NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Redfield, 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 Redfield, South Dakota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 54 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 54
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Redfield
The strongest of the 54 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on June 7, 1993; its path came within 10 miles. The deadliest, an EF2 on August 30, 2020, killed 1 person. Of the 54, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 17 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 26. The most recent tornado was on October 9, 2021. Of the 61 South Dakota cities on this site, 66% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Redfield. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 74 times since 1957, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 61 South Dakota cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Redfield.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Redfield
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s11
- 2000s2
- 1990s10(1 EF3+)
- 1980s8
- 1970s7
- 1960s8
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 7, 1993 | F3 | 10 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 30, 2020 | EF2 | 24 mi | 1.6 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 1957 | F2 | 12 mi | 0.1 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1993 | F2 | 8 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1993 | F2 | 8 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1993 | F2 | 8 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 1973 | F2 | 18 mi | 4.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 23, 1964 | F2 | 16 mi | 6.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 1956 | F2 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 27, 2020 | EF1 | 2 mi | 2.83 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 19, 2017 | EF1 | 11 mi | 2.75 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 13, 2017 | EF1 | 12 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 54, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Redfield
The Storm Prediction Center has 74 hail reports within 10 miles of Redfield since 1957, made on 46 separate days. Of these, 56 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on May 21, 1958. The most recent report is from June 19, 2025. July has the most reports, 24.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Redfield
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Redfield, SD, in Redfield at 1,309 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 60°F; January is the coolest, at 23°F and 3°F. June is the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 22.9 inches over 46 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 17 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 179 nights a year. That 22.9 inches is more than at 19 of the 43 South Dakota stations used on this site (44%). Huron, 37 miles southeast, has its own station (Huron Regional Airport, SD): 23.5 inches a year, 0.6 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 84°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Feb | 28 | 7 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Mar | 41 | 20 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Apr | 56 | 32 | 2.1 | 4 |
| May | 69 | 44 | 3.3 | 7 |
| Jun | 79 | 56 | 4.1 | 7 |
| Jul | 84 | 60 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Aug | 82 | 57 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Sep | 74 | 48 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Oct | 59 | 34 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Nov | 42 | 21 | 0.7 | 1 |
| Dec | 28 | 9 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Year | 55 | 33 | 22.9 | 46 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Redfield, SD (1,309 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 Redfield
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 52 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Redfield: 39 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 floods and 1 flash flood. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 91 mph, on August 28, 2013.
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Redfield's ZIP code 57469 have filed 33 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1997, and were paid $504,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2011, with 16. 24% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 28 South Dakota cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 16 have fewer than Redfield.
Spink County, which includes Redfield, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1969, 20 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 floods, 9 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on August 2, 2022. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Spink County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes and hail; Very Low for inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.7 million a year, the 24th highest of 66 South Dakota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.3 million (44%), 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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