Swift County tornado history

51 tornadoes touched Swift County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jun 23, 1952).

51tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 7 injured
19 milongest path · 1992
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F031
(E)F115
(E)F25
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 23, 1952F28.4 mi220 yd00
Jun 11, 2001F28 mi150 yd70
Aug 15, 1954F27.9 mi10 yd00
Jul 14, 2009EF27.9 mi350 yd00
Jun 16, 1992F21.5 mi13 yd00
May 30, 2022EF118.3 mi350 yd00
Sep 19, 2017EF112.6 mi550 yd00
Sep 19, 2017EF19.2 mi880 yd00
May 30, 2022EF17.2 mi100 yd00
Jun 11, 2001F17 mi50 yd00
Jul 9, 2003F15 mi50 yd00
Jun 28, 2025EF14.5 mi100 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 28, 2025EF14.5 mi100 yd00
May 15, 2025EF00.5 mi40 yd00
May 15, 2025EF12.7 mi50 yd00
May 30, 2022EF11.8 mi100 yd00
May 30, 2022EF118.3 mi350 yd00
May 30, 2022EF17.2 mi100 yd00
May 12, 2022EF02 mi50 yd00
Sep 19, 2017EF112.6 mi550 yd00
Sep 19, 2017EF19.2 mi880 yd00
Jul 5, 2016EF01.3 mi25 yd00
Jul 5, 2016EF00.3 mi50 yd00
Aug 6, 2015EF00.1 mi15 yd00

Nearby counties

Chippewa County, MN25Pope County, MN31Stevens County, MN18Lac qui Parle County, MN16Kandiyohi County, MN56Big Stone County, MN14Yellow Medicine County, MN25Douglas County, MN26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Swift County, Minnesota had?

51 tornadoes touched Swift County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Swift County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jun 23, 1952, with an 8.4-mile path.

When is tornado season in Swift County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (19 of 51). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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