Tornado History

Cottonwood Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Cottonwood, Minnesota. The records below identify 25 tornadoes from 1952 through 2023, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $35.4M, with 0 deaths and 6 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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25recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$35.4Mminimum property damage
June 10, 2023latest tornado
39.5 milongest listed path
900 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F3 March 29, 19981998F2 June 23, 19521952F2 June 14, 19761976F2 June 16, 19921992F1 June 28, 19791979F1 August 7, 20002000F1 June 13, 19811981EF1 May 11, 20222022EF0 June 11, 20082008F0 June 14, 19851985F0 July 14, 20032003F0 June 29, 20052005F0 August 1, 20062006EF0 July 7, 20092009EF0 June 25, 2010EF0 May 17, 2013EF0 August 21, 2014EF0 August 10, 2019EF0 August 17, 2019EF0 May 11, 2022EF0 May 9, 2023EFU August 28, 2021EFU May 11, 2022EFU May 11, 2022EFU June 10, 2023© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)3
  • F1 (Moderate damage)3
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)1
  • F0 (Light damage)4
  • EF0 (Light damage)9
  • Unknown rating4

Most Active Years

  • 20224
  • 20192
  • 20232
  • 19521
  • 19761
  • 19791
  • 19811
  • 19851

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, 1998F3Cottonwood, Minnesota39.5 mi900 yd03$30.0M
June 23, 1952F2Cottonwood, Minnesota12.5 mi220 yd00$2.5M
June 14, 1976F2Cottonwood, Minnesota7.1 mi300 yd03$250K
June 16, 1992F2Cottonwood, Minnesota7.5 mi90 yd00N/A
June 28, 1979F1Cottonwood, Minnesota3 mi100 yd00$2.5M
August 7, 2000F1Cottonwood, Minnesota1 mi100 yd00$100K
June 13, 1981F1Cottonwood, Minnesota0.5 mi50 yd00$250
May 11, 2022EF1Cottonwood, Minnesota0.88 mi50 yd00N/A
June 11, 2008EF0Cottonwood, Minnesota1.99 mi50 yd00$5K
June 14, 1985F0Cottonwood, Minnesota0.2 mi3 yd00N/A
July 14, 2003F0Cottonwood, Minnesota0.1 mi50 yd00N/A
June 29, 2005F0Cottonwood, Minnesota9 mi200 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.