Clark County tornado history

37 tornadoes touched Clark County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 21, 1961). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 9 people.

37tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 9 injured

156.3 milongest path · 1961

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

By rating

(E)F020

(E)F18

(E)F27

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

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
Jun 21, 1961	F3	156.3 mi	10 yd	7	1
May 12, 1984	F3	27 mi	1,320 yd	0	0
May 20, 1965	F2	10.4 mi	150 yd	0	0
May 29, 1953	F2	1.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 26, 1963	F2	1 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1964	F2	0.5 mi	33 yd	0	0
Jul 7, 1962	F2	0.1 mi	440 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1964	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1964	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 9, 1953	F1	6.8 mi	97 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 2003	F1	1.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 12, 2022	EF1	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Aug 10, 2023	EF0	0.9 mi	90 yd
Jun 7, 2023	EF0	—	10 yd
May 12, 2022	EF0	—	10 yd
May 12, 2022	EF0	0.3 mi	10 yd
May 12, 2022	EF1	0.5 mi	20 yd
Sep 19, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Sep 19, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jul 16, 2016	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 21, 2013	EF0	2.3 mi	25 yd
Jun 21, 2013	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd
Jun 1, 2012	EF0	2.4 mi	20 yd
Jun 1, 2012	EF0	0.5 mi	10 yd

Deadliest: Jun 21, 1961, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Codington County, SD34 Hamlin County, SD23 Spink County, SD48 Day County, SD33 Kingsbury County, SD47 Beadle County, SD39 Deuel County, SD35 Grant County, SD23

Questions

How many tornadoes has Clark County, South Dakota had?

37 tornadoes touched Clark 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 Clark County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 21, 1961, with a 156.3-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Clark County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (14 of 37). 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).