Sanborn County tornado history

23 tornadoes touched Sanborn County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 24, 2003).

23tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 2 injured

20.1 milongest path · 1973

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F13

(E)F24

(E)F31

(E)F40

(E)F50

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Peak month: June.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jun 24, 2003	F3	6 mi	500 yd	0
Apr 19, 1973	F2	20.1 mi	200 yd	2
May 21, 1962	F2	10.4 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 7, 1993	F2	9 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 24, 1978	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 4, 1999	F1	10 mi	400 yd	0
May 5, 2007	EF1	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 6, 1967	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jun 23, 1952	F0	2 mi	43 yd	0
Jun 5, 2006	F0	2 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 24, 2003	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 24, 2009	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 23, 2018	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd
Jun 24, 2009	EF0	0.4 mi	50 yd
May 5, 2007	EF1	0.5 mi	100 yd
Sep 16, 2006	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 5, 2006	F0	2 mi	200 yd
Jun 24, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 24, 2003	F3	6 mi	500 yd
Jun 24, 2003	F0	0.5 mi	50 yd
Jun 24, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 4, 1999	F1	10 mi	400 yd
Jun 7, 1993	F2	9 mi	100 yd
Jun 16, 1992	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd

How many tornadoes has Sanborn County, South Dakota had?

23 tornadoes touched Sanborn County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Sanborn County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 24, 2003, with a 6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Sanborn County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (14 of 23). 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).