Harding County tornado history

20 tornadoes touched Harding County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jul 7, 1969).

20tornadoes since 1950
F4strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
19 milongest path · 2005
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F010
(E)F15
(E)F22
(E)F31
(E)F41
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 7, 1969F41.8 mi133 yd00
Jun 28, 2018EF33.6 mi900 yd00
Jun 28, 2018EF27 mi300 yd00
Jun 28, 2018EF22.3 mi100 yd00
Aug 9, 1962F110.4 mi20 yd00
Jul 18, 2011EF19.8 mi100 yd00
Jun 30, 2015EF13.9 mi80 yd00
Jun 20, 1999F12 mi400 yd00
Jun 8, 1957F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 7, 2005F019 mi10 yd00
Jun 12, 2011EF02.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 7, 2005F02 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 28, 2018EF33.6 mi900 yd00
Jun 28, 2018EF22.3 mi100 yd00
Jun 28, 2018unrated2.7 mi200 yd00
Jun 28, 2018EF27 mi300 yd00
Jun 30, 2015EF13.9 mi80 yd00
Jul 18, 2011EF19.8 mi100 yd00
Jun 12, 2011EF02.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 7, 2005F019 mi10 yd00
Jul 7, 2005F02 mi10 yd00
Aug 8, 2002F01 mi25 yd00
Jun 20, 1999F12 mi400 yd00
Jul 24, 1992F00.5 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Bowman County, ND14Butte County, SD17Perkins County, SD36Carter County, MT18Adams County, ND14Slope County, ND11Fallon County, MT15Hettinger County, ND20

Questions

How many tornadoes has Harding County, South Dakota had?

20 tornadoes touched Harding 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 Harding County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jul 7, 1969, with a 1.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Harding County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (9 of 20). 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).