Tornado History Map

Big Stone County, Minnesota tornado history

15 tornadoes recorded in or across Big Stone County from 1956 to 2022, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Big Stone County

The Storm Prediction Center records 15 tornadoes whose paths touched Big Stone County, Minnesota between 1956 and 2022. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is October, with 6 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 17 May 1996. The most recent was on 30 May 2022.

  • 15tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 301per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Big Stone County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01067%
F1 / EF1320%
F2 / EF217%
F3 / EF317%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Big Stone County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 1990s.1950s21990s52000s12010s32020s4

The 2020s only run to 2022, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1990s5
2000s1
2010s3
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in Oct.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May3Jun4Jul2Aug0Sep0Oct6Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May3
Jun4
Jul2
Aug0
Sep0
Oct6
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Big Stone County

  • Strongest and Longest path: South Dakota tornado17 May 1996, F3, 18 miles long
  • Most recent: Minnesota tornado30 May 2022, EF1, 2.4 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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