Pennington County tornado history

51 tornadoes touched Pennington County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jun 20, 1968).

51tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

0killed · 10 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)F031

(E)F115

(E)F25

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

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Peak month: June.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 20, 1968	F2	13.1 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 7, 1994	F2	10 mi	800 yd	0
Jun 13, 2016	EF2	7.4 mi	200 yd	0
Jul 23, 1966	F2	3.8 mi	440 yd	5
Jun 18, 1967	F2	1 mi	150 yd	3
May 5, 1975	F1	27.4 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 10, 2008	EF1	7.2 mi	400 yd	0
May 27, 2014	EF1	2.2 mi	300 yd	0
Jul 4, 2019	EF1	1.7 mi	250 yd	0
Aug 11, 2013	EF1	1.3 mi	30 yd	0
Jul 4, 2019	EF1	1.2 mi	200 yd	0
Jul 8, 2009	EF1	0.8 mi	50 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 4, 2019	EF1	1.7 mi	250 yd
Jul 4, 2019	EF1	0.3 mi	200 yd
Jul 4, 2019	EF1	1.2 mi	200 yd
Jun 13, 2016	EF2	7.4 mi	200 yd
May 27, 2014	EF1	2.2 mi	300 yd
Aug 11, 2013	EF1	1.3 mi	30 yd
May 9, 2011	EF0	1.5 mi	30 yd
Jun 20, 2010	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Jul 8, 2009	EF1	0.8 mi	50 yd
Jun 10, 2008	EF1	7.2 mi	400 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 30, 1996	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd

How many tornadoes has Pennington County, South Dakota had?

51 tornadoes touched Pennington County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Pennington County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jun 20, 1968, with a 13.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Pennington County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (16 of 51). 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).