Champlin, MN tornado history
21 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Champlin, MN from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 58th of 233 Minnesota cities with a tornado on record. 4 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on August 29, 2024 (EF1, 3.6-mile path); the strongest, on July 3, 1983, was rated F4. The deadliest, on May 6, 1965, killed 3 along its path.
Dashed circle: 10 miles from the city's Census center point. A tornado counts when its recorded path passes inside the circle. Paths run straight from start to end point, as SPC records them.
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Every tornado within 10 miles of the center of Champlin, MN
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2024 | EF1 | 3.6 mi | 0 / 0 | Anoka County, MN | 8.7 mi |
| May 11, 2022 | EF0 | 3.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Anoka County, MN | 5.7 mi |
| Aug 14, 2020 | EF0 | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 | Hennepin County, MN | 9.6 mi |
| Jun 21, 2011 | EF0 | 6.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Anoka County, MN | 4.0 mi |
| May 22, 2011 | EF1 | 13.6 mi | 1 / 48 | Hennepin County, MN | 8.8 mi |
| May 25, 2008 | EF1 | 6.0 mi | 0 / 2 | Anoka County, MN | 3.0 mi |
| Sep 16, 2006 | F2 | 8.0 mi | 1 / 0 | Hennepin County, MN | 5.7 mi |
| Sep 21, 2005 | F2 | 2.0 mi | 0 / 1 | Anoka County, MN | 3.3 mi |
| Sep 21, 2005 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Anoka County, MN | 5.8 mi |
| Sep 21, 2005 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hennepin County, MN | 4.6 mi |
| May 15, 1998 | F1 | 13.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Ramsey County, MN | 8.2 mi |
| Jul 23, 1987 | F3 | 5.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Hennepin County, MN | 2.8 mi |
| Jul 18, 1986 | F2 | 4.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Hennepin County, MN | 5.5 mi |
| Jun 16, 1985 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Anoka County, MN | 7.3 mi |
| Jul 3, 1983 | F4 | 1.0 mi | 0 / 4 | Anoka County, MN | 4.6 mi |
| Jun 28, 1979 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Ramsey County, MN | 3.5 mi |
| Jun 28, 1979 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Hennepin County, MN | 4.8 mi |
| Jul 5, 1966 | F2 | 6.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Hennepin County, MN | 4.6 mi |
| Jul 5, 1966 | F1 | 6.1 mi | 0 / 3 | Anoka County, MN | 0.9 mi |
| May 6, 1965 | F4 | 6.8 mi | 3 / 175 | Anoka County, MN | 8.2 mi |
| Jun 19, 1951 | F4 | 52.6 mi | 1 / 20 | McLeod County, MN | 2.2 mi |
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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.
NWS Damage Survey Paths Near Champlin
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 3 tornadoes within 10 miles of Champlin in damage surveys (1 EF1, 2 EF0). On the map, those paths follow the survey, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, instead of a straight line from start to end.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2024 | EF1 | 90 mph | 3.6 mi | 250 yd | 0 / 0 | 21:26–21:29 UTC | NWS Twin Cities |
| May 11, 2022 | EF0 | 80 mph | 3.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 01:29–01:32 UTC | NWS Twin Cities |
| Aug 14, 2020 | EF0 | 75 mph | 0.4 mi | 50 yd | 0 / 0 | 00:55–00:56 UTC | NWS Twin Cities |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.