Winona County tornado history

25 tornadoes touched Winona County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 10, 1953). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 36 people.

25tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 36 injured

162 milongest path · 1953

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F16

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 10, 1953	F4	162 mi	100 yd	24	2
May 5, 1965	F3	65.2 mi	100 yd	7	0
May 17, 1982	F2	26 mi	800 yd	3	0
Jun 5, 1980	F2	5.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 1999	F2	3.5 mi	100 yd	2	0
May 21, 2024	EF1	19.7 mi	110 yd	0	0
May 17, 1982	F1	19 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 4, 2018	EF1	5.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	4.8 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 15, 1967	F1	4.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Sep 11, 2019	EF1	0.2 mi	80 yd	0	0
Apr 12, 2022	EF0	3.1 mi	70 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 25, 2025	EF0	1.4 mi	25 yd
May 21, 2024	EF1	19.7 mi	110 yd
Jul 23, 2022	EF0	1.3 mi	30 yd
Apr 12, 2022	EF0	3.1 mi	70 yd
Apr 12, 2022	EF0	1.8 mi	20 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF0	0.6 mi	40 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	4.8 mi	40 yd
Jun 28, 2020	EF0	0.7 mi	25 yd
Jun 28, 2020	EF0	0.6 mi	20 yd
Sep 11, 2019	EF1	0.2 mi	80 yd
Jul 18, 2019	EF0	0.3 mi	20 yd
Sep 4, 2018	EF1	5.1 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: May 10, 1953, F4, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Houston County, MN14 Fillmore County, MN28 Buffalo County, WI20 Trempealeau County, WI28 Wabasha County, MN15 Olmsted County, MN38 La Crosse County, WI21 Pepin County, WI8

Questions

How many tornadoes has Winona County, Minnesota had?

25 tornadoes touched Winona County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Winona County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 10, 1953, with a 162-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Winona County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (7 of 25). 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).