NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Eagle Butte, SD
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Eagle Butte, South Dakota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 33 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 33
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Eagle Butte
The highest rating among the 33 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2 or EF2, reached 4 times; the most recent, on June 16, 2010, came within 22 miles. Of the 33, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 19 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 13. The most recent tornado was on June 16, 2010. Of the 61 South Dakota cities on this site, 87% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Eagle Butte. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 49 times since 1964, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 61 South Dakota cities, 95% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Eagle Butte.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Eagle Butte
By decade
- 2010s5
- 2000s14
- 1990s5
- 1980s2
- 1970s2
- 1960s3
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2010 | EF2 | 11 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 2010 | EF2 | 22 mi | 1.38 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 19, 1955 | F2 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1953 | F2 | 5 mi | 5.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 2010 | EF1 | 25 mi | 2.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 2009 | EF1 | 20 mi | 8.23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 28, 2008 | EF1 | 22 mi | 11.21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 24, 1986 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 10, 1977 | F1 | 9 mi | 16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 8, 1969 | F1 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 16, 2010 | EF0 | 25 mi | 0.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 2010 | EF0 | 23 mi | 0.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 33, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Eagle Butte
The Storm Prediction Center has 49 hail reports within 10 miles of Eagle Butte since 1964, made on 33 separate days. Of these, 37 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on July 25, 1984. The most recent report is from August 23, 2021. June has the most reports, 15.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Eagle Butte
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dupree 15 SSE, SD, 14 miles west of Eagle Butte at 2,100 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 28°F and 9°F. May is the wettest at 3.5 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 19.5 inches over 43 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 31 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 170 nights a year. Snowfall averages 47.3 inches a year, most of it in December. That 19.5 inches is more than at 6 of the 43 South Dakota stations used on this site (14%).
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | 9 | 0.4 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Feb | 32 | 12 | 0.5 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Mar | 44 | 22 | 0.9 | 2 | 7.1 |
| Apr | 56 | 32 | 1.8 | 4 | 8.6 |
| May | 68 | 44 | 3.5 | 7 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 78 | 54 | 3.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 86 | 61 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 59 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 49 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 60 | 35 | 1.9 | 4 | 3.0 |
| Nov | 44 | 22 | 0.5 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Dec | 32 | 13 | 0.5 | 2 | 9.1 |
| Year | 57 | 34 | 19.5 | 43 | 47.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dupree 15 SSE, SD (2,100 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Eagle Butte
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 39 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Eagle Butte: 36 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $15,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on July 3, 2018.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Ziebach County, which includes Eagle Butte, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 snowstorms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, on February 27, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Ziebach County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.5 million a year, the 48th highest of 66 South Dakota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $640,000 (14%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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