Wabasha County, MN Tornadoes

Tornadoes in northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and southwest & central Wisconsin
Background Information	Statistics (1850-Present)	Records (1850-Present)

Wabasha 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
9	24	2019	1858-1901	Lake City 0.6SW to Lake City 0.5 ENE	None	1.09	35	0	0	EF0
			An EF0 tornado moved through Lake City. Along the path of the tornado, numerous trees were downed with some landing on houses and mobile homes. The roof of a building was blown off heavily damaging a bank. Some boats that were dry-docked at a marina were blown over. This tornado caused $250,000 in property damage.
9	20	2018	1809-1814 CST	Zumbrota 3NNE to Bellechester 1W	Goodhue (MN)	6.22	25-150	0	0	EF0
			A NWS storm survey, plus areal footage of drone and satellite data, concluded that an EF0 tornado started north of Zumbrota, and tracked northeast for 5.4 miles until moving across the far northwest corner of Wabasha County north of Mazeppa before moving back into Goodhue County, and dissipated approximately 3/4 of a mile west of Bellechester. The damage was limited to crops. This tornado tracked mainly through corn and soybean fields, and occasionally damaging a few sheds and outbuildings. The tornado caused $50,000 in property damage in Goodhue County and $5,000 crop damage in Wabasha County.
5	17	2017	1835-1836 CST	Elgin 0.2WSW to Elgin 0.3NW	None	0.26	30	0	0	EF0
			An EF-0 tornado briefly touched down in Elgin. It produced a short path of tree and roof shingle damage. This tornado caused $10,000 in property damage. More on this tornado can be found at: https://www.weather.gov/arx/may1717
5	17	2017	1529-1530 CST	Plainview 0.7SW to Plainview 0.2SSE	None	0.79	30	0	0	EF0
			An EF-0 tornado produced spotty damage in Plainview. The backside of a metal shed was blown down, part of the roof was taken off a storage building and the batting cage at a baseball field was destroyed. This tornado caused $10,000 in property damage. More on this tornado can be found at: https://www.weather.gov/arx/may1717
7	5	2016	1928-1930 CST	Oak Center 4NE to Oak Center 4.1NE	None	0.09	50	0	0	EF1
			A short-lived tornado touched down southwest of Lake City. This tornado was only on the ground for about 2 minutes and the damage was limited to snapped off hardwood trees. This tornado caused $5,000 in property damage. More on this tornado can be found at: https://www.weather.gov/arx/jul0516
7	18	2015	0102-0103 CST	Conception 2S	None	0.01	25	0	0	EF0
			A small, short-lived tornado damaged some corn, removed the tops off of two silos, blew in garage doors, and moved tires off a silage pile. This tornado caused $15,000 in property damage and $2,000 in crop damage.
3	29	1998	1707-1710 CST	Wabasha 3W to Wabasha 2W	None	1.5	50	0	0	F0
			A tornado touched down briefly, but no damage was reported. This tornado was part of the family of tornadoes that ravaged Comfrey and St.Peter, Minnesota earlier in the day.
6	17	1984	1831 CST	Mazeppa 2W	None	0.2	30	0	0	F0
			Touchdown was along the Goodhue-Wabasha county line.
5	17	1982	1632-1715 CST	Chatfield (MN) to Buffalo City	Buffalo (WI) Olmsted Winona	29	800	0	3	F2
			This tornado originally touched down near Chatfield (Olmsted Co.) and moved northeast through sections of Winona and Wabasha Counties in southeast Minnesota before crossing into western Wisconsin. Eleven barns were destroyed, 12 homes were damaged, and three people were injured from flying glass. All 3 people injured were in Buffalo County.
6	7	1971	1432 CST	?	None	?	?	0	0	F0
5	5	1965	2025 CST	?	None	?	?	0	0	F0
8	28	1964	0100 CST	?	None	?	?	0	0	F2
7	21	1883	1200 CST	Elgin	Olmsted	7	300	1	8	F2
			The tornado moved northeast through the town of Elgin. There was $60,000 damage as about 20 homes and 8 businesses were torn apart. Every building in town was damaged to some degree.
4	13	1883	2200 CST	Zumbro Falls	None	?	?	0	0	F2
			A wagon shop and store/home were destroyed at Zumbro Falls.
* 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 Sunday, April 26, 2020 - Jeff Boyne