Tornado History

Pipestone Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Pipestone, Minnesota. The records below identify 13 tornadoes from 1966 through 2022, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $3.1M, with 0 deaths and 0 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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13recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$3.1Mminimum property damage
May 30, 2022latest tornado
17 milongest listed path
250 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F3 April 20, 19851985F2 June 25, 19691969F1 June 16, 19791979EF1 July 1, 20112011F1 June 16, 19921992F0 June 16, 19791979F0 June 5, 19661966F0 May 31, 19711971F0 June 20, 20052005EF0 June 3, 20162016EF0 June 14, 20162016EF0 June 11, 20192019EFU May 30, 20222022© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)2
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)1
  • F0 (Light damage)4
  • EF0 (Light damage)3
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 19792
  • 20162
  • 19661
  • 19691
  • 19711
  • 19851
  • 19921
  • 20051

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
April 20, 1985F3Pipestone, Minnesota0.8 mi250 yd00$2.5M
June 25, 1969F2Pipestone, Minnesota17 mi120 yd00$250K
June 16, 1979F1Pipestone, Minnesota0.3 mi80 yd00$250K
July 1, 2011EF1Pipestone, Minnesota0.95 mi220 yd00$50K
June 16, 1992F1Pipestone, Minnesota0.5 mi13 yd00N/A
June 16, 1979F0Pipestone, Minnesota0.1 mi50 yd00$25K
June 5, 1966F0Pipestone, Minnesota0 mi33 yd00$2K
May 31, 1971F0Pipestone, Minnesota0.5 mi50 yd00$2K
June 20, 2005F0Pipestone, Minnesota0.2 mi50 yd00N/A
June 3, 2016EF0Pipestone, Minnesota0.05 mi25 yd00N/A
June 14, 2016EF0Pipestone, Minnesota3.78 mi20 yd00N/A
June 11, 2019EF0Pipestone, Minnesota0.08 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.