Charles Mix County tornado history

44 tornadoes touched Charles Mix County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 16, 1962). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 17 people.

44tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 17 injured

47.9 milongest path · 1962

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

By rating

(E)F021

(E)F115

(E)F26

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 16, 1962	F3	0.1 mi	33 yd	2	0
Jun 24, 1973	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	1	1
Jun 20, 1968	F2	33.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1968	F2	21.4 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 10, 2015	EF2	16.2 mi	400 yd	9	0
Jun 4, 1971	F2	4.3 mi	137 yd	0	0
Jul 29, 1954	F2	4.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 21, 1962	F1	47.9 mi	10 yd	2	0
Jun 5, 2008	EF1	9.9 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 19, 1981	F1	7.5 mi	10 yd	2	0
Jun 24, 2003	F1	3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 2003	F1	3 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 28, 2019	unrated	1.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 10, 2015	EF2	16.2 mi	400 yd	9
May 30, 2011	EF0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 5, 2008	EF1	9.9 mi	100 yd	0
May 5, 2007	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 15, 2004	F0	10 mi	400 yd	0
Jun 24, 2003	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 24, 2003	F1	3 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 24, 2003	F1	3 mi	150 yd	0
Aug 7, 2000	F1	0.3 mi	100 yd	0
May 3, 1999	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 16, 1992	F0	0.3 mi	20 yd	0

Deadliest: Jun 24, 1973, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Douglas County, SD25 Boyd County, NE10 Gregory County, SD29 Aurora County, SD17 Bon Homme County, SD26 Davison County, SD23 Hutchinson County, SD48 Brule County, SD29

Questions

How many tornadoes has Charles Mix County, South Dakota had?

44 tornadoes touched Charles Mix County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Charles Mix County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 16, 1962, with a 0.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Charles Mix County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (23 of 44). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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