Otter Tail County tornado history

89 tornadoes touched Otter Tail County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Jun 17, 2010). Tornadoes here killed 3 and injured 62 people.

89tornadoes since 1950

EF4strongest rating

3killed · 62 injured

110.4 milongest path · 1977

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

By rating

(E)F033

(E)F135

(E)F215

(E)F31

(E)F43

(E)F50

unrated2

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 17, 2010	EF4	39.6 mi	2,288 yd	5	1
Jul 8, 2020	EF4	8.9 mi	650 yd	2	1
Jun 17, 2010	EF4	10 mi	1,936 yd	20	0
Jun 13, 2001	F3	12 mi	100 yd	3	0
Aug 15, 1987	F2	1 mi	50 yd	8	1
Aug 26, 1977	F2	110.4 mi	880 yd	10	0
May 5, 1965	F2	24.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Oct 26, 1996	F2	17 mi	75 yd	1	0
Jun 7, 2007	EF2	7 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jul 13, 1974	F2	6.4 mi	500 yd	0	0
Sep 5, 2004	F2	4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 2005	F2	4 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 16, 2025	unrated	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 2025	unrated	0.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 30, 2022	EF1	4.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 30, 2022	EF1	5.4 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 12, 2022	EF1	3.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 12, 2022	EF0	0.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2020	EF1	12.4 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2020	EF1	18.7 mi	250 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2020	EF2	2 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 2020	EF4	8.9 mi	650 yd	2	1
Jul 8, 2020	EF0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Aug 15, 1987, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Douglas County, MN26 Grant County, MN33 Wilkin County, MN34 Wadena County, MN23 Becker County, MN34 Todd County, MN27 Clay County, MN43 Traverse County, MN18

Questions

How many tornadoes has Otter Tail County, Minnesota had?

89 tornadoes touched Otter Tail County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Otter Tail County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Jun 17, 2010, with a 39.6-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Otter Tail County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (30 of 89). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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