Tornado History

Brown Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Brown, Minnesota. The records below identify 30 tornadoes from 1952 through 2024, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $48.8M, with 1 deaths and 23 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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30recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$48.8Mminimum property damage
August 26, 2024latest tornado
30.7 milongest listed path
2200 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 March 29, 19981998F2 June 23, 19521952F2 June 21, 19811981EF2 June 25, 20102010EF1 June 11, 20082008F1 June 16, 19921992EF1 June 11, 20082008F1 June 5, 19651965F1 June 13, 19571957F0 August 24, 20062006EF0 June 11, 20082008EF0 June 20, 20192019F0 June 13, 19831983F0 July 4, 19651965F0 July 6, 1965F0 June 21, 1981F0 July 6, 1996F0 July 14, 2003F0 July 14, 2003F0 May 14, 2003F0 April 18, 2004EF0 August 19, 2009EF0 May 8, 2014EF0 July 19, 2017EF0 August 28, 2021EF0 August 28, 2021EF0 August 28, 2021EF0 May 11, 2022EFU August 28, 2021EFU August 26, 2024© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)2
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)3
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)2
  • F0 (Light damage)10
  • EF0 (Light damage)9
  • Unknown rating2

Most Active Years

  • 20214
  • 19653
  • 20033
  • 20083
  • 19812
  • 19521
  • 19571
  • 19831

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
March 29, 1998F4Brown, Minnesota25 mi2200 yd116$45.0M
June 23, 1952F2Brown, Minnesota30.7 mi220 yd05$2.5M
June 21, 1981F2Brown, Minnesota3.8 mi200 yd00$250K
June 25, 2010EF2Brown, Minnesota0.33 mi50 yd00N/A
June 11, 2008EF1Brown, Minnesota0.58 mi25 yd00$300K
June 16, 1992F1Brown, Minnesota1 mi100 yd00$250K
June 11, 2008EF1Brown, Minnesota1.97 mi25 yd00$100K
June 5, 1965F1Brown, Minnesota1 mi33 yd00$25K
June 13, 1957F1Brown, Minnesota0 mi33 yd00N/A
August 24, 2006F0Brown, Minnesota0.5 mi30 yd02$200K
June 11, 2008EF0Brown, Minnesota0.42 mi25 yd00$100K
June 20, 2019EF0Brown, Minnesota2.03 mi50 yd00$50K

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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.