Tornado History

Yellow Medicine Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Yellow Medicine, Minnesota. The records below identify 24 tornadoes from 1965 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $46.6M, with 1 deaths and 21 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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24recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$46.6Mminimum property damage
June 28, 2025latest tornado
16 milongest listed path
440 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 July 25, 20002000F3 June 16, 19921992F3 June 16, 19921992F2 June 21, 19811981EF1 July 1, 20112011EF1 August 6, 20152015F1 June 28, 19871987F1 June 25, 20022002F1 May 24, 19651965F1 June 23, 19811981F1 June 30, 19911991F1 September 12, 20052005EF0 March 31, 20142014F0 June 23, 19811981F0 May 7, 1993F0 July 15, 1994F0 July 25, 1997F0 July 25, 2000F0 June 10, 2001F0 August 16, 2002F0 June 24, 2003F0 June 12, 2004EF0 May 14, 2021EFU June 28, 2025© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)2
  • F2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)6
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)2
  • F0 (Light damage)9
  • EF0 (Light damage)2
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 19813
  • 19922
  • 20002
  • 20022
  • 19651
  • 19871
  • 19911
  • 19931

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
July 25, 2000F4Yellow Medicine, Minnesota9 mi167 yd115$20.0M
June 16, 1992F3Yellow Medicine, Minnesota2.5 mi100 yd06$25.0M
June 16, 1992F3Yellow Medicine, Minnesota6 mi23 yd00N/A
June 21, 1981F2Yellow Medicine, Minnesota14.4 mi200 yd00$250K
July 1, 2011EF1Yellow Medicine, Minnesota5.1 mi300 yd00$500K
August 6, 2015EF1Yellow Medicine, Minnesota1.95 mi440 yd00$500K
June 28, 1987F1Yellow Medicine, Minnesota16 mi40 yd00$250K
June 25, 2002F1Yellow Medicine, Minnesota4 mi100 yd00$50K
May 24, 1965F1Yellow Medicine, Minnesota0.5 mi33 yd00$25K
June 23, 1981F1Yellow Medicine, Minnesota0.1 mi20 yd00$25K
June 30, 1991F1Yellow Medicine, Minnesota0.2 mi10 yd00N/A
September 12, 2005F1Yellow Medicine, 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.