Lincoln County tornado history

59 tornadoes touched Lincoln County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 19, 1954). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 16 people.

59tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 16 injured

16.4 milongest path · 1968

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

By rating

(E)F034

(E)F17

(E)F214

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated3

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 19, 1954	F3	0.1 mi	43 yd	0	0
Jul 14, 1970	F2	3.8 mi	10 yd	1	1
Jun 21, 1968	F2	16.4 mi	30 yd	1	0
Jun 22, 1964	F2	16.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 7, 1993	F2	15 mi	100 yd	1	0
May 7, 1993	F2	15 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1986	F2	12 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 1964	F2	10 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1965	F2	8.6 mi	210 yd	0	0
Jun 24, 2003	F2	7.7 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 1986	F2	5 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jul 1, 1970	F2	2.3 mi	1,320 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 28, 2025	EF0	3.3 mi	30 yd	0
Aug 28, 2021	EF1	2.3 mi	150 yd	0
Aug 28, 2021	unrated	0.9 mi	20 yd	0
Aug 28, 2021	unrated	1.6 mi	20 yd	0
Aug 28, 2021	unrated	1.1 mi	30 yd	0
Sep 10, 2019	EF2	0.6 mi	50 yd	8
Sep 10, 2019	EF2	0.9 mi	50 yd	0
May 28, 2016	EF0	0.1 mi	25 yd	0
Jun 5, 2014	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd	0
May 28, 2004	F0	0.4 mi	100 yd	0
May 28, 2004	F0	0.2 mi	100 yd	0
May 28, 2004	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Jun 7, 1965, F0, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Turner County, SD47 Lyon County, IA45 Minnehaha County, SD52 Clay County, SD31 Sioux County, IA51 Union County, SD24 Rock County, MN16 Yankton County, SD28

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lincoln County, South Dakota had?

59 tornadoes touched Lincoln County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lincoln County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 19, 1954, with a 0.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Lincoln County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (26 of 59). 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).