Spink County tornado history

48 tornadoes touched Spink County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 21, 1961). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 7 people.

48tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

2killed · 7 injured

156.3 milongest path · 1961

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

By rating

(E)F031

(E)F110

(E)F25

(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

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 21, 1961	F3	156.3 mi	10 yd	7	1
Jun 7, 1993	F3	5 mi	400 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1957	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	1
Jun 7, 1993	F2	10 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 23, 1964	F2	6.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 21, 1956	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 7, 1959	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 1993	F1	15 mi	73 yd	0	0
Aug 15, 1987	F1	5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 19, 2017	EF1	2.8 mi	155 yd	0	0
Aug 27, 2020	EF1	2.8 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1954	F1	1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 19, 2025	EF0	—	10 yd
Oct 9, 2021	EF0	1.2 mi	100 yd
Aug 27, 2020	EF0	1.8 mi	40 yd
Aug 27, 2020	EF1	2.8 mi	40 yd
Jun 20, 2020	EF0	0.2 mi	10 yd
Sep 19, 2017	EF1	2.8 mi	155 yd
Aug 3, 2012	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Aug 3, 2012	EF0	0.3 mi	10 yd
Sep 1, 2010	EF0	0.4 mi	20 yd
Sep 1, 2010	EF0	0.3 mi	20 yd
Jul 23, 2010	EF0	2.1 mi	30 yd
Jun 7, 2005	F0	—	10 yd

Deadliest: Jun 20, 1957, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Clark County, SD37 Beadle County, SD39 Faulk County, SD22 Hand County, SD43 Brown County, SD80 Day County, SD33 Edmunds County, SD31 Codington County, SD34

Questions

How many tornadoes has Spink County, South Dakota had?

48 tornadoes touched Spink 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 Spink County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 21, 1961, with a 156.3-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Spink County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (23 of 48). 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).