Yellow Medicine County tornado history

25 tornadoes touched Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jul 25, 2000). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 21 people.

25tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 21 injured

54.3 milongest path · 1981

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

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F19

(E)F21

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Jul 25, 2000	F4	9 mi	160 yd	15	1
Jun 16, 1992	F3	6 mi	23 yd	0	0
Jun 16, 1992	F3	2.5 mi	100 yd	6	0
Jun 21, 1981	F2	54.3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jul 1, 2011	EF1	19.8 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 28, 1987	F1	16 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 25, 2002	F1	5.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 6, 2015	EF1	1.9 mi	440 yd	0	0
Jun 12, 2004	F1	1.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 12, 2005	F1	1 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 24, 1965	F1	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 1991	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 28, 2025	unrated	0.3 mi	25 yd
May 14, 2021	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd
Aug 6, 2015	EF1	1.9 mi	440 yd
Mar 31, 2014	EF0	10.7 mi	100 yd
Jul 1, 2011	EF1	19.8 mi	300 yd
Sep 12, 2005	F1	1 mi	20 yd
Jun 12, 2004	F1	1.6 mi	100 yd
Jun 24, 2003	F0	3 mi	50 yd
Aug 16, 2002	F0	0.2 mi	25 yd
Jun 25, 2002	F1	5.5 mi	100 yd
Jun 10, 2001	F0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Jul 25, 2000	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd

Deadliest: Jul 25, 2000, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Lyon County, MN27 Lac qui Parle County, MN16 Chippewa County, MN25 Lincoln County, MN18 Redwood County, MN28 Swift County, MN51 Deuel County, SD35 Renville County, MN30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Yellow Medicine County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jul 25, 2000, with a 9-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Yellow Medicine County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (13 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).