Buffalo County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched Buffalo County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 16, 1992).

17tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 10 injured
8 milongest path · 1987
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F015
(E)F11
(E)F20
(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
Jun 16, 1992F32 mi73 yd80
May 20, 1982F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 6, 1987F08 mi40 yd00
Jun 18, 2014EF02 mi400 yd00
Jul 1, 1955F00.8 mi220 yd00
Jun 18, 2014EF00.7 mi250 yd00
Jul 6, 1987F00.5 mi30 yd00
Jul 23, 1988F00.2 mi10 yd00
May 8, 1965F00.1 mi10 yd20
Jul 3, 1971F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 24, 1972F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 28, 1985F00.1 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 18, 2014EF02 mi400 yd00
Jun 18, 2014EF00.7 mi250 yd00
Jun 7, 1993F00.1 mi30 yd00
Jun 7, 1993F00.1 mi30 yd00
Jun 16, 1992F32 mi73 yd80
Jul 23, 1988F00.2 mi10 yd00
Jul 6, 1987F00.1 mi20 yd00
Jul 6, 1987F00.1 mi20 yd00
Jul 6, 1987F08 mi40 yd00
Jul 6, 1987F00.5 mi30 yd00
Jul 6, 1987F00.1 mi20 yd00
May 28, 1985F00.1 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Brule County, SD29Jerauld County, SD14Lyman County, SD40Hand County, SD43Hyde County, SD15Aurora County, SD17Hughes County, SD17Beadle County, SD39

Questions

How many tornadoes has Buffalo County, South Dakota had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Buffalo County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 16, 1992, with a 2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Buffalo County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (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).