NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Kyle, 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 Kyle, South Dakota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 31 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 31
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Kyle
The highest rating among the 31 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 6, 1963, came within 22 miles. Of the 31, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 14 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 15. The most recent tornado was on July 10, 2020. Of the 61 South Dakota cities on this site, 92% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Kyle. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 54 times since 1996, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 61 South Dakota cities, 93% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Kyle.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Kyle
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s8
- 2000s5
- 1990s9
- 1980s2
- 1970s4
- 1960s1(1 EF3+)
- 1950s1(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 1963 | F3 | 22 mi | 24.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 6, 1956 | F3 | 2 mi | 28.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 29, 1982 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 29, 2019 | EF1 | 14 mi | 5.82 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 28, 2013 | EF1 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 6, 2007 | EF1 | 3 mi | 7.16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 6, 2004 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 1972 | F1 | 10 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 10, 2020 | EF0 | 13 mi | 11.54 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 3, 2019 | EF0 | 13 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 3, 2019 | EF0 | 9 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 3, 2019 | EF0 | 11 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 31, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Kyle
The Storm Prediction Center has 54 hail reports within 10 miles of Kyle since 1996, made on 41 separate days. Of these, 35 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on August 18, 2011. The most recent report is from August 26, 2024. July has the most reports, 23.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Kyle
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Porcupine 11 N, SD, 11 miles west of Kyle at 2,820 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 58°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 10°F. May is the wettest at 3.2 inches of precipitation on average and January and December the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 19.9 inches over 49 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 37 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 187 nights a year. That 19.9 inches is more than at 7 of the 43 South Dakota stations used on this site (16%). Martin, 29 miles southeast, has its own station (Martin, SD): 20.8 inches a year, 0.9 more than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 10 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Feb | 40 | 13 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Mar | 51 | 21 | 1.3 | 4 |
| Apr | 59 | 30 | 2.4 | 6 |
| May | 69 | 42 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Jun | 80 | 52 | 3.1 | 8 |
| Jul | 88 | 58 | 2.2 | 5 |
| Aug | 88 | 55 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Sep | 78 | 45 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Oct | 63 | 30 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Nov | 49 | 20 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Dec | 39 | 11 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Year | 62 | 32 | 19.9 | 49 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Porcupine 11 N, SD (2,820 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 Kyle
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 93 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Kyle: 87 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 floods, 1 flash flood and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $918,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 86 mph, on July 13, 2009.
May 22, 2019: flood 3 miles from the centre of Kyle — $750,000 damage.
NWS: “Three roads were completely washed out and several other roads throughout the county were damaged.”
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
FEMA's National Risk Index gives Oglala Lakota County, which includes Kyle, a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes and hail; Very Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.5 million a year, the 28th highest of 66 South Dakota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.2 million (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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Cities near Kyle
- Martin, SD29 mi
- Pine Ridge, SD31 mi
- Oglala, SD31 mi
- Hermosa, SD53 mi
- Gordon, NE57 mi
- Chadron, NE58 mi
- Rosebud, SD65 mi
- Hot Springs, SD67 mi
- Box Elder, SD67 mi
- Ellsworth Afb, SD69 mi
- Rapid City, SD71 mi
- Mission, SD78 mi
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