Martin County Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Martin County is about the same as Minnesota average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Martin County is higher than Minnesota average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #46
| Martin County | 0.00 |
| Minnesota | 0.01 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| Martin County | 0.0000 |
| Minnesota | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #23
| Martin County | 169.58 |
| Minnesota | 135.90 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 11,696 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Martin County were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 86 | Cold: | 51 | Dense Fog: | 6 | Drought: | 12 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 952 | Hail: | 5,124 | Heat: | 16 | Heavy Snow: | 92 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 31 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 121 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 4,391 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 1 | Winter Storm: | 179 | Winter Weather: | 86 |
| Other: | 548 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Martin County.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near Martin County.
No historical earthquake events found in or near Martin County.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 72 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Martin County.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 7.8 | 1951-06-25 | 2 | 43°34'N / 94°46'W | 43°36'N / 94°29'W | 14.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Martin |
| 10.0 | 1960-06-23 | 2 | 43°39'N / 94°44'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Martin | |
| 10.0 | 1977-05-04 | 2 | 43°33'N / 94°38'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Martin | |||
| 14.8 | 1968-03-18 | 2 | 43°52'N / 94°24'W | 2.50 Miles | 83 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Watonwan | |
| 16.7 | 2006-08-01 | 3 | 43°54'N / 94°43'W | 43°53'N / 94°40'W | 1.50 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.0M | 0 | Watonwan |
| Brief Description: Initial damage occurred at farmstead just east of the Watonwan/Cottonwood line. Damage included the partial removal of roofs off two large sheds, along with scattered downed trees. The tornado then moved across corn and bean fields. Another farmstead was hit just southwest of the intersection of County Roads 10 and 2. This was the location of the F3 damage. A house was leveled, a 60 foot concrete base silo was toppled and rolled. Virtually all barns, sheds and outbuildings were completely destroyed. | |||||||||||
| 19.4 | 1967-04-30 | 2 | 43°25'N / 94°41'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Emmet | |
| 19.5 | 1967-04-30 | 2 | 43°23'N / 94°41'W | 43°29'N / 94°47'W | 8.20 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Emmet |
| 21.8 | 1962-05-18 | 2 | 44°04'N / 94°48'W | 43°53'N / 93°59'W | 42.40 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Watonwan |
| 22.8 | 1976-06-14 | 2 | 43°15'N / 94°47'W | 43°29'N / 94°36'W | 18.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Emmet |
| 26.3 | 1977-08-09 | 2 | 44°04'N / 94°46'W | 44°00'N / 94°41'W | 5.60 Miles | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Watonwan |
| 27.1 | 1963-07-16 | 2 | 44°03'N / 94°46'W | 44°03'N / 94°39'W | 5.20 Miles | 1760 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Watonwan |
| 29.3 | 1953-03-21 | 3 | 43°16'N / 94°38'W | 43°18'N / 94°00'W | 31.80 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Emmet |
| 29.4 | 1994-08-07 | 2 | 43°57'N / 94°05'W | 5.00 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 50K | 0 | Blue Earth | |
| Brief Description: This tornado touched down near County Road 10 in Lyra Township, 3 miles east of Vernon Center. As it tracked to the southeast, it damaged 4 barns, 2 mobile homes and 2 homes. It then entered Sterling Township, caused significant crop damage by flattening a path through a corn field. It damaged 3 more barns and 9 more homes before lifting off the ground about 1 mile east of Sterling Center. Despite the amount of damage, there were no injuries or fatalities. Overall, 12-14 buildings received structural damage and 7 barns were damaged. | |||||||||||
