NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Rosebud, 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 Rosebud, South Dakota since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 66 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 66
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Rosebud
The strongest of the 66 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on June 15, 1962; its path came within 24 miles. Of the 66, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 13 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 23. The most recent tornado was on July 20, 2025. Rosebud has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 50% of the 61 South Dakota cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 88 times since 1965, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Of the 61 South Dakota cities, 61% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Rosebud.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Rosebud
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s1
- 2000s9
- 1990s24
- 1980s8
- 1970s12
- 1960s7(1 EF3+)
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 1962 | F3 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Sep 7, 1979 | F2 | 6 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 10, 1977 | F2 | 24 mi | 15.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 19, 1975 | F2 | 21 mi | 20.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 2, 1974 | F2 | 7 mi | 18.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 8, 1973 | F2 | 4 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 1971 | F2 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 27, 1961 | F2 | 14 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1953 | F2 | 22 mi | 80 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 2025 | EF1 | 10 mi | 13.75 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Jun 21, 2007 | EF1 | 25 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 1998 | F1 | 10 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 66, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Rosebud
The Storm Prediction Center has 88 hail reports within 10 miles of Rosebud since 1965, made on 63 separate days. Of these, 61 were 1 inch across or larger, and 13 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), fell on July 20, 2025. The most recent report is from July 28, 2025. July has the most reports, 31.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Rosebud
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mission, SD, 14 miles east of Rosebud at 2,587 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 12°F. June is the wettest at 3.7 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 21.1 inches over 45 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 30 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 165 nights a year. Snowfall averages 41.5 inches a year, most of it in February. That 21.1 inches is more than at 14 of the 43 South Dakota stations used on this site (33%). Martin, 38 miles west, has its own station (Martin, SD): 20.8 inches a year, 0.3 less than here, and the same July average high, 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 12 | 0.5 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Feb | 38 | 14 | 0.7 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Mar | 48 | 23 | 1.1 | 3 | 7.1 |
| Apr | 57 | 32 | 2.5 | 5 | 5.7 |
| May | 68 | 44 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 79 | 55 | 3.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 61 | 2.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 59 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 48 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 62 | 35 | 1.7 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 48 | 23 | 0.7 | 2 | 6.1 |
| Dec | 37 | 14 | 0.6 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Year | 60 | 35 | 21.1 | 45 | 41.5 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mission, SD (2,587 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 Rosebud
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 72 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Rosebud: 67 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $472,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 4, 2003.
August 15, 2004: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Rosebud — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “A roof was completely blown off a mobile home, causing the walls to collapse. A roof on a stick-built house was partially torn off and most of the shingles were missing.”
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
Todd County, which includes Rosebud, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1976, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 floods, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 coastal storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm, on February 27, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Todd County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $6.2 million a year, the 39th highest of 66 South Dakota counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.8 million (29%), 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 Rosebud
- Mission, SD13 mi
- Martin, SD38 mi
- Valentine, NE38 mi
- Winner, SD47 mi
- Kyle, SD65 mi
- Ainsworth, NE71 mi
- Gordon, NE72 mi
- Fort Pierre, SD79 mi
- Pine Ridge, SD85 mi
- Pierre, SD88 mi
- Chamberlain, SD89 mi
- Oglala, SD94 mi
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