Tornadoes · United States · Minnesota

Tornadoes in Crow Wing County, Minnesota

27 tornadoes have crossed Crow Wing County since 1950, 42nd of the 87 counties in Minnesota with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.8 years. They have killed 12 people and injured 96. 2 were rated F4 or EF4 and above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Now

Tornadoes
27
Deaths
12
Injuries
96
F4 and above
2
Worst on record
F4, August 6, 1969

The deadliest in Crow Wing County

  1. F4, Cass, Crow Wing and Aitkin counties, MinnesotaAugust 6, 196912 killed, 70 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Crow Wing and Cass counties, MinnesotaJune 11, 1966F4, 72.8 mi (117 km)
  2. F4, Cass, Crow Wing and Aitkin counties, MinnesotaAugust 6, 1969F4, 32.3 mi (52 km)
  3. F3, Crow Wing and Cass counties, MinnesotaAugust 26, 1977F3, 26.3 mi (42 km)
  4. F3, Crow Wing County, MinnesotaJune 25, 1973F3, 10.0 mi (16 km)
  5. F3, Crow Wing and Cass counties, MinnesotaJuly 5, 1991F3, 6.0 mi (10 km)
  6. F2, Otter Tail, Wadena, Cass and Crow Wing counties, MinnesotaAugust 26, 1977F2, 110.4 mi (178 km)
  7. F2, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Aitkin and Kanabec counties, MinnesotaJuly 3, 1985F2, 33.0 mi (53 km)
  8. EF2, Crow Wing and Aitkin counties, MinnesotaJune 12, 2024EF2, 14.7 mi (24 km)
  9. F2, Crow Wing County, MinnesotaJune 13, 2001F2, 5.0 mi (8 km)
  10. EF2, Crow Wing County, MinnesotaJune 19, 2016EF2, 3.5 mi (6 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 18 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Crow Wing County. Each year links to every tornado in Minnesota that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20252EF1
20242EF2
20201EF0
20161EF2
20011F2
19961F2
199133F3
19891F0
19881F0
19853F2
1977221F3
19741F1
197322F3
19721F0
19712F0
196911270F4
19681F0
19661F4

Every tornado that crossed Crow Wing County

27 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 16, 20254:46 PM CDTEF1Crow Wing10.9900
June 16, 20254:21 PM CDTEF1Crow Wing11.5400
June 12, 20246:45 PM CDTEF2Crow Wing14.7200$1.1 million
June 12, 20246:18 PM CDTEF2Crow Wing3.2700$500,000
July 8, 20207:15 PM CDTEF0Crow Wing7.450$10,000
June 19, 20167:11 PM CDTEF2Crow Wing3.5730
June 13, 20018:10 PM CDTF2Crow Wing5.0880
October 26, 19967:00 PM CDTF2Crow Wing0.7150$50,000
July 5, 19918:08 PM CDTF1Crow Wing0.110
July 5, 19917:59 PM CDTF1Crow Wing5.020
July 5, 19917:39 PM CDTF3Crow Wing6.0433
May 29, 198912:00 PM CDTF0Crow Wing0.110
September 16, 19884:37 PM CDTF0Crow Wing0.110
July 3, 19857:30 PM CDTF2Crow Wing33.0200$5,000 to $50,000
July 3, 19857:19 PM CDTF0Crow Wing0.327
July 3, 19857:05 PM CDTF0Crow Wing7.0100$50,000 to $500,000
August 26, 19777:35 PM CDTF3Crow Wing26.340011$500,000 to $5 million
August 26, 19776:40 PM CDTF2Otter Tail110.488010$50,000 to $500,000
July 3, 19743:00 AM CDTF1Crow Wing2.050$5,000 to $50,000
June 25, 19737:08 PM CDTF3Crow Wing10.02002$500,000 to $5 million
June 16, 19731:45 AM CDTF0Crow Wing20.130$500 to $5,000
July 27, 19725:40 PM CDTF0Crow Wing0.120
August 9, 19719:35 PM CDTF0Crow Wing3.630$5,000 to $50,000
July 27, 19717:15 PM CDTF0Crow Wing0.553$500 to $5,000
August 6, 19694:48 PM GMT-5F4Cass32.38331270$500,000 to $5 million
June 13, 19689:11 PM GMT-5F0Crow Wing0.110
June 11, 19666:00 PM GMT-5F4Crow Wing72.8333$50,000 to $500,000

Nearby

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What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.