Renville County tornado history

30 tornadoes touched Renville County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jun 23, 1981).

30tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 5 injured
19.8 milongest path · 2011
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F015
(E)F16
(E)F27
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated2

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 23, 1981F26.8 mi150 yd00
Jun 24, 2003F25.5 mi880 yd50
Jun 16, 1992F25 mi23 yd00
Jun 16, 1992F23 mi13 yd00
Jun 16, 1992F22.5 mi13 yd00
Jun 16, 1992F22 mi20 yd00
Aug 5, 1981F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 1, 2011EF119.8 mi300 yd00
Jun 24, 2003F14.5 mi100 yd00
Jul 1, 2011EF12.4 mi300 yd00
Jun 24, 2003F11.5 mi100 yd00
Jun 18, 1998F10.2 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 2, 2024EF00.3 mi25 yd00
May 6, 2023EF01.6 mi25 yd00
May 6, 2023unrated1 mi25 yd00
May 6, 2023unrated1.6 mi25 yd00
Jun 9, 2020EF00.3 mi25 yd00
Jul 1, 2011EF119.8 mi300 yd00
Jul 1, 2011EF12.4 mi300 yd00
Jun 24, 2003F14.5 mi100 yd00
Jun 24, 2003F03 mi50 yd00
Jun 24, 2003F25.5 mi880 yd50
Jun 24, 2003F11.5 mi100 yd00
Jun 24, 2003F02.5 mi100 yd00

Nearby counties

Redwood County, MN28Kandiyohi County, MN56McLeod County, MN26Meeker County, MN26Brown County, MN33Chippewa County, MN25Sibley County, MN37Nicollet County, MN29

Questions

How many tornadoes has Renville County, Minnesota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Renville County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jun 23, 1981, with a 6.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Renville County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (15 of 30). 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).