Tornado History

Clay Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Clay, Minnesota. The records below identify 42 tornadoes from 1957 through 2022, including a highest listed rating of F5 (Incredible damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $2.0M, with 0 deaths and 3 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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42recorded tornadoes
F5 (Incredible damage)highest rating
$2.0Mminimum property damage
June 20, 2022latest tornado
49.8 milongest listed path
1760 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F5 June 20, 19571957F4 June 28, 19751975F3 June 28, 19751975F2 June 9, 19591959F2 June 5, 19961996EF2 July 11, 20172017F1 August 31, 19751975EF1 May 30, 20112011F1 July 12, 20042004F1 August 11, 19581958F1 July 24, 19601960F1 June 24, 19661966F1 July 4, 19771977F1 May 7, 19881988F1 July 10, 2004F1 September 18, 2002F1 September 9, 1964F1 September 5, 2005F1 June 11, 2005F1 June 23, 2005F1 June 29, 2005EF0 April 21, 2012F0 July 12, 1978F0 July 2, 1983F0 May 22, 1981F0 June 4, 1984F0 July 21, 1987F0 June 11, 1990F0 June 9, 1991F0 June 25, 1994F0 July 26, 1997F0 July 12, 2004EF0 July 13, 2010EF0 June 25, 2013EF0 June 27, 2015EF0 May 27, 2016EF0 May 27, 2016EF0 July 21, 2017EF0 July 9, 2019EF0 July 9, 2019EF0 July 25, 2020EF0 June 20, 2022© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F5 (Incredible damage)1
  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)2
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)14
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)1
  • F0 (Light damage)10
  • EF0 (Light damage)11

Most Active Years

  • 20054
  • 19753
  • 20043
  • 20162
  • 20172
  • 20192
  • 19571
  • 19581

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
June 20, 1957F5Clay, Minnesota25 mi400 yd00$250K
June 28, 1975F4Clay, Minnesota5.4 mi1320 yd00$250K
June 28, 1975F3Clay, Minnesota2.3 mi1760 yd00$250K
June 9, 1959F2Clay, Minnesota14.1 mi150 yd00$250K
June 5, 1996F2Clay, Minnesota5 mi100 yd00$250K
July 11, 2017EF2Clay, Minnesota6.31 mi500 yd00$25K
August 31, 1975F1Clay, Minnesota10.1 mi50 yd00$250K
May 30, 2011EF1Clay, Minnesota4.51 mi200 yd00$250K
July 12, 2004F1Clay, Minnesota10 mi50 yd00$100K
August 11, 1958F1Clay, Minnesota0.8 mi100 yd03$25K
July 24, 1960F1Clay, Minnesota0 mi33 yd00$25K
June 24, 1966F1Clay, Minnesota49.8 mi33 yd00$25K

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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.