Davison County tornado history

23 tornadoes touched Davison County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 14, 1962).

23tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 36 injured

70.4 milongest path · 1962

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

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F14

(E)F25

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F50

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Peak month: May.

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 14, 1962	F3	70.4 mi	1,760 yd	2
Jun 20, 1968	F3	9.9 mi	2,667 yd	0
May 21, 1962	F3	1 mi	167 yd	32
Aug 8, 1969	F2	34.3 mi	10 yd	1
Jun 24, 2003	F2	6 mi	400 yd	0
Jun 16, 1992	F2	3 mi	73 yd	0
May 27, 1954	F2	1 mi	137 yd	1
Apr 26, 1962	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 19, 1985	F1	15 mi	400 yd	0
May 5, 2007	EF1	1.9 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 7, 2000	F1	1 mi	100 yd	0
Aug 5, 2000	F1	0.2 mi	100 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 10, 2015	EF0	4.2 mi	50 yd
Jun 16, 2009	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd
May 5, 2007	EF1	1.9 mi	100 yd
May 5, 2007	EF0	3.5 mi	50 yd
Jun 24, 2003	F0	0.4 mi	50 yd
Jun 24, 2003	F2	6 mi	400 yd
Aug 7, 2000	F1	1 mi	100 yd
Aug 5, 2000	F1	0.2 mi	100 yd
Jun 7, 1999	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 16, 1992	F2	3 mi	73 yd
May 12, 1991	F0	0.5 mi	100 yd
Jun 29, 1986	F0	1.2 mi	33 yd

How many tornadoes has Davison County, South Dakota had?

23 tornadoes touched Davison County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Davison County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 14, 1962, with a 70.4-mile path.

When is tornado season in Davison County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (9 of 23). 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).