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Tornado history in Minnesota

Minnesota has 39 county-level tornado declarations across 30 counties. Blue Earth County leads with 3 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for tornado events in this state: $12.2M.

This page shows every Minnesota county in Minnesota that has at least one FEMA tornado declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to tornado events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of tornado declarations across all states, see the tornado disaster type page. For all hazard types in Minnesota, see the Minnesota state page.

Tornado in Minnesota

Counties ranked by tornado declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Blue Earth County3$681K
2Brown County2$101K
3Faribault County2$95K
4Freeborn County2$548K
5Houston County2$1.2M
6Nicollet County2$174K
7Olmsted County2$760K
8Rice County2$0
9Anoka County1$0
10Carver County1$0
11Cottonwood County1$0
12Dakota County1$0
13Fillmore County1$0
14Goodhue County1$0
15Hennepin County1$0
16Jackson County1$0
17Kittson County1$59K
18Le Sueur County1$0
19Mower County1$0
20Nobles County1$0
21Otter Tail County1$497K
22Polk County1$67K
23Ramsey County1$0
24Scott County1$0
25Sibley County1$280K
26Steele County1$241K
27Wabasha County1$0
28Wadena County1$7.4M
29Washington County1$0
30Winona County1$0