Deuel County tornado history

35 tornadoes touched Deuel County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated EF3 (May 30, 2022).

35tornadoes since 1950
EF3strongest rating
0killed · 3 injured
17 milongest path · 1986
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F018
(E)F19
(E)F26
(E)F32
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 30, 2022EF313.3 mi100 yd00
Jun 28, 2025EF39.7 mi100 yd20
Jul 18, 1986F217 mi150 yd00
May 30, 2022EF212.4 mi150 yd00
Jun 28, 2025EF23.4 mi60 yd00
May 12, 2022EF20.4 mi40 yd00
May 12, 2022EF20.4 mi60 yd10
Jun 19, 1971F20.1 mi200 yd00
May 12, 2022EF12 mi10 yd00
Apr 15, 1970F11 mi10 yd00
Oct 26, 1996F11 mi25 yd00
Jul 24, 1997F11 mi120 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 28, 2025EF23.4 mi60 yd00
Jun 28, 2025EF00.2 mi10 yd00
Jun 28, 2025EF39.7 mi100 yd20
Sep 23, 2023EF0—10 yd00
May 6, 2023EF0—10 yd00
May 30, 2022EF212.4 mi150 yd00
May 30, 2022EF313.3 mi100 yd00
May 30, 2022EF10.4 mi20 yd00
May 12, 2022EF20.4 mi40 yd00
May 12, 2022EF20.4 mi60 yd10
May 12, 2022EF12 mi10 yd00
May 12, 2022EF10.2 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Hamlin County, SD23Brookings County, SD35Codington County, SD34Grant County, SD23Lac qui Parle County, MN16Lincoln County, MN18Yellow Medicine County, MN25Lyon County, MN27

Questions

How many tornadoes has Deuel County, South Dakota had?

35 tornadoes touched Deuel 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 Deuel County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF3 on May 30, 2022, with a 13.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Deuel County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (12 of 35). 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).