Turner County tornado history

47 tornadoes touched Turner County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 7, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 0 people.

47tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 0 injured

21.5 milongest path · 1964

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

By rating

(E)F023

(E)F18

(E)F212

(E)F32

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated1

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	Killed
Jun 7, 1965	F4	7.8 mi	647 yd	1
Jun 18, 1954	F3	12.8 mi	33 yd	0
Aug 3, 1981	F3	12.8 mi	440 yd	0
Apr 20, 1985	F2	12 mi	440 yd	0
Apr 26, 1986	F2	12 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 7, 1965	F2	8.6 mi	210 yd	0
Jun 24, 2003	F2	7.7 mi	300 yd	0
Jun 24, 2003	F2	7 mi	400 yd	0
Jun 7, 1965	F2	3.6 mi	100 yd	0
Jun 18, 1954	F2	2.7 mi	10 yd	0
Oct 18, 1971	F2	2.3 mi	367 yd	0
Jun 24, 2003	F2	1.5 mi	200 yd	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Aug 28, 2021	unrated	0.5 mi	40 yd
Jul 5, 2015	EF0	0.5 mi	40 yd
Jun 24, 2009	EF0	0.2 mi	50 yd
Jun 24, 2009	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jul 31, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jul 31, 2004	F1	0.5 mi	100 yd
May 28, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 28, 2004	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd
May 28, 2004	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd
May 28, 2004	F0	1 mi	200 yd
Apr 18, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd
Jun 24, 2003	F0	1 mi	100 yd

Deadliest: Jun 7, 1965, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Lincoln County, SD59 Yankton County, SD28 McCook County, SD43 Clay County, SD31 Hutchinson County, SD48 Minnehaha County, SD52 Hanson County, SD21 Union County, SD24

Questions

How many tornadoes has Turner County, South Dakota had?

47 tornadoes touched Turner 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 Turner County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 7, 1965, with a 7.8-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Turner County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (23 of 47). 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).