| 29.5 | 1976-06-14 | 2 | 43°51'N / 95°06'W | 43°56'N / 95°00'W | 7.10 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Cottonwood |
| 31.5 | 1976-06-14 | 2 | 43°46'N / 95°11'W | 43°51'N / 95°06'W | 6.40 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Jackson |
| 32.0 | 1968-06-13 | 2 | 43°23'N / 95°06'W | 43°26'N / 95°01'W | 4.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 17 | 2.5M | 0 | Dickinson |
| 32.5 | 1967-04-30 | 2 | 43°07'N / 94°40'W | 43°18'N / 94°32'W | 14.00 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Palo Alto |
| 32.8 | 1998-03-29 | 4 | 44°05'N / 94°51'W | 44°06'N / 94°52'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Watonwan |
| Brief Description: Tornado moving through southern Brown county brushed extreme northwest Watonwan county. See Brown county narrative. | |||||||||||
| 33.1 | 2010-06-25 | 2 | 44°00'N / 94°02'W | 43°58'N / 94°01'W | 2.00 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0K | Blue Earth |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This tornado damaged several farmsteads. A barn was caved in on a side, roofs of hog barns were blown off, trees were snapped or uprooted, and a wood pole was snapped. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the morning of Friday June 25th, a small complex of thunderstorms developed across west-central Minnesota, and quickly moved eastward across southern Minnesota. Isolated severe weather occurred with these storms in west-central Minnesota during the morning hours. During the afternoon, a larger complex of storms developed across western Minnesota, and moved quickly across portions of central and southern Minnesota during the evening. Damage was extensive as several bow echoes, supercells, and squall lines raced across the area. There were numerous reports of structural damage to farms and homesteads, very large hail, and very large trees blown down. Softball to baseball size hail was reported near New Ulm, Minnesota, with several reports of wind damage throughout southern, and east-central Minnesota. Several significant tornadoes occurred in portions of south central Minnesota during the late afternoon, and early evening hours. Two separate severe storms moved across the Twin Cities area, one produced minor damage with hail in the late afternoon, but the second that occurred in the early evening caused more straight-line wind damage throughout the area, along with flash flooding. | |||||||||||
| 33.7 | 1980-08-18 | 2 | 44°06'N / 94°12'W | 2.80 Miles | 20 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Blue Earth | |
| 34.1 | 1960-07-11 | 2 | 43°24'N / 95°06'W | 1.00 Mile | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Dickinson | |
| 34.7 | 1998-03-29 | 4 | 44°07'N / 94°54'W | 44°14'N / 94°22'W | 25.00 Miles | 2200 Yards | 1 | 16 | 45.0M | 0 | Brown |
| Brief Description: Tornado began 7 miles east of Avoca in Murray county, continued through Cottonwood, Brown, extreme Northwest Watonwan, Northwest Blue Earth, and finally lifted off 4 miles east of Courtland in Nicollet county. Total storm track was 67 miles. The tornado ripped through the village of Comfrey destroying a grain elevator and damaging 75% of the town. Much of downtown Comfrey destroyed including the town hall. School heavily damaged. 100 people made homeless. 50 homes destroyed. 130 farmsteads damaged or destroyed in Brown county. 500 dairy cows killed. One man critically injured in collapse of farmstead northwest of the town of Hanska. He died the next day. 35 buildings destroyed or damaged in far Northwest Blue Earth county. Damage estimate estimated. Property damage to extreme northwest Blue Earth county across Cambria township estimated at 2 million. Property damage to extreme northwest Watonwan county estimated at 245 thousand. M85PH | |||||||||||
| 34.8 | 1984-06-07 | 3 | 43°12'N / 94°13'W | 43°19'N / 94°05'W | 9.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 5 | 25.0M | 0 | Kossuth |
