Tornado History

Nicollet Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Nicollet, Minnesota. The records below identify 29 tornadoes from 1952 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $126.6M, with 1 deaths and 10 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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29recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$126.6Mminimum property damage
September 4, 2025latest tornado
61.6 milongest listed path
2200 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 March 29, 19981998F3 March 29, 19981998F3 August 24, 20062006F2 June 23, 19521952EF2 June 25, 20102010F1 June 21, 19741974F1 June 28, 19791979F1 May 28, 19771977F1 June 15, 19861986F1 August 9, 19991999EF1 August 16, 20172017EF0 July 11, 20202020EF0 September 4, 20252025F0 May 24, 19891989F0 May 24, 1989F0 May 24, 1989F0 August 7, 1994F0 June 27, 1998F0 June 26, 1999F0 July 28, 2002F0 June 29, 2005EF0 June 22, 2015EF0 July 9, 2017EF0 August 16, 2017EF0 August 16, 2017EF0 August 16, 2017EF0 September 4, 2025EF0 June 16, 2025EFU June 16, 2025© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)2
  • F2 (Considerable damage)1
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)5
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)1
  • F0 (Light damage)8
  • EF0 (Light damage)9
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 20175
  • 20254
  • 19893
  • 19983
  • 19992
  • 19521
  • 19741
  • 19771

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, 1998F4Nicollet, Minnesota4 mi2200 yd00N/A
March 29, 1998F3Nicollet, Minnesota12 mi2200 yd10$120.0M
August 24, 2006F3Nicollet, Minnesota15.5 mi880 yd07$3.5M
June 23, 1952F2Nicollet, Minnesota61.6 mi220 yd00$2.5M
June 25, 2010EF2Nicollet, Minnesota4.34 mi75 yd00N/A
June 21, 1974F1Nicollet, Minnesota1 mi20 yd03$250K
June 28, 1979F1Nicollet, Minnesota5.6 mi20 yd00$250K
May 28, 1977F1Nicollet, Minnesota0 mi33 yd00$25K
June 15, 1986F1Nicollet, Minnesota3 mi100 yd00$2K
August 9, 1999F1Nicollet, Minnesota0.8 mi25 yd00N/A
August 16, 2017EF1Nicollet, Minnesota3.65 mi75 yd00N/A
July 11, 2020EF0Nicollet, Minnesota2.43 mi125 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.