Roberts County tornado history

31 tornadoes touched Roberts County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Aug 3, 1979). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 1 people.

31tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 1 injured

20.5 milongest path · 1979

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

By rating

(E)F020

(E)F17

(E)F24

(E)F30

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Aug 3, 1979	F2	20.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 5, 1964	F2	4.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 23, 2004	F2	2.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 1951	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	1	0
Jun 19, 1979	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	1
Oct 6, 1994	F1	8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 1992	F1	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 2017	EF1	0.4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 2012	EF1	0.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 30, 1967	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 11, 1972	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 14, 2016	EF0	5.4 mi	15 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 1, 2023	EF0	—	10 yd
May 12, 2022	EF0	0.3 mi	10 yd
Oct 13, 2021	EF0	2.4 mi	10 yd
Oct 13, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Oct 13, 2021	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 24, 2018	EF0	—	5 yd
Jun 13, 2017	EF1	0.4 mi	100 yd
Jun 13, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	90 yd
Jun 14, 2016	EF0	5.4 mi	15 yd
Jun 17, 2012	EF0	—	5 yd
Jun 17, 2012	EF1	0.3 mi	10 yd
Sep 23, 2004	F2	2.2 mi	50 yd

Deadliest: Jun 19, 1979, F1, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Traverse County, MN18 Big Stone County, MN14 Marshall County, SD23 Grant County, SD23 Day County, SD33 Richland County, ND62 Stevens County, MN18 Sargent County, ND26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Roberts County, South Dakota had?

31 tornadoes touched Roberts County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Roberts County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Aug 3, 1979, with a 20.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Roberts County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (13 of 31). 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).