Jackson County tornado history

20 tornadoes touched Jackson County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jun 14, 1953).

20tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 2 injured
27.7 milongest path · 1953
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F015
(E)F12
(E)F23
(E)F30
(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

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 14, 1953F227.7 mi440 yd00
May 2, 1964F214.8 mi10 yd00
Jun 28, 2025EF21.6 mi630 yd20
Jul 10, 1969F127.5 mi10 yd00
Jul 18, 1979F10.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 4, 1999F014 mi—00
Jun 7, 2005F01 mi20 yd00
Jun 7, 2005F01 mi20 yd00
Aug 11, 1994F00.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 6, 2007EF00.5 mi10 yd00
Aug 6, 2004F00.2 mi10 yd00
May 20, 1977F00.1 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 28, 2025EF21.6 mi630 yd20
Jun 6, 2007EF00.5 mi10 yd00
Jun 7, 2005F01 mi20 yd00
Jun 7, 2005F01 mi20 yd00
Aug 6, 2004F00.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 6, 2004F00.2 mi10 yd00
Jun 4, 1999F014 mi—00
Jun 19, 1998F00.1 mi30 yd00
Aug 11, 1994F00.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 6, 1994F00.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 23, 1982F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 19, 1982F00.1 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Bennett County, SD32Haakon County, SD30Mellette County, SD11Jones County, SD8Oglala Lakota County, SD21Todd County, SD40Pennington County, SD51Stanley County, SD23

Questions

How many tornadoes has Jackson County, South Dakota had?

20 tornadoes touched Jackson 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 Jackson County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jun 14, 1953, with a 27.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Jackson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (11 of 20). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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