Plainview, MN tornado history
7 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Plainview, MN from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 210th of 233 Minnesota cities with a tornado on record. None was rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on December 15, 2021 (EF1, 4.0-mile path). SPC also logged 3 preliminary tornado reports within 10 miles of the center of Plainview, MN in 2026.
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 Plainview, MN
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Wabasha County, MN | 3.8 mi |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Wabasha County, MN | 4.0 mi |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Prelim. report | – | – | Olmsted County, MN | 7.0 mi |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF1 | 4.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Wabasha County, MN | 2.4 mi |
| Sep 20, 2021 | EF0 | 5.7 mi | 0 / 0 | Olmsted County, MN | 6.5 mi |
| May 17, 2017 | EF0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Wabasha County, MN | 4.8 mi |
| May 17, 2017 | EF0 | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Wabasha County, MN | 0.2 mi |
| Jul 17, 2015 | EF0 | 0.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Wabasha County, MN | 6.5 mi |
| May 15, 1998 | F1 | 8.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Olmsted County, MN | 5.9 mi |
| May 5, 1965 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Wabasha County, MN | 4.0 mi |
More: Wabasha County tornadoes · Minnesota tornado history · Plainview hail history · Minnesota damaging wind
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 Plainview
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 5 tornadoes within 10 miles of Plainview in damage surveys (1 EF2, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2026 | EF0 | 85 mph | 2.3 mi | 20 yd | 0 / 0 | 23:48–23:54 UTC | NWS La Crosse |
| Apr 17, 2026 | EF2 | 125 mph | 7.7 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 19:47–20:03 UTC | NWS La Crosse |
| Apr 17, 2026 | EF1 | 100 mph | 12.4 mi | 200 yd | 0 / 0 | 19:33–19:55 UTC | NWS La Crosse |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF1 | 93 mph | 4.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 / 0 | 02:03–02:07 UTC | NWS La Crosse |
| Sep 20, 2021 | EF0 | 80 mph | 5.7 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 21:47–21:56 UTC | NWS La Crosse |
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.