Rice County tornado history

43 tornadoes touched Rice County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jul 27, 1987).

43tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 4 injured
30 milongest path · 1987
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F021
(E)F114
(E)F26
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: September.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 27, 1987F330 mi220 yd00
May 15, 1968F215.4 mi333 yd30
May 9, 2001F212 mi50 yd10
Sep 6, 1995F28 mi250 yd00
Mar 29, 1998F25 mi440 yd00
Sep 20, 2018EF24.9 mi300 yd00
Sep 20, 2018EF23 mi600 yd00
Aug 19, 1968F118.3 mi60 yd00
Sep 20, 2018EF19.1 mi500 yd00
Sep 20, 2018EF18.6 mi440 yd00
Sep 20, 2018EF17.2 mi300 yd00
Sep 20, 2018EF15.8 mi440 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 28, 2025EF00.4 mi40 yd00
Apr 28, 2025EF13.3 mi175 yd00
Jul 13, 2024unrated0.5 mi20 yd00
May 19, 2021EF01.5 mi25 yd00
May 19, 2021EF00.3 mi15 yd00
May 19, 2021EF01.8 mi50 yd00
May 19, 2021EF00.2 mi10 yd00
May 19, 2021EF11.2 mi25 yd00
Sep 20, 2018EF24.9 mi300 yd00
Sep 20, 2018EF18.6 mi440 yd00
Sep 20, 2018EF23 mi600 yd00
Sep 20, 2018EF11.6 mi150 yd00

Nearby counties

Le Sueur County, MN26Steele County, MN28Scott County, MN21Dakota County, MN41Waseca County, MN28Goodhue County, MN35Dodge County, MN20Carver County, MN27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Rice County, Minnesota had?

43 tornadoes touched Rice County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Rice County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jul 27, 1987, with a 30-mile path.

When is tornado season in Rice County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in September (12 of 43). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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