Hand County tornado history

43 tornadoes touched Hand County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Aug 24, 2006). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 12 people.

43tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 12 injured

24.5 milongest path · 2006

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

By rating

(E)F027

(E)F16

(E)F28

(E)F32

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Aug 24, 2006	F3	24.5 mi	500 yd	2	0
Jul 3, 1971	F3	0.1 mi	87 yd	0	0
Aug 30, 2020	EF2	1.6 mi	300 yd	0	1
Jul 3, 1971	F2	20.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 24, 2006	F2	5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jul 3, 1971	F2	2.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 2, 1983	F2	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 2, 1983	F2	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 25, 1959	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 23, 1959	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1964	F1	11.1 mi	10 yd	10	0
Jun 3, 1975	F1	2 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Killed
Jul 25, 2023	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Aug 30, 2020	EF2	1.6 mi	300 yd	1
Jul 18, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 16, 2018	EF0	0.4 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 16, 2018	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 13, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 13, 2017	EF1	0.3 mi	175 yd	0
Jun 13, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 18, 2014	EF0	0.2 mi	75 yd	0
May 30, 2014	EF0	3.6 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 21, 2013	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
Jun 14, 2011	EF0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0

Deadliest: Aug 30, 2020, EF2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Hyde County, SD15 Buffalo County, SD17 Faulk County, SD22 Beadle County, SD39 Jerauld County, SD14 Spink County, SD48 Hughes County, SD17 Brule County, SD29

Questions

How many tornadoes has Hand County, South Dakota had?

43 tornadoes touched Hand County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Hand County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Aug 24, 2006, with a 24.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Hand County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (24 of 43). 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).