Lawrence County tornado history

22 tornadoes touched Lawrence County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jul 12, 1965).

22tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
20.8 milongest path · 1965
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F06
(E)F19
(E)F25
(E)F32
(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
Jul 12, 1965F320.8 mi1,400 yd00
Jun 29, 1993F33 mi150 yd00
Jun 20, 1968F213.1 mi100 yd00
Jul 6, 2020EF25 mi770 yd00
Jul 12, 1993F22 mi40 yd00
Jul 23, 1969F20.2 mi33 yd00
Jul 7, 1969F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 10, 2020EF114.8 mi250 yd00
Jun 29, 2018EF17.1 mi200 yd00
Jun 16, 2007EF14 mi70 yd00
Aug 4, 1953F12 mi30 yd00
Jun 27, 1999F12 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 10, 2020EF114.8 mi250 yd00
Jul 6, 2020EF25 mi770 yd00
Jun 29, 2018EF17.1 mi200 yd00
Aug 8, 2015EF11.4 mi33 yd00
Jun 16, 2007EF14 mi70 yd00
Jun 27, 1999F12 mi50 yd00
May 15, 1999F02 mi10 yd00
Jun 22, 1998F00.1 mi30 yd00
Aug 13, 1993F00.1 mi30 yd00
Jul 12, 1993F22 mi40 yd00
Jun 29, 1993F33 mi150 yd00
May 14, 1991F04 mi150 yd00

Nearby counties

Butte County, SD17Crook County, WY40Custer County, SD14Weston County, WY28Pennington County, SD51Meade County, SD47Fall River County, SD33Campbell County, WY91

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lawrence County, South Dakota had?

22 tornadoes touched Lawrence 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 Lawrence County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jul 12, 1965, with a 20.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Lawrence County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (9 of 22). 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).