Dodge County, MN Tornadoes

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Dodge County (MN) Tornadoes*
1850-2020

Date			Time	Location	Other Counties Affected	Length (miles)	Width (yards)	Deaths**	Injuries**	EF-Scale
Month	Day	Year	Time	Location	Other Counties Affected	Length (miles)	Width (yards)	Deaths**	Injuries**	EF-Scale
6	5	2013	1642 CST	4 WNW West Concord	None	0.01	5	0	0	EF0
			A tornado briefly touched down west of West Concord. The tornado was not on the ground long enough to produce any damage.
8	13	2010	1422-1446 CST	Hayfield 0.7N to Dodge Center Airport 4.7SSW	None	4.87	140	0	0	EF1
			The tornado damage path began just south of State Highway 30 west of Hayfield. The tornado did move off to the northeast nearing State Highway 56 before taking a north northwest track until it lifted just south of County Road 6. Damage was noted to soybean and cornfields, numerous trees and limbs were snapped and uprooted, roofing damage occurred to a metal barn/shed, while an old barn was lifted off of its foundation for a complete loss. Also, a local residence had some small beams knocked out from underneath a porch on the front of the house. (Property Damage: $110,000 and Crop Damage: $24,000)
6	17	2010	1925-1940 CST	Blooming Prairie 2NNW to Hayfield 5.7 WNW	Steele	6.61	33 (100 in Steele)	0	1	EF1 (EF2 in Steele)
			This EF-2 tornado touched down and tracked east-northeast, and soon crossed the path of the Blooming Prairie EF-3 that had moved north-northeast about 10 minutes earlier. A manufactured home was obliterated by the EF-2. A woman inside the home was blown about 20 feet, but was found under debris, rescued by law enforcement, and survived. The tornado continued moving east-northeast, and several outbuildings were destroyed, along with many broken trees. The tornado continued into Dodge County (this was the second tornado of the night to hit the county) at 1930 CST where it affected the rural areas of the county northeast of Blooming Prairie. Most of the damage (EF1) occurred near County Roads 3 and 4 where roofs were partially torn off buildings and trees were blown down. (Property Damage: $30,000)
6	17	2010	1927-1935 CST	Blooming Prairie 2NNE to Claremont 5.5S	Steele	5.49	25 (50 in Steele)	0	0	EF0
			This tornado moved north-northeast and caused minor damage to outbuildings and broke several dozen trees. It exited Steele County about 3/4 mile south of Steele County Road 26 and continued into Dodge County around 1928 CST where it dissipated southwest of Claremont. The tornado traveled across the rural areas of Dodge County with little damage. (Crop Damage: $2,000)
8	9	1999	1939-1948 CST	Havana 2 NE to Claremont 3N	None	2.5	70	0	0	F0
			A tornado touched down near Rice Lake but the damage was limited to fields and a few trees.
7	20	1997	1845-1847 CST	Dodge Center 2SW	None	0.2	50	0	0	F0
			A small, thin tornado ("landspout") touched down briefly in an open field.
7	20	1997	1733-1735 CST	Byron 8W	None	0.2	50	0	0	F0
			A small, thin tornado ("landspout") touched down briefly in an open field.
7	2	1992	0400 CST	Hayfield	None	0.1	20	0	0	F0
			A tornado touched down briefly and destroyed a three-season porch and damaged the local high school. The concrete portion of a scoreboard was pulled from the ground and a flag pole was bent over. Trees were blown down over most of the town.
5	17	1982	1615 CST	Mantorville 1W	None	0.1	20	0	0	F0
			A tornado touched down briefly in an open field west of Mantorville.
6	5	1980	2025 CST	?	None	?	?	0	0	F0
10	9	1973	1730 CST	?	None	?	?	0	0	F0
5	31	1969	1545 CST	?	None	?	?	0	0	F0
5	15	1968	1700 CST	?	None	?	?	0	0	F1
5	15	1968	1607 CST	?	None	?	?	0	0	F1
8	1	1967	1530 CST	?	None	?	?	0	0	F0
6	10	1961	1400 CST	?	None	?	?	0	0	F1
5	14	1957	1000 CST	?	None	?	?	0	0	F1
6	13	1930	1545 CST	Austin 5N to Oslo	Mower	10	800	0	0	F4
			This very large tornado destroyed 6 farms, sweeping away all buildings from three of them, as it crossed parts of Mower and Dodge Counties. The Oslo (None Co.) town hall was destroyed. Damage was estimated at $75,000.
6	13	1925	1545 CST	Blooming Prairie 3N to Grand Meadow 5E	Steele Mower	30	100	0	3	F2
			Starting near the Dodge-Steele County line, this tornado skipped southeast hitting southeast of Hayfield. Barns were destroyed near the starting and ending points. Damage in the southeast part of Hayfield totaled $75,000 as at least a dozen homes were unroofed and many smaller buildings were destroyed. Losses outside Hayfield totaled $8,000.
8	21	1883	1730 CST	Hayfield 4NW to Rochester	Olmsted	25	1500	37	200	F5
			The tornado moved east northeast from 4 miles northwest of Hayfield passing through and devastating Rochester. At least 10 of the 40 farms hits in Dodge County were leveled and at least 5 people were killed. The enormous roar was said to have warned most Rochester residents as the massive tornado cut through the north side of town. Over 135 homes were destroyed and another 200 damaged. Many of the injuries were very serious and other deaths probably occurred, but are not listed in the total. The tornado derailed a train causing many injuries. At least one crew member was killed. This tornado was a large factor in the subsequent development of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Total damage was estimated at $700,000.
7	21	1883	1130 CST	Dodge Center 4SE to Douglas	Olmsted	16	800	4	30	F4
			It moved east northeast from 4 miles southeast of Dodge Center to just south of Kasson and passing 1 mile north of Byron. The tornado turned to the north and dissipated after passing southeast of Douglas. About 20 homes, 30 barns, and three schools were damaged or destroyed. Three people were killed as two of "the finest homes in the county" were leveled in Dodge County. A half dozen farms "not a wall left standing." The damage may have been from two parallel tracks. This event was either a family of tornadoes on parallel tracks eight miles apart. Resolving the time and position conflicts is probably not possible.
8	26	1880	1500 CST	Dodge Center to Kalmar Township	Olmsted	10	100	0	2	F2
			The tornado moved east northeast from the east edge of Dodge Center, 2 miles south of Mantorville to Kalmar Township. Twenty buildings were destroyed on nine farms.
7	3	1860	?	Wasioja 2W	None	?	?	?	?	?
			A home was unroofed by what the owner called a "waterspout" a few miles west of Wasioja.
* The data in this table came from *Storm Data* and *Significant Tornadoes--1680-1991* by Thomas P. Grazulis. ** Injuries and deaths are for the entire tornado track.

Last Updated Friday, April 24, 2020 - Jeff Boyne

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