Tornado History Map

Wilkin County, Minnesota tornado history

38 tornadoes recorded in or across Wilkin County from 1950 to 2022, 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 Wilkin County

The Storm Prediction Center records 38 tornadoes whose paths touched Wilkin County, Minnesota between 1950 and 2022. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 12 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF4 on 7 August 2010. The most recent was on 12 May 2022.

  • 38tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 17injuries
  • 506per 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 Wilkin County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01950%
F1 / EF11129%
F2 / EF2411%
F3 / EF338%
F4 / EF413%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Wilkin County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 13 in 2010s.1950s41960s11970s31980s21990s12000s122010s132020s2

The 2020s only run to 2022, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s4
1960s1
1970s3
1980s2
1990s1
2000s12
2010s13
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 12 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May8Jun12Jul11Aug5Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May8
Jun12
Jul11
Aug5
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Wilkin County

  • Strongest: Fairmount, North Dakota tornado7 August 2010, EF4, 5 miles long
  • Longest path: Minnesota tornado2 July 1955, F3, 2 injuries, 18.7 miles long
  • Most recent: Minnesota tornado12 May 2022, EF2, 9.8 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Wilkin County

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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