Tornado Warnings in Minnesota
2,681 tornado warnings since 1986. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of tornado warnings reaches back to 1986.
Tornado Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count since 1986. Tap one for its archive.
- Tornado Warnings
- 2,681
- Busiest year
- 2010202 tornado warnings
- Average year
- 65over 41 years on file
Over time
By year
Before October 2007 these were issued for whole counties, and a storm crossing three counties was often three warnings; since then one polygon follows the storm. The count changed with the practice, not only with the weather.
By month of the year
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Polk County139
- Otter Tail County123
- Stearns County104
- Blue Earth County90
- Marshall County86
- Saint Louis County84
- Kandiyohi County79
- Clay County74
- Meeker County73
- Freeborn County71
- Renville County65
- Anoka County63
- Wilkin County63
- Waseca County62
- Cass County62
- Swift County62
- Itasca County62
- Roseau County62
- Morrison County62
- Becker County61
- Hennepin County61
- Rice County59
- Crow Wing County58
- Beltrami County57
- Kittson County57
- Jackson County57
- Norman County57
- Steele County57
- Goodhue County56
- Benton County55
- Nobles County55
- Pope County55
- Sherburne County54
- Faribault County54
- Aitkin County52
- Wright County52
- Nicollet County52
- Wadena County52
- Le Sueur County49
- Washington County49
47 more counties
- Chippewa County48
- Todd County47
- Sibley County47
- Fillmore County47
- Mille Lacs County47
- Carver County46
- Clearwater County46
- Redwood County45
- Pine County45
- Dakota County44
- Isanti County41
- Scott County41
- Brown County41
- Douglas County41
- McLeod County40
- Yellow Medicine County40
- Chisago County40
- Ramsey County39
- Mower County39
- Olmsted County39
- Grant County39
- Cottonwood County38
- Lac qui Parle County38
- Koochiching County38
- Rock County37
- Lake of the Woods County37
- Mahnomen County36
- Hubbard County35
- Murray County35
- Lyon County35
- Dodge County34
- Pennington County34
- Red Lake County33
- Kanabec County33
- Martin County32
- Watonwan County31
- Winona County28
- Big Stone County28
- Stevens County27
- Lincoln County26
- Pipestone County24
- Wabasha County21
- Traverse County21
- Lake County20
- Houston County17
- Carlton County16
- Cook County7
The latest tornado warnings
The most recent on file, newest first.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 8:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Stevens | 18 min |
| Sep 11, 7:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Stevens | 23 min |
| Sep 11, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Otter Tail, Wadena | 48 min |
| Sep 3, 7:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Grant, Otter Tail | 52 min |
| Aug 25, 4:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | Saint Louis | 25 min |
| Aug 20, 8:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MPX | Meeker | 36 min |
| Jul 24, 9:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Beltrami, Clearwater | 38 min |
| Jul 24, 7:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | Itasca | 48 min |
| Jul 24, 6:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Pennington, Polk, Red Lake | 43 min |
| Jul 24, 6:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | DLH | Itasca, Koochiching | 44 min |
| Jul 24, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Marshall | 47 min |
| Jul 24, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FGF | Marshall, Pennington, Polk | 40 min |
Nearby
Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Rebuilt daily.