Brookings County tornado history

35 tornadoes touched Brookings County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 7, 1993).

35tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

0killed · 5 injured

54 milongest path · 1993

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F017

(E)F19

(E)F22

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated5

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Peak month: June.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 7, 1993	F4	54 mi	800 yd	5
Jun 16, 1992	F3	4 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 19, 1971	F2	36.8 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 19, 1971	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
May 5, 1965	F1	34.7 mi	10 yd	0
May 24, 1965	F1	9.4 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 16, 1992	F1	7 mi	30 yd	0
May 30, 1985	F1	4 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 19, 1971	F1	2 mi	17 yd	0
Jun 19, 1971	F1	1.3 mi	290 yd	0
May 30, 2022	EF1	0.8 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 6, 1996	F1	0.2 mi	70 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Sep 23, 2023	unrated	0.7 mi	20 yd
Sep 23, 2023	unrated	0.8 mi	20 yd
Sep 23, 2023	unrated	—	10 yd
Sep 23, 2023	unrated	—	10 yd
May 30, 2022	unrated	1.7 mi	50 yd
May 30, 2022	EF1	0.8 mi	50 yd
Aug 6, 2015	EF0	0.6 mi	50 yd
Aug 6, 2015	EF0	0.8 mi	50 yd
Sep 16, 2006	F0	0.4 mi	50 yd
Jul 28, 2002	F0	1 mi	50 yd
Jun 9, 2001	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 22, 1997	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd

How many tornadoes has Brookings County, South Dakota had?

35 tornadoes touched Brookings County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Brookings County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 7, 1993, with a 54-mile path.

When is tornado season in Brookings County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (12 of 35). 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).