EF0 Tornado — Stearns, Minnesota

2025-05-15 · near Spring Hill, Stearns, Minnesota

2.8 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado was spotted about 4.5 miles east-northeast of Spring Hill. A virtual storm survey was performed using storm chaser video. It was determined that the tornado was an EF-0 with approximate maximum wind 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 1260903. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.