Hughes County tornado history

17 tornadoes touched Hughes County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jul 23, 1973).

17tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 10 injured

4.9 milongest path · 1963

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

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F13

(E)F22

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

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Peak month: June.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 23, 1973	F3	2.5 mi	500 yd	10
Jun 12, 1993	F2	1 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 30, 1992	F2	0.3 mi	30 yd	0
Jul 16, 1997	F1	2 mi	73 yd	0
Jun 12, 1993	F1	1 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 7, 1993	F1	0.4 mi	40 yd	0
Jun 6, 1963	F0	4.9 mi	10 yd	0
Aug 5, 1987	F0	4 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 27, 1993	F0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
Jul 16, 1997	F0	0.5 mi	30 yd	0
Jun 11, 2003	F0	0.4 mi	25 yd	0
Aug 4, 1968	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 11, 2003	F0	0.4 mi	25 yd
Jul 16, 1997	F0	0.5 mi	30 yd
Jul 16, 1997	F1	2 mi	73 yd
Aug 27, 1995	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jul 6, 1994	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 27, 1993	F0	0.5 mi	30 yd
Jun 12, 1993	F1	1 mi	50 yd
Jun 12, 1993	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd
Jun 12, 1993	F2	1 mi	100 yd
Jun 7, 1993	F1	0.4 mi	40 yd
Jun 30, 1992	F2	0.3 mi	30 yd
Aug 5, 1987	F0	4 mi	10 yd

How many tornadoes has Hughes County, South Dakota had?

17 tornadoes touched Hughes County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Hughes County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jul 23, 1973, with a 2.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Hughes County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (8 of 17). 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).