NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Oglala, 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 Oglala, South Dakota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 23 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 23
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Oglala
The highest rating among the 23 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2, reached 4 times; the most recent, on June 4, 1999, came within 5 miles. Of the 23, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 6 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 14. The most recent tornado was on June 17, 2008. Of the 61 South Dakota cities on this site, 98% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Oglala. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 43 times since 1981, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Of the 61 South Dakota cities, 97% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Oglala.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Oglala
By decade
- 2000s6
- 1990s8
- 1980s8
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1999 | F2 | 5 mi | 15 mi | 1 / 54 |
| Jun 4, 1999 | F2 | 5 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 17, 1983 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 19, 1983 | F2 | 23 mi | 22 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 1984 | F1 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jul 21, 1981 | F1 | 22 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 16, 1969 | F1 | 12 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 2008 | EF0 | 23 mi | 0.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 2006 | F0 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 6, 2004 | F0 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 6, 2004 | F0 | 6 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 2003 | F0 | 23 mi | 0.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 23, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Oglala
The Storm Prediction Center has 43 hail reports within 10 miles of Oglala since 1981, made on 36 separate days. Of these, 32 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on August 17, 2014. The most recent report is from July 21, 2025. June has the most reports, 16.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Oglala
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Pine Ridge Airport, SD, 21 miles southeast of Oglala at 3,278 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 12°F. June is the wettest at 3.0 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 16.7 inches over 39 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 46 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 181 nights a year. That 16.7 inches is more than at 0 of the 43 South Dakota stations used on this site (0%). Kyle, 31 miles east, has its own station (Porcupine 11 N, SD): 19.9 inches a year, 3.2 more than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 12 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Feb | 40 | 14 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Mar | 51 | 24 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Apr | 59 | 32 | 2.1 | 5 |
| May | 69 | 42 | 2.6 | 6 |
| Jun | 81 | 53 | 3.0 | 7 |
| Jul | 89 | 60 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Aug | 88 | 57 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Sep | 79 | 47 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Oct | 63 | 33 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Nov | 49 | 21 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Dec | 38 | 13 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Year | 62 | 34 | 16.7 | 39 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Pine Ridge Airport, SD (3,278 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 Oglala
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 51 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Oglala: 46 thunderstorm wind reports and 5 floods. They killed 1 person and injured 8, and the NWS estimated $218,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on August 12, 2020.
April 17, 2006: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Oglala — 1 killed, 5 injured, $20,000 damage.
July 21, 2012: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Oglala — 3 injured, $150,000 damage.
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 Oglala, 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 Oglala
- Pine Ridge, SD18 mi
- Kyle, SD31 mi
- Chadron, NE33 mi
- Hot Springs, SD38 mi
- Hermosa, SD40 mi
- Martin, SD56 mi
- Custer, SD57 mi
- Rapid City, SD61 mi
- Box Elder, SD62 mi
- Gordon, NE62 mi
- Ellsworth Afb, SD63 mi
- Black Hawk, SD69 mi
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