| 35.2 | 2010-06-25 | 2 | 44°06'N / 94°08'W | 44°05'N / 94°07'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0K | Blue Earth |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Barn walls collapsed and a garage was pushed off its foundation. Power poles were snapped and multiple trees uprooted. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the morning of Friday June 25th, a small complex of thunderstorms developed across west-central Minnesota, and quickly moved eastward across southern Minnesota. Isolated severe weather occurred with these storms in west-central Minnesota during the morning hours. During the afternoon, a larger complex of storms developed across western Minnesota, and moved quickly across portions of central and southern Minnesota during the evening. Damage was extensive as several bow echoes, supercells, and squall lines raced across the area. There were numerous reports of structural damage to farms and homesteads, very large hail, and very large trees blown down. Softball to baseball size hail was reported near New Ulm, Minnesota, with several reports of wind damage throughout southern, and east-central Minnesota. Several significant tornadoes occurred in portions of south central Minnesota during the late afternoon, and early evening hours. Two separate severe storms moved across the Twin Cities area, one produced minor damage with hail in the late afternoon, but the second that occurred in the early evening caused more straight-line wind damage throughout the area, along with flash flooding. | |||||||||||
| 35.3 | 1998-05-15 | 2 | 43°01'N / 94°14'W | 43°28'N / 94°06'W | 31.30 Miles | 175 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.0M | 75K | Kossuth |
| Brief Description: Intermittent track As the system mentioned above continued to evolve, a widespread outbreak of severe weather took place over Iowa. Strong upper level dynamics moved over the state over the top of an unstable air mass. Surface dew point temperatures were in the low 70s with actual temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s. CAPE values rose to between 2500 and 3500 J/kg. The situation became complex during the afternoon as several bands of severe thunderstorms developed. Some areas of the state were affected three times during the day as the storms raced northeast around 60 MPH. The main severe feature with the storms was high wind. There were numerous reports of wind gusts of 60 to 75 MPH. Some were even higher. One of the highest reports came from Atlantic in Cass County. Ninety one MPH winds there threw several cars and a few semi-tractortrailer trucks off of Interstate 80. High winds in Kossuth County at Algona resulted in roof damage at a nursing home there. Part of the roof was removed by the winds with the damage estimates to the building places at around $200,000. Another cluster of storms moved into north central Iowa and caused widespread damage in Cerro Gordo and Worth Counties. Both were hit with winds around 70 MPH. There were numerous other reports of damage to farm buildings around the state ranging from corn cribs damaged to barns being destroyed. Damage to trees and power lines was extensive. North of Algona, along U.S. Highway 169, seventy eight power poles were downed by the high winds resulting in a four day closure of the highway. Utility damage around the county was estimated at between $600,000 and $800,000, while insurance adjusters estimated damage around the county at $1.2 million. There were some reports of hail, especially during the first few hours of the event. The largest hail was around golf ball in size. In addition to the wind and hail, there were several tornado touch downs in the state. A tornado touched down in Kossuth County and did over $1 million in damage. The tornado destroyed 2 houses with another 10 sustaining major damage. Fifteen farmsteads were destroyed as well. Kossuth County was later declared a disaster area. There was also considerable damage to barns and other farm buildings across the county. The outflow from the tornadic storm in Kossuth County pushed an 85 MPH wind gust south into Humboldt County. The high winds blew over 41 railroad cars of the Union Pacific Railroad south of Ottosen. A band of 80 to 90 MPH winds swept across Franklin and Butler Counties. Damage was widespread. There was one report of the wind carrying the family dog over one half mile from home. The dog was later found safe and healthy. Another of the stronger tornadoes included one