Haakon County tornado history

30 tornadoes touched Haakon County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (May 2, 1964).

30tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 2 injured
14.8 milongest path · 1964
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F015
(E)F110
(E)F25
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 2, 1964F214.8 mi10 yd00
May 19, 1974F22.7 mi10 yd00
Jun 15, 1992F22 mi50 yd00
Aug 31, 1959F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 26, 1964F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 10, 1977F17.3 mi10 yd00
May 9, 2011EF12.5 mi30 yd00
Jul 12, 1994F12 mi200 yd00
May 19, 1974F11.3 mi10 yd00
Jul 23, 1966F11 mi10 yd00
Jun 15, 1993F10.5 mi40 yd20
Jul 3, 1956F10.1 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 13, 2022EF0—10 yd00
Jun 19, 2014EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 30, 2013EF0—10 yd00
May 9, 2011EF12.5 mi30 yd00
May 9, 2011EF0—20 yd00
Jul 28, 2001F01 mi10 yd00
Aug 11, 1994F01 mi50 yd00
Jul 12, 1994F12 mi200 yd00
Jun 7, 1994F010 mi10 yd00
Jun 15, 1993F10.5 mi40 yd20
Jun 15, 1992F22 mi50 yd00
May 26, 1987F00.2 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Stanley County, SD23Jackson County, SD20Jones County, SD8Ziebach County, SD24Meade County, SD47Mellette County, SD11Pennington County, SD51Dewey County, SD28

Questions

How many tornadoes has Haakon County, South Dakota had?

30 tornadoes touched Haakon 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 Haakon County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on May 2, 1964, with a 14.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Haakon County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (11 of 30). 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).