Nicollet County tornado history

29 tornadoes touched Nicollet County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Aug 24, 2006). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 50 people.

29tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 50 injured

104.8 milongest path · 1952

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

By rating

(E)F018

(E)F16

(E)F22

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Aug 24, 2006	F3	33 mi	880 yd	37	1
Mar 29, 1998	F3	12 mi	2,200 yd	0	1
Jun 23, 1952	F2	104.8 mi	220 yd	10	0
Jun 25, 2010	EF2	4.3 mi	75 yd	0	0
May 28, 1977	F1	9.4 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1979	F1	5.6 mi	20 yd	0	0
Aug 16, 2017	EF1	5.2 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jun 15, 1986	F1	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 21, 1974	F1	1 mi	20 yd	3	0
Aug 9, 1999	F1	0.8 mi	—	0	0
Aug 16, 2017	EF0	3.9 mi	75 yd	0	0
Sep 4, 2025	EF0	3.5 mi	40 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Sep 4, 2025	EF0	3.5 mi	40 yd
Sep 4, 2025	EF0	1 mi	40 yd
Jun 16, 2025	unrated	0.2 mi	25 yd
Jun 16, 2025	EF0	1.3 mi	50 yd
Jul 11, 2020	EF0	2.4 mi	125 yd
Aug 16, 2017	EF0	3.9 mi	75 yd
Aug 16, 2017	EF0	1.9 mi	25 yd
Aug 16, 2017	EF0	1.3 mi	20 yd
Aug 16, 2017	EF1	5.2 mi	75 yd
Jul 9, 2017	EF0	1.3 mi	50 yd
Jun 22, 2015	EF0	2.8 mi	50 yd
Jun 25, 2010	EF2	4.3 mi	75 yd

Deadliest: Mar 29, 1998, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Sibley County, MN37 Blue Earth County, MN42 Brown County, MN33 Le Sueur County, MN26 McLeod County, MN26 Watonwan County, MN23 Carver County, MN27 Waseca County, MN28

Questions

How many tornadoes has Nicollet County, Minnesota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Nicollet County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Aug 24, 2006, with a 33-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Nicollet County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (11 of 29). 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).