Tornado History Map

Scott County, Minnesota tornado history

21 tornadoes recorded in or across Scott County from 1952 to 2021, 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 Scott County

The Storm Prediction Center records 21 tornadoes whose paths touched Scott County, Minnesota between 1952 and 2021. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 6 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 24 June 1952. The most recent was on 17 September 2021.

  • 21tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 15injuries
  • 589per 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 Scott County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01676%
F1 / EF1314%
F2 / EF2210%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Scott County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 1990s.1950s11970s11990s62000s62010s52020s2

The 2020s only run to 2021, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1970s1
1990s6
2000s6
2010s5
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May6Jun5Jul5Aug4Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May6
Jun5
Jul5
Aug4
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Scott County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Minnesota tornado24 June 1952, F2, 15 injuries, 70.9 miles long
  • Most recent: Minnesota tornado17 September 2021, EF0, 2.1 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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