# Tornadoes in Minnesota since 1950: 2,193, #13 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Minnesota has 2,193 tornadoes (3% of the US), #13 by count and #15 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Minnesota since 1950

Minnesota has recorded **2,193 tornadoes since 1950**: 3% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#13 by count** and **#15 per person** (37.86 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Minnesota has recorded 2,193 tornadoes since 1950, 3% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #13 of 51 by count and #15 per person (37.86 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Minnesota’s busiest year was 2010, with 111 tornadoes; it averages 28.9 a year.
* 23 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#15

national rank (per capita)

2,193

tornadoes

37.86

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Minnesota: 2,193 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/minnesota.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Minnesota tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s88

1960s196

1970s174

1980s198

1990s377

2000s422

2010s449

2020s289

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 1,164 |
| ------- | ----- |
| F1/EF1  | 698   |
| F2/EF2  | 218   |
| F3/EF3  | 51    |
| F4/EF4  | 21    |
| F5/EF5  | 2     |
| Unrated | 39    |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 2010 (111).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in Minnesota, newest first

2020-07-08 · EF42010-06-17 · EF42010-06-17 · EF42010-06-17 · EF42000-07-25 · F41998-03-29 · F41992-06-16 · F51992-06-16 · F41983-07-03 · F41975-06-28 · F41969-08-06 · F41968-06-13 · F51967-04-30 · F41967-04-30 · F41966-06-11 · F41965-05-06 · F41965-05-06 · F41965-05-06 · F41965-05-06 · F41962-09-16 · F41957-05-21 · F41955-07-07 · F41951-06-19 · F4

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