Brule County tornado history

29 tornadoes touched Brule County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jul 24, 1971).

29tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 3 injured
33.5 milongest path · 1968
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F018
(E)F15
(E)F25
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 24, 1971F32.5 mi300 yd00
Jun 20, 1968F233.5 mi10 yd00
Jul 28, 1986F26 mi80 yd00
May 8, 1965F24.3 mi100 yd00
Jun 10, 1954F21 mi30 yd00
Jul 1, 1973F20.3 mi50 yd10
Jun 7, 1993F113 mi73 yd20
May 5, 2007EF10.5 mi100 yd00
Jul 3, 1957F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 19, 1979F10.1 mi10 yd00
May 20, 1982F10.1 mi10 yd00
May 6, 1975F012.4 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 23, 2010EF00.1 mi50 yd00
Jul 6, 2010EF00.3 mi50 yd00
Jul 6, 2010EF00.5 mi50 yd00
Jul 6, 2010EF01 mi50 yd00
Sep 2, 2009EF01 mi100 yd00
May 5, 2007EF10.5 mi100 yd00
Sep 16, 2006F00.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 9, 2001F00.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 7, 1999F00.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 4, 1999F00.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 7, 1993F113 mi73 yd20
Jun 30, 1992F00.1 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Buffalo County, SD17Aurora County, SD17Jerauld County, SD14Gregory County, SD29Lyman County, SD40Douglas County, SD25Charles Mix County, SD44Davison County, SD23

Questions

How many tornadoes has Brule County, South Dakota had?

29 tornadoes touched Brule 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 Brule County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jul 24, 1971, with a 2.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Brule County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (12 of 29). 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).