Tornado History Map

Douglas County, South Dakota tornado history

25 tornadoes recorded in or across Douglas County from 1960 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 Douglas County

The Storm Prediction Center records 25 tornadoes whose paths touched Douglas County, South Dakota between 1960 and 2015. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 14 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 14 May 1962. The most recent was on 10 May 2015.

  • 25tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 13injuries
  • 579per 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 Douglas County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01872%
F1 / EF1312%
F2 / EF2312%
F3 / EF314%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Douglas County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 11 in 1980s.1960s41970s31980s112000s42010s3

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

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PeriodCount
1960s4
1970s3
1980s11
2000s4
2010s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May5Jun14Jul4Aug0Sep2Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May5
Jun14
Jul4
Aug0
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Douglas County

  • Strongest and Longest path: South Dakota tornado14 May 1962, F3, 2 injuries, 70.4 miles long
  • Most recent: South Dakota tornado10 May 2015, EF2, 9 injuries, 16.2 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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