Yankton County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched Yankton County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 7, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 1 people.

28tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 1 injured

15.2 milongest path · 1965

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F15

(E)F25

(E)F33

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 7, 1965	F4	7.8 mi	647 yd	0	1
Jun 18, 1954	F3	12.8 mi	33 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1954	F3	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
May 30, 1959	F3	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 1985	F2	10 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 5, 2007	EF2	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 5, 1972	F2	0.3 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 24, 1965	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 20, 1972	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 24, 1965	F1	15.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 5, 2007	EF1	1 mi	100 yd	1	0
May 17, 1962	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Aug 28, 2014	EF0	3.7 mi	50 yd	0
May 8, 2013	EF0	0.5 mi	25 yd	0
Jun 16, 2009	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
May 29, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 5, 2007	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 5, 2007	EF1	1 mi	100 yd	1
May 5, 2007	EF2	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
May 21, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 20, 1985	F0	2 mi	80 yd	0
Apr 20, 1985	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 20, 1985	F2	10 mi	440 yd	0
May 29, 1980	F0	1 mi	10 yd	0

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

Nearby counties

Clay County, SD31 Turner County, SD47 Bon Homme County, SD26 Cedar County, NE32 Hutchinson County, SD48 Knox County, NE46 Lincoln County, SD59 Union County, SD24

Questions

How many tornadoes has Yankton County, South Dakota had?

28 tornadoes touched Yankton 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 Yankton 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 Yankton County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (14 of 28). 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).