Kingsbury County tornado history

47 tornadoes touched Kingsbury County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 24, 2003). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 11 people.

47tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 11 injured

156.3 milongest path · 1961

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

By rating

(E)F025

(E)F114

(E)F21

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated4

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
Jun 24, 2003	F4	10 mi	1,000 yd	4	0
Jun 21, 1961	F3	156.3 mi	10 yd	7	1
Jun 16, 1992	F3	4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 2003	F2	2.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Sep 24, 1977	F1	21.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
Aug 14, 1966	F1	6.6 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 2022	EF1	3.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 18, 1993	F1	3 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 2, 2006	F1	2.1 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 19, 1976	F1	1.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 2003	F1	1.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 2003	F1	0.7 mi	100 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Aug 10, 2023	unrated	0.6 mi	25 yd
Aug 10, 2023	unrated	1.1 mi	25 yd
Jun 20, 2022	EF1	3.6 mi	50 yd
Jun 20, 2022	unrated	—	10 yd
Aug 28, 2020	unrated	0.4 mi	25 yd
Aug 28, 2020	EF1	0.6 mi	25 yd
Jun 21, 2013	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 21, 2013	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Apr 21, 2007	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd
Aug 24, 2006	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 2, 2006	F1	2.1 mi	100 yd
Jun 24, 2003	F0	0.4 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Jun 21, 1961, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Miner County, SD38 Hamlin County, SD23 Lake County, SD28 Brookings County, SD35 Clark County, SD37 Sanborn County, SD23 Beadle County, SD39 Codington County, SD34

Questions

How many tornadoes has Kingsbury County, South Dakota had?

47 tornadoes touched Kingsbury 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 Kingsbury County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 24, 2003, with a 10-mile path.

When is tornado season in Kingsbury County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (22 of 47). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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