Sioux County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched Sioux County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated EF1 (Aug 28, 2024).

17tornadoes since 1950
EF1strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
2.3 milongest path · 1975
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F013
(E)F14
(E)F20
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 28, 2024EF12.2 mi300 yd00
May 24, 2010EF11.6 mi40 yd00
Jun 25, 1999F10.5 mi20 yd00
Jun 21, 1983F10.3 mi17 yd00
May 17, 1975F02.3 mi17 yd00
Jun 26, 2005F02 mi20 yd00
Jun 26, 2005F02 mi30 yd00
Aug 10, 2006F02 mi70 yd00
May 24, 2010EF01.4 mi35 yd00
Jun 6, 1999F01 mi10 yd00
May 25, 2007EF00.3 mi200 yd00
Jul 3, 1956F00.1 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 28, 2024EF12.2 mi300 yd00
May 24, 2010EF11.6 mi40 yd00
May 24, 2010EF01.4 mi35 yd00
Jun 16, 2009EF00.1 mi20 yd00
May 25, 2007EF00.3 mi200 yd00
Aug 10, 2006F02 mi70 yd00
Jun 26, 2005F02 mi20 yd00
Jun 26, 2005F02 mi30 yd00
Jun 25, 1999F10.5 mi20 yd00
Jun 6, 1999F01 mi10 yd00
Jun 28, 1996F00.1 mi15 yd00
Jun 21, 1983F10.3 mi17 yd00

Nearby counties

Corson County, SD23Grant County, ND27Emmons County, ND40Morton County, ND54Campbell County, SD16Burleigh County, ND60Dewey County, SD28Walworth County, SD30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Sioux County, North Dakota had?

17 tornadoes touched Sioux County, North Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Sioux County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF1 on Aug 28, 2024, with a 2.2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Sioux County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (8 of 17). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).