Tornado History Map

Bennett County, South Dakota tornado history

34 tornadoes recorded in or across Bennett County from 1956 to 2020, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Bennett County

The Storm Prediction Center records 34 tornadoes whose paths touched Bennett County, South Dakota between 1956 and 2020. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 14 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 6 August 1956. The most recent was on 10 July 2020.

  • 34tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 2injuries
  • 287per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Bennett County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02265%
F1 / EF1618%
F2 / EF239%
F3 / EF326%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating13%

Bennett County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in 2010s.1950s21960s21970s61980s51990s62000s52010s72020s1

The 2020s only run to 2020, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s2
1970s6
1980s5
1990s6
2000s5
2010s7
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar1Apr2May3Jun10Jul14Aug4Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr2
May3
Jun10
Jul14
Aug4
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Bennett County

  • Strongest and Longest path: South Dakota tornado6 August 1956, F3, 28.3 miles long
  • Most recent: South Dakota tornado10 July 2020, EF0, 11.5 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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