Codington County tornado history

34 tornadoes touched Codington County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 12, 1984).

34tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 6 injured
27 milongest path · 1984
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F022
(E)F15
(E)F24
(E)F32
(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

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 12, 1984F327 mi1,320 yd00
Jul 18, 1983F30.5 mi100 yd00
Jul 27, 2025EF24 mi200 yd00
Jul 20, 1951F21 mi10 yd40
Aug 6, 1962F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 19, 1979F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 29, 1986F15.9 mi100 yd00
May 12, 2022EF10.2 mi50 yd00
May 25, 1957F10.1 mi10 yd00
May 14, 1965F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 25, 1969F10.1 mi10 yd10
Sep 9, 2019EF02.6 mi20 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 27, 2025EF24 mi200 yd00
Feb 24, 2025unrated—5 yd00
Jun 6, 2023EF0—10 yd00
May 12, 2022EF10.2 mi50 yd00
Sep 9, 2019EF02.6 mi20 yd00
Jun 13, 2005F00.1 mi20 yd00
Jun 13, 2005F0—10 yd00
Jun 13, 2005F0—10 yd00
Jun 24, 2003F00.5 mi25 yd00
Jul 25, 2000F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 14, 1998F00.5 mi30 yd00
Aug 27, 1997F00.1 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Hamlin County, SD23Grant County, SD23Clark County, SD37Deuel County, SD35Day County, SD33Kingsbury County, SD47Brookings County, SD35Roberts County, SD31

Questions

How many tornadoes has Codington County, South Dakota had?

34 tornadoes touched Codington 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 Codington County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 12, 1984, with a 27-mile path.

When is tornado season in Codington County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (10 of 34). 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).