Tornado History Map

Brule County, South Dakota tornado history

33 tornadoes recorded in or across Brule County from 1954 to 2010, 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 Brule County

The Storm Prediction Center records 33 tornadoes whose paths touched Brule County, South Dakota between 1954 and 2010. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 13 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 24 July 1971. The most recent was on 23 July 2010.

  • 33tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 3injuries
  • 404per 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 Brule County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02164%
F1 / EF1618%
F2 / EF2515%
F3 / EF313%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Brule County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in 1970s.1950s21960s41970s71980s61990s62000s42010s4

The 2010s only run to 2010, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s4
1970s7
1980s6
1990s6
2000s4
2010s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 13 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May5Jun13Jul13Aug0Sep2Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May5
Jun13
Jul13
Aug0
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Brule County

  • Strongest: South Dakota tornado24 July 1971, F3, 2.5 miles long
  • Longest path: South Dakota tornado20 June 1968, F2, 33.5 miles long
  • Most recent: South Dakota tornado23 July 2010, EF0, 0.1 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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