Tornado History Map

Hand County, South Dakota tornado history

48 tornadoes recorded in or across Hand County from 1959 to 2023, 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 Hand County

The Storm Prediction Center records 48 tornadoes whose paths touched Hand County, South Dakota between 1959 and 2023. They killed 1 person and injured 12. The busiest month is June, with 28 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 24 August 2006. The most recent was on 25 July 2023.

  • 48tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 12injuries
  • 334per 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 Hand County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03165%
F1 / EF1715%
F2 / EF2817%
F3 / EF324%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Hand County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 13 in 2010s.1950s21960s21970s71980s81990s62000s82010s132020s2

The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s2
1970s7
1980s8
1990s6
2000s8
2010s13
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 28 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May4Jun28Jul7Aug6Sep2Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May4
Jun28
Jul7
Aug6
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Hand County

  • Deadliest: South Dakota tornado30 August 2020, EF2, 1 death, 1.6 miles long
  • Strongest and Longest path: South Dakota tornado24 August 2006, F3, 2 injuries, 24.5 miles long
  • Most recent: South Dakota tornado25 July 2023, 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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