Minnesota tornado history

From 1950 through 2025, 2,242 tornadoes touched Minnesota, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, the 13th most of the 48 contiguous states and DC. The National Weather Service rated 27 of them F4/EF4 or stronger (3 F5/EF5); along their paths they killed 111 people and injured 2,137. The deadliest, on August 6, 1969, was rated F4 and killed 12 (Crow Wing County). From 2016 to 2025, Minnesota averaged 49 tornadoes a year. SPC has logged 31 preliminary tornado reports in Minnesota in 2026 (latest September 11, 2026).

Map of every Minnesota tornado path since 1950

All 2,242 paths plus 31 preliminary 2026 reports (gray dots). Zoom in to your county; click a path for its date and rating.

Most recent tornadoes in Minnesota

2026 preliminary tornado reports in Minnesota

Reports from SPC's daily logs. A tornado often draws several reports; NOAA publishes confirmed tornadoes, paths and ratings with its final data.

Deadliest tornadoes in Minnesota

F4, EF4, F5 and EF5 tornadoes in Minnesota

The 50 strongest Minnesota tornadoes, ranked by rating, deaths and path length: Strongest tornadoes in Minnesota history

Longest tornado paths in Minnesota

For tornadoes that crossed into another state, the path length, deaths and injuries are for the whole path.

Tornadoes by county

Cities with 5 or more tornadoes within 10 miles

Afton Albany Albert Lea Albertville Alexandria Andover Annandale Anoka Apple Valley Arden Hills Austin Barnesville Baxter Bayport Becker Belle Plaine Bemidji Benson Big Lake Blaine Bloomington Blue Earth Brainerd Breckenridge Breezy Point Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Park Buffalo Burnsville Byron Caledonia Cambridge Cannon Falls Carver Centerville Champlin Chanhassen Chaska Chatfield Chisago City Circle Pines Cokato Cold Spring Columbia Heights Columbus Coon Rapids Corcoran Cottage Grove Credit River Crookston Crystal Dayton Deephaven Delano Detroit Lakes Dilworth Dodge Center Eagan Eagle Lake East Bethel East Grand Forks Eden Prairie Edina Elk River Elko New Market Empire Fairmont Falcon Heights Faribault Farmington Fergus Falls Foley Forest Lake Fridley Glencoe Glenwood Golden Valley Goodview Granite Falls Grant Greenfield Ham Lake Hanover Hastings Hopkins Hugo Hutchinson Independence Inver Grove Heights Isanti Jackson Jordan Kasson La Crescent Lake City Lake Elmo Lakeville Le Center Le Sueur Lexington Lindstrom Lino Lakes Litchfield Little Canada Little Falls Long Prairie Lonsdale Luverne Mahtomedi Mankato Maple Grove Maplewood Marshall Mayer Medina Melrose Mendota Heights Milaca Minneapolis Minnetonka Minnetrista Montevideo Montgomery Monticello Montrose Moorhead Mora Morris Mound Mounds View New Brighton New Hope New Prague New Ulm Newport North Branch North Mankato North Oaks North St. Paul Northfield Norwood Young America Nowthen Oak Grove Oak Park Heights Oakdale Orono Osseo Otsego Owatonna Park Rapids Paynesville Pelican Rapids Perham Pine City Pine Island Pipestone Plainview Plymouth Princeton Prior Lake Ramsey Red Wing Redwood Falls Richfield Robbinsdale Rochester Rockford Rogers Roseau Rosemount Roseville Rush City Sartell Sauk Centre Sauk Rapids Savage Scandia Shakopee Shoreview Shorewood Sleepy Eye South St. Paul Spring Lake Park St. Anthony St. Augusta St. Charles St. Cloud St. Francis St. James St. Joseph St. Louis Park St. Michael St. Paul St. Paul Park St. Peter Stacy Staples Stewartville Stillwater Thief River Falls Vadnais Heights Victoria Wabasha Waconia Wadena Waite Park Waseca Watertown Wayzata West St. Paul White Bear Lake Willmar Windom Winona Woodbury Worthington Wyoming Zimmerman Zumbrota

Tornadoes in Minnesota by year

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.