Jun 16, 1992	F3	12 mi	80 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 1985	F3	8 mi	250 yd	2	0
Jun 16, 1992	F2	13 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1992	F2	4 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1992	F2	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	14.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	5 mi	80 yd	0	0
May 7, 1993	F1	4 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 10, 2023	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 11, 2022	EF1	3.5 mi	75 yd
Aug 28, 2021	unrated	1.2 mi	40 yd
Aug 28, 2021	unrated	1.9 mi	20 yd
Aug 28, 2021	unrated	0.6 mi	20 yd
Aug 28, 2021	unrated	2.2 mi	20 yd
Aug 17, 2019	EF1	3.9 mi	75 yd
Aug 17, 2019	EF0	0.8 mi	50 yd
Aug 17, 2019	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd
Aug 17, 2019	EF0	1.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 5, 2014	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
Jul 17, 2010	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd

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

Nearby counties

Nobles County, MN43 Pipestone County, MN15 Lyon County, MN27 Cottonwood County, MN26 Rock County, MN16 Redwood County, MN28 Lincoln County, MN18 Jackson County, MN21

Questions

How many tornadoes has Murray County, Minnesota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Murray 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 Murray County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (11 of 34). 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).