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EF0 tornado in Clay County, Minnesota

Tornado June 29, 2026 · Clay County, Minnesota

EF0

Rating

2.4 mi

Path length

30 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 30 yards (0.02 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 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

Via multiple storm chaser videos and pictures along with radar the tornado was assessed to have tracked for four minutes mainly across farm fields while also striking and inflicting minor tree damage to at least one shelter belt. Further refinements to both the length, placement, and rating of the tornado may occur if additional supporting information becomes available. Maximum estimated wind was 80 mph based on tree damage in videos.

The wider storm

Severe thunderstorms including several supercells developed over parts of west central and northwest MN during the afternoon and evening period, with very large hail and severe winds reported. One supercell produced 3 inch hail in Moorhead, MN. One EF-0 tornado developed with a supercell in Clay County 6 miles northwest of Hawley.

Began near Hawley Muni Arpt (46.9400, -96.4050).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1351401. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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