Tornado History Map

Roseau County, Minnesota tornado history

42 tornadoes recorded in or across Roseau County from 1966 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 Roseau County

The Storm Prediction Center records 42 tornadoes whose paths touched Roseau County, Minnesota between 1966 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 17 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 5 August 2006. The most recent was on 24 June 2024.

  • 42tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 2injuries
  • 251per 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 Roseau County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02457%
F1 / EF11536%
F2 / EF225%
F3 / EF312%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Roseau County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 16 in 1990s.1960s21970s11980s21990s162000s152010s32020s3

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
1970s1
1980s2
1990s16
2000s15
2010s3
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 17 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May3Jun17Jul12Aug9Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May3
Jun17
Jul12
Aug9
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Roseau County

  • Strongest: Minnesota tornado5 August 2006, F3, 4 miles long
  • Longest path: Minnesota tornado5 August 2006, F1, 11 miles long
  • Most recent: Minnesota tornado24 June 2024, 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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