Confirmed Tornadoes
| State | Total | County | County total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 13 | Anoka | 3 |
| Carver | 3 | ||
| Hennepin | 6 | ||
| Sibley | 1 | ||
| Totals | 13 | ||
- Table of confirmed tornadoes - after surveys by local weather service offices
| Confirmed Total |
Confirmed F0 |
Confirmed F1 |
Confirmed F2 |
Confirmed F3 |
Confirmed F4 |
Confirmed F5 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| F# | Location | County | Time (UTC) | Path length | Damage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F4 | E of Cologne | Carver | 1408 | 13 miles (21 km) | 3 deaths Tornado touched down just east of Cologne in Carver County and dissipated in the northwestern portion of Minnetrista in Hennepin County after being on ground for 13 miles (21 km). Numerous homes were damaged or destroyed, some of which were leveled. At least 175 people were injured. | |
| F4 | Chanhassen | Carver | 1427 | 7 miles (11 km) | Tornado touched down near Lake Susan in Chanhassen and traveled 7 miles (11 km) toward Deephaven in Hennepin County. Multiple homes were damaged or destroyed. It resulted in no injuries or fatalities. | |
| F3 | E of New Auburn | Sibley | 1434 | 16 miles (26 km) | Tornado touched down about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of New Auburn in Sibley County and moved to just west of Lester Prairie in McLeod County. The tornado damaged or destroyed at least 25 farm buildings. A church and a school were destroyed as well. It was on the ground for 16 miles (26 km), but there were no injuries or fatalities. | |
| F2 | E of Green Isle | Sibley | 1443 | 11 miles (18 km) | 1 death Tornado touched down about two miles (3 km) east of Green Isle in Sibley County and was on the ground 11 miles (18 km). It dissipated about two miles (3 km) southwest of Waconia in Carver County. 175 people were injured. | |
| F4 | Fridley | Anoka | 1506 | 7 miles (11 km) | 3 deaths Tornado touched down in the southwesternmost corner of Fridley in Anoka County and moved across the Northern Ordnance plant, and dissipated just northeast of Laddie Lake in Blaine in Anoka County. A school and a trailer park were destroyed. Thousands of homes were damaged destroyed, some of which were leveled. It was on the ground for 7 miles (11 km), and injured 175. | |
| F4 | Golden Valley | Hennepin | 1614 | 18 miles (29 km) | 6 deaths Tornado touched down in Golden Valley in Hennepin County and moved across north Minneapolis, Fridley in Anoka County, Mounds View in Ramsey County, and dissipated just west of Centerville in Anoka County after being on the ground for 18 miles (29 km). Tornado struck the same trailer park hit by the previous tornado, causing further destruction. Numerous homes were leveled as well. 158 people were injured. | |
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