Minnesota
87 counties82 tornadoes rated F3/EF3+70 county disaster declarations
Minnesota has recorded 2,216 tornadoes since 1950, 13th among the states; 1.47 million acres burned by large wildfires since 1984.
2025
- Tornadoes rated F2/EF2+ since 1950
- Large wildfires since 1984
Statewide totals
Unique events: a tornado that crossed three counties counts once.
- Tornadoes since 1950
- 2,216
- 13th of 51
- Rated F3/EF3 or stronger
- 82
- 16th of 51
- Tropical cyclones within 50 mi
- 0
- None since 1851
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- —
- Acres burned since 1984
- 1.47M
- 456 large fires
- Flood insurance claims
- 12,290
- $155 million paid
County leaders
Where in Minnesota each hazard has struck most.
Most tornadoes
Most acres burned
- 1Beltrami County288K
- 2Clearwater County197K
- 3Roseau County181K
- 4Marshall County174K
- 5Kittson County142K
Most flood claims
- 1Polk County1,455
- 2Marshall County1,405
- 3Clay County1,358
- 4Mower County733
- 5Olmsted County719
Notable events
The strongest tornadoes, hurricanes and fires in Minnesota’s record. Each opens its own page.
Tornadoes
- F5 1957, Clay10 killed
- F5 1968, Murray9 killed
- F5 1992, Nobles1 killed
- F4 1969, Crow Wing12 killed
- F4 1967, Freeborn6 killed
- F4 1965, Hennepin6 killed
- F4 1967, Freeborn5 killed
- F4 1965, Carver3 killed
- F4 1965, Anoka3 killed
- F4 1953, Fillmore2 killed
Every county
Sort by any column. Each county opens its full record.
Cities
Places of 10,000 people or more with their own records.
- Minneapolis
- St. Paul
- Rochester
- Bloomington
- Duluth
- Brooklyn Park
- Woodbury
- Lakeville
- Plymouth
- Blaine
- Maple Grove
- St. Cloud
- Eagan
- Burnsville
- Coon Rapids
- Eden Prairie
- Apple Valley
- Edina
- Minnetonka
- St. Louis Park
- Shakopee
- Moorhead
- Mankato
- Cottage Grove
- Maplewood
- Inver Grove Heights
- Richfield
- Roseville
- Andover
- Savage
- Rosemount
- Brooklyn Center
- Fridley
- Oakdale
- Chaska
- Ramsey
- Prior Lake
- Elk River
- Shoreview
- Austin
- Owatonna
- Winona
- Chanhassen
- Farmington
- Faribault
- Otsego
- White Bear Lake
- Lino Lakes
- Champlin
- Hastings
- St. Michael
- Columbia Heights
- Crystal
- New Brighton
- Willmar
- Northfield
- West St. Paul
- Golden Valley
- Forest Lake
- New Hope
- South St. Paul
- Sartell
- Hopkins
- Stillwater
- Albert Lea
- Anoka
- Hugo
- Ham Lake
- Buffalo
- Red Wing
- Hibbing
- Bemidji
- Monticello
- Rogers
- Alexandria
- Hutchinson
- Brainerd
- Lake Elmo
- Fergus Falls
- Marshall
- North Mankato
- Waconia
- Robbinsdale
- Worthington
- New Ulm
- Sauk Rapids
- Vadnais Heights
- Big Lake
- Mounds View
- North St. Paul
- East Bethel
- Victoria
- Cloquet
- North Branch
- St. Peter
- Mendota Heights
- Dayton
- Grand Rapids
- Cambridge
- Little Canada
- Hermantown
- Fairmont
- Detroit Lakes