1969 Minnesota Tornado Outbreak - Confirmed Tornadoes

Confirmed Tornadoes

Table of confirmed tornadoes – after surveys by local weather service offices
Confirmed
Total
Confirmed
F0
Confirmed
F1
Confirmed
F2
Confirmed
F3
Confirmed
F4
Confirmed
F5
13 2 0 3 7 1 0
F# Location County Time (UTC) Path length Damage
Minnesota
F0 Bemidji Beltrami 1815 0.1 miles
(0.16 km)
No Damage Reported.
F3 Backus area Cass 2120 17.3 miles
(27.7 km)
$2.5 Million in damages, 4 injuries. 5 miles NE of Nimrod to 4 mi ENE of Backus. 11 homes were destroyed, and 13 farms were destroyed or heavily damaged. One trailer was destroyed as well.
F4 Outing area Crow Wing, Cass and Aitkin 2148 32.3 miles
(51.7 km)
12 deaths occurred with 70 injuries, $7.5 Million in damages. Large F4 wedge tornado hit the town of Outing at 1602 resulting in heavy damage. Thousands of trees, many cabins, and farms were leveled by the tornado.
F3 NE of Chisholm St. Louis 2225 10 miles
(16 km)
$2.5 million in damage. Homes, cabins, and utilities were destroyed. Many trees were downed and nine people were injured.
F3 S of Jacobson Aitkin 2250 12.5 miles
(20 km)
1 death 3 injured, $250k in damage. Two farm homes, seven outbuildings, and a cabin were destroyed.
F2 S of Tower (1st tornado) St. Louis 2300 2 miles
(3.2 km)
Homes and barns were damaged and destroyed. Hundreds of trees were downed as well. Caused $25k in damage.
F2 S of Tower (2nd tornado) St. Louis 2300 1 mile
(1.6 km)
Cottages were destroyed and trees were downed. Caused $25k in damage.
F3 E of Tower St. Louis 2300 7.2 miles
(11.5 km)
Caused $250k in damage.
F3 Floodwood area St. Louis 2300 18.4 miles
(29.4 km)
$2.5 million in damage. Barns and cabins were destroyed and homes were badly damaged. Hundreds of trees were downed as well. 20 people were injured and 39 head of livestock were killed.
F3 E of Soudan St. Louis 2315 3.8 miles
(6.1 km)
$250k in damage
F2 S of Ely St. Louis 2335 1.9 miles
(3 km)
$25k in damage
F3 N of Duluth to Two Harbors St. Louis, Lake 2350 17.2 miles
(27.5 km)
2 deaths - $250k in damage in St. Louis County. $2.5 k in damage in Lake County. A cabin was destroyed, resulting in two fatalities. Hundreds of trees were snapped and three people were injured.
Nebraska
F0 NE of Monroe Platte 0140 0.1 miles
(0.16 km)

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