Custer County tornado history

14 tornadoes touched Custer County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jun 22, 1961).

14tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
6.6 milongest path · 2021
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F06
(E)F15
(E)F23
(E)F30
(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

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 22, 1961F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 11, 1965F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 22, 1966F20.1 mi200 yd00
May 23, 2021EF16.6 mi20 yd00
May 23, 2021EF15.9 mi10 yd00
Jun 14, 1962F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 15, 1969F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 7, 2012EF10.1 mi20 yd00
Jul 3, 2019EF04.7 mi50 yd00
Jul 7, 2001F01 mi25 yd00
Jun 29, 1994F00.3 mi10 yd00
Aug 13, 1993F00.2 mi30 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 23, 2021EF16.6 mi20 yd00
May 23, 2021EF15.9 mi10 yd00
Jul 3, 2019EF04.7 mi50 yd00
Aug 30, 2013EF0—10 yd00
Jun 7, 2012EF10.1 mi20 yd00
Jul 7, 2001F01 mi25 yd00
Jun 29, 1994F00.3 mi10 yd00
Aug 13, 1993F00.2 mi30 yd00
May 5, 1993F00.1 mi50 yd00
Jul 15, 1969F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 22, 1966F20.1 mi200 yd00
Jun 11, 1965F20.1 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Fall River County, SD33Pennington County, SD51Lawrence County, SD22Oglala Lakota County, SD21Weston County, WY28Niobrara County, WY33Dawes County, NE39Meade County, SD47

Questions

How many tornadoes has Custer County, South Dakota had?

14 tornadoes touched Custer 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 Custer County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jun 22, 1961, with a 0.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Custer County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (6 of 14). 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).