Red Lake County tornado history

20 tornadoes touched Red Lake County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (Jun 17, 2010). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 3 people.

20tornadoes since 1950

EF3strongest rating

1killed · 3 injured

37.9 milongest path · 2014

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F14

(E)F23

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 17, 2010	EF3	15 mi	150 yd	2	1
Jul 21, 2014	EF2	37.9 mi	800 yd	0	0
Jul 11, 1980	F2	6.1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 26, 1978	F2	0.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 23, 2005	F1	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 19, 2016	EF1	4.8 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 2010	EF1	2 mi	50 yd	1	0
Jul 25, 1967	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 2002	F0	3 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 2006	F0	2.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 2006	F0	2.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1975	F0	0.5 mi	17 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jul 19, 2016	EF1	4.8 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 27, 2016	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 21, 2014	EF2	37.9 mi	800 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 2010	EF3	15 mi	150 yd	2	1
Jun 17, 2010	EF1	2 mi	50 yd	1	0
Jul 27, 2006	F0	2.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 2006	F0	2.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
Jun 23, 2005	F1	5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 2002	F0	3 mi	25 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 2002	F0	0.2 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 15, 2001	F0	0.5 mi	25 yd	0	0
May 15, 2001	F0	0.5 mi	25 yd	0	0

Deadliest: Jun 17, 2010, EF3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Pennington County, MN11 Polk County, MN83 Marshall County, MN38 Clearwater County, MN23 Mahnomen County, MN26 Norman County, MN30 Beltrami County, MN45 Traill County, ND34

Questions

How many tornadoes has Red Lake County, Minnesota had?

20 tornadoes touched Red Lake County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Red Lake County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on Jun 17, 2010, with a 15-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Red Lake County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (9 of 20). 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).