Wilkin County tornado history

34 tornadoes touched Wilkin County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF4 (Aug 7, 2010).

34tornadoes since 1950
EF4strongest rating
0killed · 6 injured
18.7 milongest path · 1955
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F018
(E)F111
(E)F23
(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

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 7, 2010EF45 mi600 yd00
Jul 2, 1955F318.7 mi440 yd20
May 12, 2022EF29.8 mi100 yd00
Jun 15, 1950F24.6 mi67 yd40
Jun 19, 2002F20.2 mi25 yd00
Jun 30, 1955F112.7 mi10 yd00
Jul 8, 2020EF112.4 mi200 yd00
Jun 28, 1979F12.5 mi30 yd00
Jun 14, 2008EF12.1 mi50 yd00
Jul 9, 2019EF12 mi100 yd00
Jun 26, 1986F11 mi20 yd00
May 17, 1996F11 mi100 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 12, 2022EF29.8 mi100 yd00
Jul 8, 2020EF112.4 mi200 yd00
Jul 9, 2019EF12 mi100 yd00
Jul 9, 2019EF10.9 mi150 yd00
Jun 21, 2017EF00.5 mi75 yd00
Jun 21, 2017EF01.3 mi100 yd00
Jul 12, 2015EF00.1 mi25 yd00
Jul 12, 2015EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 21, 2012EF00.5 mi40 yd00
Jul 15, 2011EF11 mi50 yd00
Aug 7, 2010EF00.2 mi25 yd00
Aug 7, 2010EF45 mi600 yd00

Nearby counties

Richland County, ND62Otter Tail County, MN89Clay County, MN43Grant County, MN33Traverse County, MN18Becker County, MN34Cass County, ND107Roberts County, SD31

Questions

How many tornadoes has Wilkin County, Minnesota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Wilkin County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF4 on Aug 7, 2010, with a 5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Wilkin County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (12 of 34). 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).