Nobles County tornado history

43 tornadoes touched Nobles County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Jun 16, 1992). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 39 people.

43tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

2killed · 39 injured

18.5 milongest path · 1986

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

By rating

(E)F021

(E)F113

(E)F26

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F51

unrated2

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 16, 1992	F5	16 mi	280 yd	35	1
Apr 26, 1986	F2	18.5 mi	120 yd	4	1
May 27, 1977	F2	10.3 mi	60 yd	0	0
May 10, 1956	F2	6.5 mi	880 yd	0	0
Jul 25, 2000	F2	3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Mar 29, 1998	F2	0.1 mi	80 yd	0	0
Mar 29, 1998	F2	0.1 mi	80 yd	0	0
Aug 7, 1994	F1	6 mi	500 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 2008	EF1	3.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 18, 2017	EF1	3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 9, 1966	F1	2.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 18, 2017	EF1	1.6 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Apr 28, 2025	unrated	1.5 mi	10 yd
Sep 23, 2023	unrated	—	10 yd
Aug 13, 2023	EF0	1.3 mi	50 yd
May 30, 2022	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd
Aug 14, 2020	EF0	—	10 yd
Aug 17, 2019	EF0	4 mi	40 yd
Aug 18, 2017	EF1	3 mi	100 yd
Aug 18, 2017	EF1	1.3 mi	100 yd
Aug 18, 2017	EF1	1.6 mi	100 yd
May 4, 2012	EF0	1 mi	50 yd
May 4, 2012	EF0	1.3 mi	50 yd
May 4, 2012	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Apr 26, 1986, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Osceola County, IA31 Murray County, MN34 Rock County, MN16 Lyon County, IA45 Jackson County, MN21 Pipestone County, MN15 Dickinson County, IA28 Cottonwood County, MN26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Nobles County, Minnesota had?

43 tornadoes touched Nobles County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Nobles County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Jun 16, 1992, with a 16-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Nobles County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (10 of 43). 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).