The tornado outbreak of June 17, 2010

74 tornadoesMinnesota, North Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin

74 tornadoes touched down across 4 states between 11:35 AM and 9:57 PM CDT, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger, and 3 people were killed. The 21st-most tornadoes of any day since 1950.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · June 17, 2010

How the day unfolded

Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.

About this replay
Central time—Historical replay — logged touchdown times
Tornadoes—of 74 that day
Strongest so far—
Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day in numbers

Tornadoes
74
21st of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
EF3 or stronger
8
4 rated EF4 or EF5
Killed
3
Along all the paths
Injured
46
Along all the paths
Path miles
340
All the paths end to end
First and last
11:35 AM to 9:57 PM
Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Tornadoes per hour, June 17, 2010 11 AM: 1 Noon: 0 1 PM: 0 2 PM: 2 3 PM: 6 4 PM: 13 5 PM: 24 24 6 PM: 15 7 PM: 4 8 PM: 6 9 PM: 3 11 AM1 PM3 PM5 PM7 PM9 PM

Every tornado

In order of touchdown. 4 have a record page, linked from the rating.

Tornadoes of June 17, 2010
11:35 AMEF1Adams County ND0.62000
2:31 PMEF0Burke County ND3.52500
2:55 PMEF0Stutsman County ND2.82500
3:28 PMEF0Norman County MN1.02500
3:38 PMEF0Steele County ND4.33000
3:43 PMEF4Douglas County, Otter Tail County MN39.62,28815
3:44 PMEF0Stutsman County ND0.42500
3:49 PMEF4Traill County, Grand Forks County ND17.015001
3:55 PMEF0Otter Tail County MN0.21500
4:00 PMEF0Mahnomen County, Polk County MN6.04000
4:01 PMEF1Barnes County ND1.010000
4:05 PMEF0Barnes County ND0.21500
4:27 PMEF0Eddy County, Benson County ND1.21500
4:28 PMEF2Steele County ND7.07500
4:30 PMEF1Steele County ND7.05000
4:31 PMEF2Grand Forks County ND7.010000
4:32 PMEF1Clearwater County MN1.04000
4:40 PMEF2Steele County ND3.07500
4:41 PMEF1Clearwater County MN3.03000
4:47 PMEF1Grand Forks County ND10.05000
4:48 PMEF1Otter Tail County MN1.54000
4:59 PMEF4Otter Tail County, Wadena County MN10.01,936020
5:02 PMEF0Steele County ND3.05000
5:05 PMEF0Faribault County MN2.67500
5:10 PMEF1Pennington County MN2.03000
5:11 PMEF0Kossuth County IA0.72000
5:15 PMEF0Nelson County ND3.02500
5:17 PMEF1Hubbard County MN6.08000
5:21 PMEF1Walsh County, Marshall County ND, MN5.05000
5:22 PMEF0Grand Forks County ND1.02500
5:23 PMEF0McLeod County MN0.82500
5:24 PMEF0Kossuth County IA0.72000
5:29 PMEF1Clearwater County MN1.04000
5:30 PMEF0Wadena County, Cass County MN14.820000
5:30 PMEF0Grand Forks County ND8.03000
5:35 PMEF1Grand Forks County ND4.07500
5:37 PMEF0Grand Forks County ND2.02500
5:37 PMEF0Blue Earth County MN3.05000
5:40 PMEF0Faribault County MN1.72000
5:41 PMEF1Walsh County ND2.05000
5:44 PMEF1Marshall County, Roseau County MN4.04000
5:48 PMEF0Hubbard County MN4.03000
5:49 PMEF0Hubbard County MN1.03000
5:50 PMEF1Polk County MN7.015000
5:54 PMEF0Sherburne County MN0.11000
5:56 PMEF0Sherburne County MN2.53000
6:00 PMEF1Polk County MN3.015000
6:00 PMEF1Wright County MN5.15000
6:05 PMEF0Winnebago County IA1.53000
6:05 PMEF0Faribault County MN0.93000
6:06 PMEF0Polk County MN2.07500
6:10 PMEF0Faribault County MN0.43000
6:13 PMEF2Faribault County MN1.55000
6:15 PMEF3Polk County, Red Lake County MN15.015012
6:16 PMEF1Red Lake County MN2.05001
6:16 PMEF2Faribault County MN2.55000
6:23 PMEF0Faribault County MN0.35000
6:26 PMEF1Marshall County MN7.020000
6:28 PMEF1Faribault County, Freeborn County MN0.65000
6:33 PMEF4Freeborn County MN16.91,760114
6:55 PMEF1Freeborn County MN1.110000
7:05 PMEF3Freeborn County, Steele County MN18.11,32000
7:15 PMEF1Freeborn County, Steele County MN12.660000
7:42 PMEF1Freeborn County MN4.922000
7:47 PMEF3Freeborn County MN5.060000
8:03 PMEF1Freeborn County MN2.222000
8:05 PMEF0Aitkin County MN0.72500
8:10 PMEF3Steele County MN4.344000
8:25 PMEF2Steele County, Dodge County MN6.610001
8:27 PMEF0Steele County, Dodge County MN5.55000
8:44 PMEF2Chisago County, Pine County and 1 more MN, WI7.840002
9:03 PMEF1Olmsted County MN2.415000
9:05 PMEF0Burnett County WI0.320000
9:57 PMEF1Buffalo County WI2.32500

By state

Tornadoes by state, June 17, 2010
Minnesota4773
North Dakota2210
Iowa300
Wisconsin200

Tornadoes in 2010 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.