in Wright County that was on the ground for over 10 miles. It damaged several farm buildings along its path. Several 2 x 4's were driven into the ground north of Clarion by the tornado. Another fairly strong tornado touched down in Crawford County. The rope tornado touched down southeast of Denison. It hit a train about 3 miles east of Denison and derailed nine cars of the Union Pacific freight train. The engineer saw it coming and thought it was so small that nothing would happen. There was also minor damage to 1 house and several out buildings. There were a few other brief touch downs around the state, however no damage was reported with them. The rapid movement of the storms prevented a lot of the flooding that would have otherwise occurred. Repeat thunderstorms passing over Kossuth County did cause some urban flooding. Damage was relatively minor, however several homes reported minor flooding. As the storms moved across Hancock County, lightning struck a house in the town of Britt. The kitchen sink was blown away from the wall and all of the appliances and the electrical equipment in the house was damaged. Lightning struck very close to another house in Wright County in Belmond. A 75-year old woman received minor injuries as she was struck by lightning as she unplugged her TV near a large window. | |||||||||||
| 35.9 | 2003-07-14 | 2 | 44°07'N / 94°09'W | 44°07'N / 94°09'W | 0.50 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0 | Blue Earth |
| Brief Description: The second tornado from a cyclic tornadic supercell touched down on the western edge of a farmstead. It snapped a dozen trees and demolished a barn and sheds. The roof of a house was peeled away and four vehicles were moved. | |||||||||||
| 36.3 | 1976-06-14 | 2 | 43°09'N / 94°54'W | 43°15'N / 94°47'W | 8.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Palo Alto |
| 37.7 | 1990-08-18 | 2 | 43°28'N / 95°16'W | 43°22'N / 95°08'W | 8.50 Miles | 63 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Dickinson |
| 37.9 | 1981-06-14 | 2 | 43°29'N / 95°23'W | 43°30'N / 95°07'W | 13.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Dickinson |
| 38.1 | 1971-05-31 | 3 | 43°30'N / 95°20'W | 43°38'N / 95°14'W | 10.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Jackson |
| 38.1 | 1959-05-28 | 2 | 43°10'N / 94°54'W | 43°12'N / 94°51'W | 2.30 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Palo Alto |
| 38.5 | 1981-06-14 | 2 | 43°27'N / 95°23'W | 43°29'N / 95°07'W | 13.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Dickinson |
| 38.5 | 1984-06-07 | 2 | 43°13'N / 94°04'W | 43°19'N / 93°58'W | 8.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Kossuth |
| 39.6 | 1984-06-07 | 2 | 43°19'N / 93°58'W | 43°27'N / 93°45'W | 13.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Winnebago |
| 39.6 | 1976-06-14 | 2 | 43°55'N / 94°04'W | 44°15'N / 93°53'W | 24.60 Miles | 300 Yards | 1 | 6 | 2.5M | 0 | Blue Earth |
| 39.7 | 1953-06-07 | 2 | 43°00'N / 94°28'W | 43°13'N / 94°23'W | 15.20 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Palo Alto |
| 40.5 | 1979-06-28 | 3 | 43°15'N / 94°15'W | 43°01'N / 94°13'W | 15.90 Miles | 300 Yards | 2 | 34 | 25.0M | 0 | Kossuth |
| 40.7 | 1971-05-31 | 3 | 43°22'N / 95°19'W | 43°28'N / 95°13'W | 8.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Dickinson |
| 40.8 | 1959-05-28 | 2 | 43°12'N / 95°01'W | 1.00 Mile | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Clay | |
| 40.8 | 1998-03-29 | 3 | 43°59'N / 95°26'W | 44°06'N / 94°56'W | 39.50 Miles | 900 Yards | 0 | 3 | 30.0M | 0 | Cottonwood |
| Brief Description: A strong tornado which began in Murray County tracked across Cottonwood County and then further northeast. The tornado destroyed numerous farms, farm equipment, buildings, trees, power lines and poles, vehicles, and other structures in its path. A vehicle was tossed a hundred yards as it hit the first farm in southwest Cottonwood County. People in the basement of the house on this farm received minor injuries. The tornado also destroyed a church near Jeffers, and destroyed numerous homes in the southern part of Comfrey, a city which is only partly in Cottonwood County. | |||||||||||
| 41.6 | 1952-06-23 | 2 | 44°00'N / 95°17'W | 44°07'N / 95°05'W | 12.50 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Cottonwood |
