Tornado History Map

Hutchinson County, South Dakota tornado history

49 tornadoes recorded in or across Hutchinson County from 1950 to 2024, 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 Hutchinson County

The Storm Prediction Center records 49 tornadoes whose paths touched Hutchinson County, South Dakota between 1950 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 22 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 26 June 1965. The most recent was on 31 July 2024.

  • 49tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 603per 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 Hutchinson County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03061%
F1 / EF11327%
F2 / EF248%
F3 / EF312%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating12%

Hutchinson County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in 1990s.1950s41960s71970s61980s81990s102000s102010s32020s1

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s4
1960s7
1970s6
1980s8
1990s10
2000s10
2010s3
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 22 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May18Jun22Jul4Aug2Sep2Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May18
Jun22
Jul4
Aug2
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Hutchinson County

  • Strongest and Longest path: South Dakota tornado26 June 1965, F3, 35.6 miles long
  • Most recent: South Dakota tornado31 July 2024, Unknown rating, 0 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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