NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
South Dakota Hurricane and Tornado History
Every city, with the storms and tornadoes that came near it.
South Dakota has 1,924 tornadoes on record since 1950, 67 of them EF3 or stronger, with 17 deaths. No hurricane has passed within 75 miles of any city in the state; the most tornado-prone is Parker (157).
- Cities
- 61
- Tornadoes in state
- 1,924
- EF3 or stronger
- 67
- Tornado deaths
- 17
since 1950
| City | Hurricanes | Tropical storms | Tornadoes | EF3+ | Last storm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls | 0 | 0 | 133 | 2 | — |
| Rapid City | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | — |
| Aberdeen | 0 | 0 | 92 | 6 | — |
| Watertown | 0 | 0 | 82 | 4 | — |
| Brookings | 0 | 0 | 83 | 5 | — |
| Yankton | 0 | 0 | 113 | 11 | — |
| Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 97 | 6 | — |
| Pierre | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | — |
| Spearfish | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | — |
| Huron | 0 | 0 | 64 | 5 | — |
| Vermillion | 0 | 0 | 122 | 9 | — |
| Brandon | 0 | 0 | 122 | 2 | — |
| Box Elder | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | — |
| Sturgis | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | — |
| Harrisburg | 0 | 0 | 145 | 4 | — |
| Belle Fourche | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | — |
| Madison | 0 | 0 | 99 | 9 | — |
| Dakota Dunes | 0 | 0 | 112 | 10 | — |
| Tea | 0 | 0 | 149 | 5 | — |
| Black Hawk | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2 | — |
| Hartford | 0 | 0 | 132 | 8 | — |
| Hot Springs | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | — |
| Custer | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | — |
| Dell Rapids | 0 | 0 | 93 | 6 | — |
| Pine Ridge | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | — |
| Sisseton | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | — |
| Milbank | 0 | 0 | 70 | 2 | — |
| Canton | 0 | 0 | 145 | 3 | — |
| Winner | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | — |
| Piedmont | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | — |
| Beresford | 0 | 0 | 148 | 6 | — |
| Lennox | 0 | 0 | 152 | 5 | — |
| Eagle Butte | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | — |
| Lead | 0 | 0 | 46 | 4 | — |
| Mission | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | — |
| Mobridge | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | — |
| Wagner | 0 | 0 | 72 | 5 | — |
| Chamberlain | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 | — |
| Volga | 0 | 0 | 88 | 7 | — |
| Elk Point | 0 | 0 | 104 | 7 | — |
| Flandreau | 0 | 0 | 64 | 4 | — |
| Redfield | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1 | — |
| Ellsworth Afb | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | — |
| Fort Pierre | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | — |
| Parkston | 0 | 0 | 100 | 6 | — |
| Garretson | 0 | 0 | 96 | 4 | — |
| Webster | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | — |
| Platte | 0 | 0 | 61 | 1 | — |
| Ipswich | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | — |
| Kyle | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | — |
| Springfield | 0 | 0 | 87 | 7 | — |
| Freeman | 0 | 0 | 98 | 8 | — |
| Oglala | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | — |
| Baltic | 0 | 0 | 104 | 6 | — |
| Rosebud | 0 | 0 | 63 | 1 | — |
| Hermosa | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | — |
| Parker | 0 | 0 | 157 | 9 | — |
| Whitewood | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | — |
| Groton | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6 | — |
| Martin | 0 | 0 | 58 | 2 | — |
| Lake Andes | 0 | 0 | 72 | 5 | — |