Butte County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched Butte County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jul 18, 1963).

17tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 1 injured
10.5 milongest path · 2024
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F09
(E)F14
(E)F21
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated2

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 18, 1963F32.3 mi10 yd00
Sep 20, 1955F21.3 mi177 yd00
Sep 24, 1986F13 mi40 yd00
May 10, 1961F12 mi10 yd00
Jul 14, 1957F10.1 mi10 yd10
Jul 26, 1977F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 13, 1992F07 mi23 yd00
Jul 2, 1980F05.1 mi10 yd00
May 15, 1999F02 mi10 yd00
Aug 13, 1993F00.2 mi33 yd00
Aug 13, 1993F00.2 mi30 yd00
Jun 25, 1975F00.1 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 6, 2024unrated3.5 mi10 yd00
May 6, 2024unrated10.5 mi10 yd00
Jul 23, 2020EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 1, 2011EF0—10 yd00
May 15, 1999F02 mi10 yd00
Aug 13, 1993F00.2 mi33 yd00
Aug 13, 1993F00.2 mi30 yd00
Jun 13, 1992F07 mi23 yd00
Sep 24, 1986F13 mi40 yd00
Jul 2, 1980F05.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 26, 1977F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 25, 1975F00.1 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Lawrence County, SD22Meade County, SD47Harding County, SD20Crook County, WY40Perkins County, SD36Carter County, MT18Pennington County, SD51Custer County, SD14

Questions

How many tornadoes has Butte County, South Dakota had?

17 tornadoes touched Butte 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 Butte County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jul 18, 1963, with a 2.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Butte County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (6 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).