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EF1 tornado in Fillmore County, Minnesota

Tornado June 25, 2025 · Fillmore County, Minnesota

EF1

Rating

6.5 mi

Whole path

75 yd

Path width

$2K

Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Fillmore County → Houston County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

This tornado touched down southeast of Choice and predominately caused minor tree damage in Fillmore County prior to strengthening as it crossed the Houston County line.

The wider storm

During the evening hours on June 25th, an outbreak of weak tornadoes occurred across southeast Minnesota which resulted in 6 tornadoes in this portion of the state. These tornadoes were weak and short-lived but did produce localized swaths of tree damage. Two tornadoes also caused minor structural damage in both Houston and Wabasha counties.

Began near Choice (43.6500, -91.7700).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

5 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Wabasha County EF0 Houston County EF0 Allamakee County EF0 Winona County EF0 Wabasha County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1276823. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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