Miner County tornado history

38 tornadoes touched Miner County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 16, 1992).

38tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 3 injured
15 milongest path · 1985
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F021
(E)F16
(E)F29
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 16, 1992F33 mi73 yd00
May 20, 1965F210.4 mi150 yd00
May 15, 1962F24.1 mi10 yd20
May 8, 1965F23.3 mi243 yd00
Jun 7, 1993F23 mi73 yd00
Jun 7, 1993F23 mi73 yd00
May 5, 2007EF21 mi100 yd00
Jun 16, 1992F20.5 mi50 yd10
May 16, 1962F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 7, 1984F20.1 mi60 yd00
Aug 14, 1966F16.6 mi10 yd00
May 5, 2007EF10.2 mi100 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 8, 2020unrated—5 yd00
May 8, 2018EF00.1 mi50 yd00
Jul 23, 2015EF00.7 mi150 yd00
Jul 23, 2015EF00.8 mi250 yd00
Jul 23, 2015EF01.6 mi250 yd00
May 10, 2015EF00.3 mi50 yd00
Aug 3, 2010EF00.9 mi50 yd00
Jun 26, 2010EF00.3 mi50 yd00
May 5, 2007EF10.1 mi50 yd00
May 5, 2007EF21 mi100 yd00
May 5, 2007EF10.2 mi100 yd00
May 5, 2007EF00.1 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Sanborn County, SD23Lake County, SD28Kingsbury County, SD47Hanson County, SD21McCook County, SD43Davison County, SD23Beadle County, SD39Moody County, SD11

Questions

How many tornadoes has Miner County, South Dakota had?

38 tornadoes touched Miner County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Miner County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 16, 1992, with a 3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Miner County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (18 of 38). 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).