Pope County tornado history

31 tornadoes touched Pope County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 18, 1964).

31tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 13 injured
19.6 milongest path · 2022
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F016
(E)F110
(E)F24
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 18, 1964F36.2 mi200 yd130
May 30, 2022EF219.6 mi800 yd00
May 10, 1953F217 mi440 yd00
Jul 7, 1959F213 mi30 yd00
Jul 14, 2009EF27.9 mi350 yd00
May 30, 2022EF118.3 mi350 yd00
Sep 2, 1992F114 mi30 yd00
Aug 31, 1973F113.9 mi77 yd00
Sep 19, 2017EF19.2 mi880 yd00
May 30, 2022EF15.4 mi100 yd00
May 30, 2022EF13.2 mi200 yd00
Oct 26, 1996F12 mi350 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 30, 2022EF118.3 mi350 yd00
May 30, 2022EF15.4 mi100 yd00
May 30, 2022EF13.2 mi200 yd00
May 30, 2022EF219.6 mi800 yd00
May 12, 2022EF01.9 mi25 yd00
Aug 14, 2020EF01.2 mi75 yd00
Sep 19, 2017EF19.2 mi880 yd00
May 25, 2016EF00.2 mi25 yd00
May 16, 2015EF00.1 mi15 yd00
May 16, 2015EF05 mi200 yd00
May 16, 2015EF02.5 mi50 yd00
May 16, 2015EF00.8 mi15 yd00

Nearby counties

Douglas County, MN26Swift County, MN51Stevens County, MN18Grant County, MN33Kandiyohi County, MN56Chippewa County, MN25Stearns County, MN57Todd County, MN27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Pope County, Minnesota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Pope County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 18, 1964, with a 6.2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Pope County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (12 of 31). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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