Waseca County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Waseca County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 30, 1967). Tornadoes here killed 8 and injured 48 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

8killed · 48 injured

20.1 milongest path · 1967

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F112

(E)F24

(E)F31

(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	20.1 mi	267 yd	22	6
Apr 30, 1967	F3	18.4 mi	100 yd	23	2
Apr 29, 1970	F2	20.1 mi	27 yd	0	0
Jun 9, 1963	F2	9.3 mi	150 yd	0	0
Apr 30, 1967	F2	9.2 mi	67 yd	0	0
May 14, 1961	F2	5.1 mi	880 yd	1	0
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	11.1 mi	350 yd	0	0
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	10.9 mi	300 yd	0	0
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	7.2 mi	330 yd	0	0
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	7.1 mi	440 yd	1	0
Aug 5, 2024	EF1	6.1 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1979	F1	2.3 mi	60 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Aug 5, 2024	EF1	6.1 mi	150 yd	0
Aug 5, 2024	EF1	1.4 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 28, 2021	EF0	0.7 mi	25 yd	0
Aug 28, 2021	EF0	0.4 mi	25 yd	0
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	7.1 mi	440 yd	1
Sep 20, 2018	EF0	0.7 mi	20 yd	0
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	10.9 mi	300 yd	0
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	7.2 mi	330 yd	0
Sep 20, 2018	EF1	11.1 mi	350 yd	0
Mar 19, 2012	EF0	6.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 17, 2009	EF0	2.3 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 14, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 30, 1967, F4, 6 killed.

Nearby counties

Steele County, MN28 Blue Earth County, MN42 Le Sueur County, MN26 Freeborn County, MN68 Rice County, MN43 Faribault County, MN41 Dodge County, MN20 Nicollet County, MN29

Questions

How many tornadoes has Waseca County, Minnesota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Waseca County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 30, 1967, with a 20.1-mile path and 6 deaths.

When is tornado season in Waseca 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).