| 41.7 | 2010-06-25 | 2 | 44°16'N / 94°21'W | 44°15'N / 94°16'W | 4.00 Miles | 75 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0K | Nicollet |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: The tornado touched down on the west side of Courtland, near Highway 14. The tornado produced EF-1 damage in the town of Courtland, where numerous trees were uprooted and many large tree branches were downed. The tornado continued east- southeast and strengthened in intensity just south of County Highway 25, where it produced EF-2 damage to multiple farmsteads. Damage included total destruction of a barn just west of the intersection of 511th avenue and County Highway 25. Widespread tree damage and snapped electrical transmission lines were also noted. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the morning of Friday June 25th, a small complex of thunderstorms developed across west-central Minnesota, and quickly moved eastward across southern Minnesota. Isolated severe weather occurred with these storms in west-central Minnesota during the morning hours. During the afternoon, a larger complex of storms developed across western Minnesota, and moved quickly across portions of central and southern Minnesota during the evening. Damage was extensive as several bow echoes, supercells, and squall lines raced across the area. There were numerous reports of structural damage to farms and homesteads, very large hail, and very large trees blown down. Softball to baseball size hail was reported near New Ulm, Minnesota, with several reports of wind damage throughout southern, and east-central Minnesota. Several significant tornadoes occurred in portions of south central Minnesota during the late afternoon, and early evening hours. Two separate severe storms moved across the Twin Cities area, one produced minor damage with hail in the late afternoon, but the second that occurred in the early evening caused more straight-line wind damage throughout the area, along with flash flooding. | |||||||||||
| 41.8 | 1998-03-29 | 4 | 44°15'N / 94°20'W | 44°16'N / 94°16'W | 4.00 Miles | 2200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nicollet |
| Brief Description: See narrative for Brown county. | |||||||||||
| 42.1 | 1981-06-21 | 2 | 44°17'N / 94°50'W | 44°13'N / 94°49'W | 3.80 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Brown |
| 42.2 | 1952-06-23 | 2 | 44°07'N / 95°05'W | 44°23'N / 94°35'W | 30.70 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 5 | 2.5M | 0 | Brown |
| 42.6 | 2010-06-17 | 2 | 43°31'N / 93°43'W | 43°33'N / 93°42'W | 3.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0K | Faribault |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A damage survey, plus photo and video evidence from chasers, showed this tornado developed just west of Kiester, moved north and struck the northwestern edge of Kiester, producing widespread tree damage and rated EF-1 at this point. It continued north as a multiple vortex tornado, doing EF-2 damage to a grove of trees. Farther north, several trees and grave stones were knocked over in a cemetery. It then turned and moved north-northeast before dissipating to the northeast of Kiester. It should be noted that another tornado which developed south-southwest of Kiester (see entry for 1710 to 1716 CST) wrapped around this tornado and dissipated west of Kiester. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Several strong storms developed in west-central Minnesota during the mid afternoon hours of June 17th. These storms quickly become severe and produced softball size hail northwest of Alexandria and a tornado near Leaf Valley that became the EF-4 that moved through Wadena, Minnesota. By the late afternoon, numerous thunderstorms developed across southern Minnesota along the leading edge of extreme instability. Numerous funnel cloud reports and a few brief tornado touchdowns were noted prior to 5 pm, but once the low level shear (0-1 km) increased significantly from 15 knots, to over 35 knots, strong tornadoes developed along the Iowa border. These storms along the Iowa border produced a series of long-lived tornadoes near Albert Lea, Minnesota. Very large hail also accompanied some tornadoes along with flash flooding. | |||||||||||
