Steele County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Steele County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 30, 1967). Tornadoes here killed 5 and injured 36 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

5killed · 36 injured

46 milongest path · 1982

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

By rating

(E)F012

(E)F110

(E)F22

(E)F33

(E)F41

(E)F50

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
Apr 30, 1967	F4	38.7 mi	100 yd	35	5
May 17, 1982	F3	46 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 2010	EF3	18.1 mi	1,320 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 2010	EF3	4.3 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 29, 1970	F2	20.1 mi	27 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 2010	EF2	6.6 mi	100 yd	1	0
Jun 7, 1984	F1	18 mi	80 yd	0	0
May 15, 1968	F1	16.6 mi	27 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 2010	EF1	12.6 mi	600 yd	0	0
Mar 6, 2017	EF1	11.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	11.1 mi	350 yd	0	0
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	8.1 mi	300 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 15, 2021	EF0	6.4 mi	75 yd	0
May 19, 2021	EF0	1.5 mi	25 yd	0
Aug 13, 2019	EF0	5.9 mi	25 yd	0
Jun 17, 2019	EF0	—	30 yd	0
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	11.1 mi	350 yd	0
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	8.1 mi	300 yd	0
Mar 6, 2017	EF1	11.9 mi	300 yd	0
Jun 17, 2010	EF3	18.1 mi	1,320 yd	0
Jun 17, 2010	EF1	12.6 mi	600 yd	0
Jun 17, 2010	EF3	4.3 mi	440 yd	0
Jun 17, 2010	EF2	6.6 mi	100 yd	1
Jun 17, 2010	EF0	5.5 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 30, 1967, F4, 5 killed.

Nearby counties

Dodge County, MN20 Waseca County, MN28 Rice County, MN43 Freeborn County, MN68 Mower County, MN36 Le Sueur County, MN26 Goodhue County, MN35 Olmsted County, MN38

Questions

How many tornadoes has Steele County, Minnesota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Steele County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 30, 1967, with a 38.7-mile path and 5 deaths.

When is tornado season in Steele County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (7 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).