EF0 Tornado — Swift, Minnesota

2025-05-15 · near Danvers, Swift, Minnesota

0.5 mi

Path length

40 yds

Path width

Event narrative

Video provided from storm chaser showed a condensation funnel and ground circulation. The tornado moved across a grove of trees and knocked down large trees. Its maximum wind was estimated at 75 mph.

Wider weather episode

A very strong low pressure system produced storms on Thursday, May 15th, 2025 across the Upper Midwest. Two main areas of storms formed across south and west central Minnesota during the early afternoon.

One line of storms formed over west central Minnesota, producing a few tornadoes in Chippewa, Swift, and western Stearns counties. Another line of storms had many rotating wall clouds reported over south central Minnesota and into the Twin Cities metro.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1260585. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.