Tornado History Map

Hughes County, South Dakota tornado history

19 tornadoes recorded in or across Hughes County from 1963 to 2003, 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 Hughes County

The Storm Prediction Center records 19 tornadoes whose paths touched Hughes County, South Dakota between 1963 and 2003. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 8 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 23 July 1973. The most recent was on 11 June 2003.

  • 19tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 10injuries
  • 256per 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 Hughes County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01368%
F1 / EF1316%
F2 / EF2211%
F3 / EF315%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Hughes County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 11 in 1990s.1960s31970s21980s21990s112000s1

The 2000s only run to 2003, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s3
1970s2
1980s2
1990s11
2000s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May1Jun8Jul7Aug3Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May1
Jun8
Jul7
Aug3
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Hughes County

  • Strongest: South Dakota tornado23 July 1973, F3, 10 injuries, 2.5 miles long
  • Longest path: South Dakota tornado6 June 1963, F0, 4.9 miles long
  • Most recent: South Dakota tornado11 June 2003, F0, 0.4 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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