St. Paul, Minnesota tornadoes

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18confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of St. Paul since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: August 27, 2022, EF0.

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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

Total18within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.2average since 1950
Peak monthAugust5 of 18
StrongestF3Jul 20, 1951
Deaths7whole paths, see note
Injuries190whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

50 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 0Apr: 1May: 2Jun: 3Jul: 4Aug: 5Sep: 1Oct: 0Nov: 2Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

August is the peak month, with 5 of 18 tornadoes.

By time of day

30 12 AM: 0: 0: 13 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 112 PM: 1: 0: 33 PM: 2: 0: 16 PM: 2: 3: 19 PM: 1: 0: 212 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 2:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

30 1950: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 12010: 0: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 0: 3: 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
9
EF1
4
EF2
2
EF3
3

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

Deadliest

F3, July 20, 1951

5 deaths, 40 injuries Strongest

F3, July 20, 1951

11.6 mile path Longest path

70.9 miles, F2

June 24, 1952, whole path Widest

833 yards, F2

July 18, 1986
Every tornado

All 18 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Aug 27, 2022EF03.46 mi100 yd00
Aug 27, 2022EF00.26 mi50 yd00
Aug 27, 2022EF00.75 mi150 yd00
Nov 10, 2012EF00.54 mi50 yd00
Nov 10, 2012EF00.5 mi50 yd00
Aug 19, 2009EF04.25 mi500 yd00
Sep 20, 2007EF00.4 mi50 yd00
May 15, 1998F113 mi350 yd00
Jul 7, 1993F11.5 mi200 yd00
May 30, 1991F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 18, 1986F24 mi833 yd00
Apr 26, 1984F35.5 mi60 yd152
Jun 14, 1981F316.2 mi600 yd183
Jun 6, 1974F10.1 mi17 yd00
Jul 14, 1971F00.1 mi30 yd00
Aug 2, 1963F16.6 mi60 yd00
Jun 24, 1952F270.9 mi267 yd015
Jul 20, 1951F311.6 mi10 yd540
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St. Paul and its county

St. Paul is in Ramsey County, where NOAA has recorded 10 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.