Tornado History Map

Kandiyohi County, Minnesota tornado history

56 tornadoes recorded in or across Kandiyohi County from 1956 to 2023, 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 Kandiyohi County

The Storm Prediction Center records 56 tornadoes whose paths touched Kandiyohi County, Minnesota between 1956 and 2023. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 20 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 11 July 2008. The most recent was on 25 July 2023.

  • 56tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 6injuries
  • 702per 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 Kandiyohi County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02748%
F1 / EF12646%
F2 / EF200%
F3 / EF312%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating24%

Kandiyohi County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 18 in 2000s.1950s31960s51970s51980s21990s82000s182010s82020s7

The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s5
1970s5
1980s2
1990s8
2000s18
2010s8
2020s7
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 20 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May6Jun20Jul11Aug11Sep5Oct1Nov1Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May6
Jun20
Jul11
Aug11
Sep5
Oct1
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Kandiyohi County

  • Strongest: Minnesota tornado11 July 2008, EF3, 2 injuries, 8 miles long
  • Longest path: Minnesota tornado2 September 1992, F0, 19 miles long
  • Most recent: Minnesota tornado25 July 2023, EF0, 1.4 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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