Meade County tornado history

47 tornadoes touched Meade County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 11, 1991).

47tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 29 injured
27.4 milongest path · 1975
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F030
(E)F19
(E)F26
(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
May 11, 1991F32 mi500 yd200
Jul 18, 1965F30.1 mi10 yd00
May 24, 2010EF222.3 mi440 yd00
Jun 19, 2015EF219.7 mi100 yd00
Jun 2, 2024EF24.1 mi50 yd00
May 26, 1972F21.5 mi440 yd00
May 11, 1991F21 mi300 yd50
May 21, 1972F20.1 mi10 yd00
May 5, 1975F127.4 mi20 yd00
Jun 16, 1989F16 mi50 yd40
Jun 22, 1966F12 mi20 yd00
Jul 6, 2016EF11.1 mi100 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 2, 2024EF24.1 mi50 yd00
May 6, 2023EF0—20 yd00
Jul 6, 2016EF11.1 mi100 yd00
Jun 19, 2015EF219.7 mi100 yd00
Jun 19, 2014EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 19, 2014EF00.1 mi10 yd00
May 24, 2010EF222.3 mi440 yd00
May 24, 2010EF04.9 mi100 yd00
Jul 22, 2001F00.5 mi10 yd00
Jul 22, 2001F01 mi10 yd00
Jun 23, 1998F05 mi200 yd00
Jun 23, 1998F00.1 mi150 yd00

Nearby counties

Pennington County, SD51Butte County, SD17Lawrence County, SD22Ziebach County, SD24Perkins County, SD36Haakon County, SD30Custer County, SD14Harding County, SD20

Questions

How many tornadoes has Meade County, South Dakota had?

47 tornadoes touched Meade 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 Meade County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 11, 1991, with a 2-mile path.

When is tornado season in Meade County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (17 of 47). 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).