Rochester, Minnesota tornadoes

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23confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Rochester since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: June 4, 2019, EF1.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total23within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.3average since 1950
Peak monthJune12 of 23
StrongestF4Sep 16, 1962
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries34whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Rochester.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

120 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 0Apr: 2May: 4Jun: 12Jul: 2Aug: 1Sep: 1Oct: 1Nov: 0Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

June is the peak month, with 12 of 23 tornadoes.

By time of day

60 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 1: 1: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 0: 0: 13 PM: 2: 6: 26 PM: 3: 3: 39 PM: 0: 1: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 4:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

50 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 5: 0: 2: 0: 1: 1: 0: 01970: 0: 2: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 11980: 1: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02010: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 3: 0: 12020: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 019501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
10
EF1
7
EF2
5
EF4
1

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Strongest

F4, September 16, 1962

0.5 mile path Longest path

6.8 miles, F2

April 30, 1967, whole path Widest

150 yards, EF1

June 17, 2010
Every tornado

All 23 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jun 4, 2019EF11.25 mi75 yd00
Jul 19, 2017EF10.77 mi25 yd00
Jun 28, 2017EF00.48 mi25 yd00
Jun 28, 2017EF00.01 mi25 yd00
Jun 17, 2010EF12.38 mi150 yd00
Jun 24, 1998F00.2 mi50 yd00
Aug 13, 1995F03 mi20 yd00
Jun 7, 1984F11 mi50 yd00
May 17, 1982F24 mi10 yd00
Jun 5, 1980F11.9 mi100 yd00
Jul 3, 1979F20.5 mi100 yd00
Jun 9, 1974F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 7, 1971F00.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 7, 1971F00.1 mi50 yd00
Apr 30, 1967F26.8 mi10 yd00
Jun 25, 1966F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 25, 1964F00.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 13, 1964F23.4 mi50 yd00
Oct 4, 1962F00.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 16, 1962F40.5 mi33 yd034
Jun 17, 1962F10.1 mi100 yd00
May 22, 1962F01 mi10 yd00
May 22, 1962F20.5 mi10 yd00
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Rochester and its county

Rochester is in Olmsted County, where NOAA has recorded 38 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.