Bennett County tornado history

32 tornadoes touched Bennett County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Aug 6, 1956).

32tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 2 injured
28.3 milongest path · 1956
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F020
(E)F16
(E)F23
(E)F32
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 6, 1956F328.3 mi100 yd00
Jun 6, 1963F324.4 mi1,167 yd00
Jul 10, 1977F215.9 mi30 yd00
Jul 3, 2003F23 mi100 yd00
Mar 29, 1982F20.2 mi10 yd10
Jun 6, 2007EF17.2 mi400 yd00
Apr 26, 1984F17 mi30 yd00
Jun 29, 2019EF15.8 mi720 yd00
Apr 26, 1966F10.1 mi10 yd00
May 16, 1977F10.1 mi10 yd00
May 28, 2013EF10.1 mi20 yd10
Jul 10, 2020EF011.5 mi500 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 10, 2020EF011.5 mi500 yd00
Jul 17, 2019unrated—2 yd00
Jul 3, 2019EF0—7 yd00
Jul 3, 2019EF0—7 yd00
Jul 3, 2019EF0—7 yd00
Jun 29, 2019EF15.8 mi720 yd00
Jun 12, 2017EF0—7 yd00
May 28, 2013EF10.1 mi20 yd10
Jun 6, 2007EF17.2 mi400 yd00
Aug 6, 2004F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 3, 2003F23 mi100 yd00
Jul 25, 2001F01 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Jackson County, SD20Oglala Lakota County, SD21Todd County, SD40Cherry County, NE105Mellette County, SD11Sheridan County, NE66Jones County, SD8Haakon County, SD30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Bennett County, South Dakota had?

32 tornadoes touched Bennett County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Bennett County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Aug 6, 1956, with a 28.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Bennett County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (14 of 32). 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).