Tornado History Map

Davison County, South Dakota tornado history

26 tornadoes recorded in or across Davison County from 1953 to 2015, 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 Davison County

The Storm Prediction Center records 26 tornadoes whose paths touched Davison County, South Dakota between 1953 and 2015. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 10 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 14 May 1962. The most recent was on 10 May 2015.

  • 26tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 36injuries
  • 597per 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 Davison County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01350%
F1 / EF1415%
F2 / EF2623%
F3 / EF3312%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Davison County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in 2000s.1950s21960s51970s31980s41990s42000s72010s1

The 2010s only run to 2015, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s5
1970s3
1980s4
1990s4
2000s7
2010s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr2May9Jun10Jul2Aug3Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May9
Jun10
Jul2
Aug3
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Davison County

  • Strongest and Longest path: South Dakota tornado14 May 1962, F3, 2 injuries, 70.4 miles long
  • Most recent: South Dakota tornado10 May 2015, EF0, 4.2 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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