Day County tornado history

33 tornadoes touched Day County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jun 15, 1953).

33tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 1 injured
7.6 milongest path · 1953
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F022
(E)F19
(E)F22
(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 15, 1953F27.6 mi10 yd00
Jul 17, 1996F25 mi150 yd00
Jun 24, 1966F15.9 mi10 yd00
Jul 17, 1996F13 mi50 yd00
Sep 9, 2019EF11.6 mi80 yd00
Jun 13, 2017EF10.2 mi40 yd00
Jun 11, 1954F10.1 mi10 yd00
May 5, 1964F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 25, 1973F10.1 mi10 yd10
Jun 19, 1979F10.1 mi10 yd00
May 12, 2022EF10.1 mi35 yd00
Jul 20, 1998F03 mi30 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 12, 2022EF10.1 mi35 yd00
Oct 9, 2021EF0—10 yd00
Aug 22, 2021EF0—10 yd00
Sep 9, 2019EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 9, 2019EF11.6 mi80 yd00
Sep 9, 2019EF00.2 mi10 yd00
Jun 13, 2017EF10.2 mi40 yd00
Jun 14, 2016EF01.7 mi10 yd00
Jun 14, 2016EF02 mi10 yd00
Jul 17, 2015EF01.7 mi100 yd00
Jun 24, 2009EF00.3 mi20 yd00
Jul 20, 1998F03 mi30 yd00

Nearby counties

Marshall County, SD23Codington County, SD34Clark County, SD37Roberts County, SD31Brown County, SD80Grant County, SD23Spink County, SD48Hamlin County, SD23

Questions

How many tornadoes has Day County, South Dakota had?

33 tornadoes touched Day 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 Day County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jun 15, 1953, with a 7.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Day County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (13 of 33). 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).