Tornado History Map

Isanti County, Minnesota tornado history

17 tornadoes recorded in or across Isanti County from 1965 to 2024, 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 Isanti County

The Storm Prediction Center records 17 tornadoes whose paths touched Isanti County, Minnesota between 1965 and 2024. They killed 1 person and injured 6. The busiest month is July, with 8 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 21 July 1995. The most recent was on 29 August 2024.

  • 17tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 6injuries
  • 390per 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 Isanti County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0424%
F1 / EF11165%
F2 / EF2212%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Isanti County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in 1990s.1960s21980s21990s82000s22010s12020s2

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s2
1980s2
1990s8
2000s2
2010s1
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May0Jun5Jul8Aug1Sep1Oct1Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May0
Jun5
Jul8
Aug1
Sep1
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Isanti County

  • Deadliest: Minnesota tornado10 June 1968, F1, 1 death, 2 injuries, 0.3 miles long
  • Strongest: Minnesota tornado21 July 1995, F2, 10 miles long
  • Longest path: Minnesota tornado21 July 1995, F1, 13 miles long
  • Most recent: Minnesota tornado29 August 2024, EF1, 9.6 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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