EF0 Tornado — Nicollet, Minnesota

2025-09-04 · near Norseland, Nicollet, Minnesota

1.0 mi

Path length

40 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado touched down in a field and hit a farmstead, knocking down and breaking multiple trees across the property. The time was estimated from radar.

Wider weather episode

On the evening of September 4, a broken line of thunderstorms developed and produced gusty winds across western Minnesota. The strongest gust was 62 mph at the Granite Falls airport.

As the storms moved east, the produced two weak tornadoes. These tornadoes caused mainly crop damage, but there was also some damage to a couple groves of trees, and some roof damage to a hog barn. The tornadoes were both rated EF0, with peak winds of 70 to 80 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1282170. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.