Tornado History Map

Meade County, South Dakota tornado history

56 tornadoes recorded in or across Meade County from 1965 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 Meade County

The Storm Prediction Center records 56 tornadoes whose paths touched Meade County, South Dakota between 1965 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 21 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 11 May 1991. The most recent was on 2 June 2024.

  • 56tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 29injuries
  • 161per 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 Meade County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03664%
F1 / EF11120%
F2 / EF2713%
F3 / EF324%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Meade County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 22 in 1990s.1960s61970s101980s81990s222000s22010s62020s2

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

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PeriodCount
1960s6
1970s10
1980s8
1990s22
2000s2
2010s6
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 21 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May15Jun21Jul16Aug3Sep0Oct1Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May15
Jun21
Jul16
Aug3
Sep0
Oct1
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Meade County

  • Strongest: South Dakota tornado11 May 1991, F3, 20 injuries, 2 miles long
  • Longest path: South Dakota tornado5 May 1975, F1, 27.4 miles long
  • Most recent: South Dakota tornado2 June 2024, EF2, 4.1 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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