Tornado History

Waseca Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Waseca, Minnesota. The records below identify 28 tornadoes from 1961 through 2024, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $78.9M, with 6 deaths and 25 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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28recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$78.9Mminimum property damage
August 5, 2024latest tornado
20.1 milongest listed path
880 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 April 30, 19671967F3 April 30, 19671967F2 April 30, 19671967F2 May 14, 19611961F2 June 9, 19631963F2 April 29, 19701970F1 August 1, 19781978F1 June 28, 19791979F1 June 4, 19841984F1 July 23, 19731973F1 June 7, 19841984F1 August 7, 19941994EF1 September 20, 20182018EF1 September 20, 20182018EF1 August 5, 2024EF1 August 5, 2024EF0 March 19, 2012F0 June 13, 1983F0 June 18, 1973F0 July 23, 1973F0 July 14, 1987F0 July 14, 2003EF0 June 17, 2009EF0 September 20, 2018EF0 September 20, 2018EF0 September 20, 2018EF0 August 28, 2021EF0 August 28, 2021© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)4
  • F1 (Moderate damage)6
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)4
  • F0 (Light damage)5
  • EF0 (Light damage)7

Most Active Years

  • 20185
  • 19673
  • 19733
  • 19842
  • 20212
  • 20242
  • 19611
  • 19631

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 30, 1967F4Waseca, Minnesota18.2 mi267 yd622$25.0M
April 30, 1967F3Waseca, Minnesota6.1 mi100 yd00$25.0M
April 30, 1967F2Waseca, Minnesota9.2 mi67 yd00$25.0M
May 14, 1961F2Waseca, Minnesota5.1 mi880 yd01$250K
June 9, 1963F2Waseca, Minnesota9.3 mi150 yd00$250K
April 29, 1970F2Waseca, Minnesota20.1 mi27 yd00$250K
August 1, 1978F1Waseca, Minnesota0.1 mi33 yd01$2.5M
June 28, 1979F1Waseca, Minnesota2.3 mi60 yd00$250K
June 4, 1984F1Waseca, Minnesota1.5 mi200 yd00$250K
July 23, 1973F1Waseca, Minnesota0.3 mi30 yd00$25K
June 7, 1984F1Waseca, Minnesota1 mi50 yd00$2K
August 7, 1994F1Waseca, Minnesota1 mi20 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.