Tornado History Map

Jackson County, Minnesota tornado history

25 tornadoes recorded in or across Jackson County from 1966 to 2013, 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 Jackson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 25 tornadoes whose paths touched Jackson County, Minnesota between 1966 and 2013. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 10 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 31 May 1971. The most recent was on 17 May 2013.

  • 25tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 7injuries
  • 356per 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 Jackson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01248%
F1 / EF11040%
F2 / EF228%
F3 / EF314%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Jackson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in 2000s.1960s11970s51980s41990s32000s72010s5

The 2010s only run to 2013, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s1
1970s5
1980s4
1990s3
2000s7
2010s5
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr2May10Jun4Jul4Aug4Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May10
Jun4
Jul4
Aug4
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Jackson County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Iowa tornado31 May 1971, F3, 46.5 miles long
  • Most recent: Minnesota tornado17 May 2013, EF0, 0.5 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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