Minnesota, 1969

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 25, 1969

June 25, 1969 · 14 events in 11 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
5
Property damage
$528,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
14

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

10 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Crow Wing

When
June 25, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Crow Wing County
Coordinates
46.280, -94.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Itasca

When
June 25, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Itasca County
Coordinates
47.280, -93.400

Tornado, Rock

When
June 25, 12:40 PM CST
Where
Rock County
Rating
F2
Path length
12.3 mi
Path width
120 yd
Injuries
5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
43.670, -96.420

Tornado, Pipestone

When
June 25, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Pipestone County
Rating
F2
Path length
17 mi
Path width
120 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
43.850, -96.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Wilkin

When
June 25, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Wilkin County
Coordinates
46.280, -96.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Redwood

When
June 25, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Redwood County
Coordinates
44.500, -95.500

Tornado, Kandiyohi

When
June 25, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Kandiyohi County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
13 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
45.120, -95.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When
June 25, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Chippewa County
Coordinates
45.000, -95.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Swift

When
June 25, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Swift County
Coordinates
45.200, -96.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Chippewa

When
June 25, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Chippewa County
Coordinates
45.000, -95.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Kandiyohi

When
June 25, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Kandiyohi County
Coordinates
45.080, -95.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Kandiyohi

When
June 25, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Kandiyohi County
Coordinates
45.080, -94.780

Tornado, Meeker

When
June 25, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Meeker County
Rating
F1
Path length
2.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
45.250, -94.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Anoka

When
June 25, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Anoka County
Coordinates
45.200, -93.400

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Minnesota in 1969Every state in 1969This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Minnesota, 1969

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10054533, 10054534, 10054535, 10054536, 10054537, 10054538, 10054539, 10054540, 10054541, 10054542, 10054543, 10054544, 10054545, 10054546.