Lake County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Lake County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 7, 1993).

28tornadoes since 1950
F4strongest rating
0killed · 6 injured
18.6 milongest path · 1956
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F09
(E)F18
(E)F26
(E)F33
(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
Jun 7, 1993F410 mi500 yd40
Jun 7, 1993F36 mi100 yd00
Jun 7, 1993F36 mi100 yd00
Jun 15, 1970F30.1 mi200 yd00
Jun 29, 1956F218.6 mi10 yd10
May 24, 1965F27.9 mi10 yd00
Aug 9, 1992F23 mi250 yd00
Jul 11, 2000F22 mi100 yd00
Jun 10, 1957F20.1 mi10 yd00
May 24, 1965F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 3, 1993F12 mi40 yd10
Sep 16, 2006F11.8 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 24, 2021unrated3.3 mi25 yd00
Sep 15, 2017EF00.1 mi100 yd00
May 30, 2011EF00.7 mi50 yd00
May 30, 2011EF00.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 18, 2009EF00.1 mi50 yd00
Sep 16, 2006F11.8 mi50 yd00
Jun 24, 2003F00.8 mi50 yd00
Jul 11, 2000F22 mi100 yd00
Jul 3, 1993F12 mi40 yd10
Jun 7, 1993F410 mi500 yd40
Jun 7, 1993F36 mi100 yd00
Jun 7, 1993F36 mi100 yd00

Nearby counties

Moody County, SD11Miner County, SD38McCook County, SD43Brookings County, SD35Kingsbury County, SD47Minnehaha County, SD52Hanson County, SD21Pipestone County, MN15

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lake County, South Dakota had?

28 tornadoes touched Lake County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lake County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 7, 1993, with a 10-mile path.

When is tornado season in Lake County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (13 of 28). 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).