Stanley County tornado history

23 tornadoes touched Stanley County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Aug 24, 1960).

23tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 4 injured
13.6 milongest path · 1960
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F015
(E)F15
(E)F23
(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

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 24, 1960F213.6 mi200 yd10
May 19, 1974F25.6 mi10 yd00
Jun 20, 1968F20.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 14, 1973F11 mi200 yd00
Jun 10, 2004F11 mi400 yd00
Aug 8, 1969F10.1 mi10 yd30
May 7, 1975F10.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 24, 1986F10.1 mi40 yd00
Jun 7, 1994F010 mi10 yd00
Jun 15, 2009EF01 mi50 yd00
Jul 8, 1973F00.9 mi100 yd00
Jun 15, 2009EF00.7 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 18, 2023EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 15, 2009EF01 mi50 yd00
Jun 15, 2009EF00.4 mi50 yd00
Jun 15, 2009EF00.7 mi50 yd00
Jun 10, 2004F11 mi400 yd00
Jul 6, 1994F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 7, 1994F010 mi10 yd00
Sep 24, 1986F10.1 mi40 yd00
Jul 21, 1982F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 20, 1982F00.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 25, 1981F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 7, 1975F10.1 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

Jones County, SD8Sully County, SD22Hughes County, SD17Haakon County, SD30Dewey County, SD28Lyman County, SD40Mellette County, SD11Potter County, SD19

Questions

How many tornadoes has Stanley County, South Dakota had?

23 tornadoes touched Stanley 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 Stanley County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Aug 24, 1960, with a 13.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Stanley County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (9 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).