Redwood County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Redwood County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (Jun 13, 1968). Tornadoes here killed 10 and injured 153 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

10killed · 153 injured

54.3 milongest path · 1981

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F113

(E)F25

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F51

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 13, 1968	F5	9.1 mi	150 yd	150	9
Jun 16, 1992	F3	16 mi	90 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1992	F3	13 mi	80 yd	0	0
Jun 21, 1981	F2	54.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1992	F2	12 mi	60 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1992	F2	8 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1992	F2	5.5 mi	23 yd	0	0
Jun 23, 1981	F2	1 mi	20 yd	0	0
Aug 4, 1958	F1	2 mi	27 yd	2	1
Jul 1, 2011	EF1	19.8 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	14.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 18, 2004	F1	7 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 20, 2019	EF1	5.4 mi	550 yd
Apr 21, 2012	EF0	0.3 mi	75 yd
Jul 1, 2011	EF1	2.6 mi	300 yd
Jul 1, 2011	EF1	19.8 mi	300 yd
Jun 25, 2010	EF1	2.8 mi	200 yd
Apr 18, 2004	F0	1.5 mi	50 yd
Apr 18, 2004	F1	7 mi	50 yd
Jun 18, 1998	F1	2.5 mi	30 yd
Jun 18, 1998	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd
Jun 7, 1993	F1	3 mi	80 yd
Jun 16, 1992	F3	16 mi	90 yd
Jun 16, 1992	F1	0.1 mi	30 yd

Deadliest: Jun 13, 1968, F5, 9 killed.

Nearby counties

Renville County, MN30 Cottonwood County, MN26 Brown County, MN33 Lyon County, MN27 Murray County, MN34 Yellow Medicine County, MN25 Watonwan County, MN23 Chippewa County, MN25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Redwood County, Minnesota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Redwood County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on Jun 13, 1968, with a 9.1-mile path and 9 deaths.

When is tornado season in Redwood County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (19 of 28). 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).