Tornado History Map

Jerauld County, South Dakota tornado history

16 tornadoes recorded in or across Jerauld County from 1971 to 2014, 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 Jerauld County

The Storm Prediction Center records 16 tornadoes whose paths touched Jerauld County, South Dakota between 1971 and 2014. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 10 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF4 on 18 June 2014. The most recent was on 18 June 2014.

  • 16tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 3injuries
  • 304per 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 Jerauld County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0744%
F1 / EF1319%
F2 / EF2425%
F3 / EF316%
F4 / EF416%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Jerauld County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in 2010s.1970s21980s41990s22000s12010s7

The 2010s only run to 2014, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1970s2
1980s4
1990s2
2000s1
2010s7
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May5Jun10Jul1Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May5
Jun10
Jul1
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Jerauld County

  • Strongest: Lane, South Dakota tornado18 June 2014, EF4, 2 injuries, 11.5 miles long
  • Longest path: South Dakota tornado3 July 1971, F2, 20.1 miles long
  • Most recent: South Dakota tornado18 June 2014, EF2, 1.1 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Jerauld County

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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