| 42.7 | 2010-06-17 | 2 | 43°30'N / 93°43'W | 43°31'N / 93°43'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0K | Faribault |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A damage survey, plus photo and video evidence from storm chasers, showed that this tornado formed south-southwest of Kiester, near the intersection of 20th Street and 570th Avenue, then wrapped around another tornado (which developed about one mile west of Kiester) and dissipated. While southwest of Kiester, it did EF-2 damage to a couple farmsteads, including tree damage and destruction of several grain bins. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Several strong storms developed in west-central Minnesota during the mid afternoon hours of June 17th. These storms quickly become severe and produced softball size hail northwest of Alexandria and a tornado near Leaf Valley that became the EF-4 that moved through Wadena, Minnesota. By the late afternoon, numerous thunderstorms developed across southern Minnesota along the leading edge of extreme instability. Numerous funnel cloud reports and a few brief tornado touchdowns were noted prior to 5 pm, but once the low level shear (0-1 km) increased significantly from 15 knots, to over 35 knots, strong tornadoes developed along the Iowa border. These storms along the Iowa border produced a series of long-lived tornadoes near Albert Lea, Minnesota. Very large hail also accompanied some tornadoes along with flash flooding. | |||||||||||
| 43.1 | 1984-06-07 | 2 | 43°17'N / 93°48'W | 43°28'N / 93°46'W | 13.00 Miles | 127 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Winnebago |
| 44.3 | 1982-05-17 | 2 | 43°15'N / 93°48'W | 43°27'N / 93°45'W | 11.00 Miles | 80 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Winnebago |
| 44.4 | 1981-06-23 | 2 | 43°43'N / 93°39'W | 1.00 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Faribault | |
| 44.9 | 1991-04-26 | 2 | 43°16'N / 95°14'W | 18.00 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Dickinson | |
| 45.3 | 1964-05-08 | 2 | 43°26'N / 95°26'W | 43°29'N / 95°21'W | 5.10 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Osceola |
| 45.5 | 1980-07-19 | 2 | 43°01'N / 94°25'W | 43°02'N / 94°23'W | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Kossuth | ||
| 45.7 | 2010-06-25 | 2 | 44°20'N / 94°39'W | 44°20'N / 94°39'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0K | Brown | ||
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: Two farmsteads were hit near the intersection of 260th Street and County Road 10, with one receiving considerable damage. A barn was 2/3 destroyed, a harvestore silo was dented in about 70 feet off the ground, a corn crib was flattened, multiple wagons were displaced approximately 50 yards, and a wooden pole rated to 118 mph was cracked at the base. EPISODE NARRATIVE: During the morning of Friday June 25th, a small complex of thunderstorms developed across west-central Minnesota, and quickly moved eastward across southern Minnesota. Isolated severe weather occurred with these storms in west-central Minnesota during the morning hours. During the afternoon, a larger complex of storms developed across western Minnesota, and moved quickly across portions of central and southern Minnesota during the evening. Damage was extensive as several bow echoes, supercells, and squall lines raced across the area. There were numerous reports of structural damage to farms and homesteads, very large hail, and very large trees blown down. Softball to baseball size hail was reported near New Ulm, Minnesota, with several reports of wind damage throughout southern, and east-central Minnesota. Several significant tornadoes occurred in portions of south central Minnesota during the late afternoon, and early evening hours. Two separate severe storms moved across the Twin Cities area, one produced minor damage with hail in the late afternoon, but the second that occurred in the early evening caused more straight-line wind damage throughout the area, along with flash flooding. | |||||||||||
| 46.9 | 1953-07-25 | 2 | 44°10'N / 93°53'W | 0.50 Mile | 67 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Blue Earth | |
