Tornado History

Big Stone Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Big Stone, Minnesota. The records below identify 13 tornadoes from 1956 through 2022, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $1.5M, with 0 deaths and 0 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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13recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$1.5Mminimum property damage
May 30, 2022latest tornado
17 milongest listed path
200 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F3 May 17, 19961996F2 October 29, 19561956F1 July 7, 19591959EF1 June 13, 20172017EF1 May 30, 20222022F0 October 26, 19961996F0 May 31, 19961996F0 June 13, 20012001EF0 June 14, 20162016EF0 June 14, 20162016EF0 October 13, 20212021EF0 October 13, 20212021EF0 October 13, 20212021© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)1
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)2
  • F0 (Light damage)3
  • EF0 (Light damage)5

Most Active Years

  • 19963
  • 20213
  • 20162
  • 19561
  • 19591
  • 20011
  • 20171
  • 20221

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
May 17, 1996F3Big Stone, Minnesota17 mi200 yd00$1.5M
October 29, 1956F2Big Stone, Minnesota0 mi33 yd00N/A
July 7, 1959F1Big Stone, Minnesota0 mi33 yd00$25K
June 13, 2017EF1Big Stone, Minnesota0.25 mi170 yd00N/A
May 30, 2022EF1Big Stone, Minnesota2.4 mi30 yd00N/A
October 26, 1996F0Big Stone, Minnesota1 mi25 yd00N/A
May 31, 1996F0Big Stone, Minnesota0.3 mi10 yd00N/A
June 13, 2001F0Big Stone, Minnesota0.5 mi25 yd00N/A
June 14, 2016EF0Big Stone, Minnesota0.07 mi10 yd00N/A
June 14, 2016EF0Big Stone, Minnesota0.84 mi10 yd00N/A
October 13, 2021EF0Big Stone, Minnesota0.05 mi10 yd00N/A
October 13, 2021EF0Big Stone, Minnesota0.35 mi10 yd00N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.