| 47.1 | 1966-07-09 | 2 | 43°26'N / 95°25'W | 1.00 Mile | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Osceola | |
| 47.3 | 1984-06-07 | 2 | 43°12'N / 93°49'W | 43°17'N / 93°48'W | 5.00 Miles | 127 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Hancock |
| 47.4 | 1967-04-30 | 3 | 43°51'N / 93°36'W | 43°56'N / 93°40'W | 6.10 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Waseca |
| 47.6 | 1963-05-09 | 2 | 43°13'N / 93°55'W | 43°17'N / 93°40'W | 13.10 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hancock |
| 47.6 | 1980-09-20 | 3 | 43°09'N / 95°09'W | 1.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clay | |
| 47.6 | 1984-06-07 | 2 | 43°09'N / 95°09'W | 2.00 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Clay | |
| 47.7 | 1982-05-17 | 2 | 43°13'N / 93°49'W | 43°15'N / 93°48'W | 2.00 Miles | 80 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Hancock |
| 48.0 | 2006-08-24 | 3 | 44°16'N / 94°16'W | 44°20'N / 93°57'W | 15.50 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 7 | 3.5M | 0 | Nicollet |
| Brief Description: The tornado began with a very narrow path and gradually expanded to a half mile wide multiple vortex tornado. One home in Nicollet lost much of its upper floor, and other homes suffered major damage, including some bring shifted off their foundation. The tornado continued east along Highway 99, producing major damage to houses, farm buildings, and a power substation. It did its most severe damage on the southern outskirts of St. Peter, where a house was completely leveled. A total of 57 homes properties in Nicollet County were damaged, and several homes had to be totaled out. A spokesmen from the St. Peter Community Hospital said several persons were admitted with severe wounds, such as broken bones. The tornado crossed the Minnesota River near the southern city limits of St. Peter, and entered Le Sueur County near the city of Kasota (see separate entry). | |||||||||||
| 48.3 | 2003-07-14 | 2 | 44°07'N / 93°48'W | 44°08'N / 93°47'W | 1.50 Miles | 220 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.0M | 0 | Blue Earth |
| Brief Description: The sixth tornado in a series was the last of five to hit Blue Earth County. This one took direct aim on four farmsteads. Barns, sheds and outbuildings were downed. A roof was taken off a house and numerous trees were snapped. Law Enforcement video showed this to be a multiple vortex tornado. | |||||||||||
| 48.6 | 1974-06-09 | 2 | 43°05'N / 94°01'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Kossuth | |||
| 48.7 | 1951-06-25 | 2 | 43°13'N / 93°48'W | 0.80 Mile | 500 Yards | 0 | 8 | 0K | 0 | Hancock | |
| 48.8 | 1984-06-07 | 2 | 42°55'N / 94°45'W | 43°02'N / 94°32'W | 15.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Palo Alto |
| 49.2 | 1992-06-16 | 2 | 43°57'N / 95°26'W | 44°06'N / 95°22'W | 7.50 Miles | 90 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Cottonwood |
| 49.2 | 1990-08-02 | 2 | 43°16'N / 93°49'W | 43°16'N / 93°39'W | 7.00 Miles | 63 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Winnebago |
| 49.3 | 1981-06-21 | 2 | 44°25'N / 94°54'W | 44°17'N / 94°50'W | 9.50 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Redwood |
| 49.6 | 1964-08-29 | 4 | 42°55'N / 94°14'W | 43°07'N / 94°04'W | 15.80 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Kossuth |
| 49.7 | 1998-03-29 | 3 | 44°17'N / 94°10'W | 44°20'N / 93°57'W | 12.00 Miles | 2200 Yards | 1 | 0 | 120.0M | 0 | Nicollet |
| Brief Description: Tornado made a direct hit on the city of St. Peter and Gustavius Adolphus College. All major buildings on campus suffered varying degrees of damage. The spire on Christ Chapel snapped in half. 70% of the windows on campus were broken. 500 homes were destroyed in St. Peter, 1,700 were damaged. Over 1,000 trees uprooted. One person killed just outside St. Peter when the tornado struck a vehicle. St. Peter Catholic Church destroyed. Hospital severely damaged. Roof ripped off library. 25% of books lost. Debris from St. Peter found 50 miles away in southern suburbs of the Twin Cities. 60 rural homes and farms damaged or destroyed from Courtland to St. Peter. Rural damage estimated at 6.5 million. M6VE | |||||||||||
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.