Tornado History Map

Butte County, South Dakota tornado history

19 tornadoes recorded in or across Butte County from 1955 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 Butte County

The Storm Prediction Center records 19 tornadoes whose paths touched Butte County, South Dakota between 1955 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 7 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 18 July 1963. The most recent was on 6 May 2024.

  • 19tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 1injury
  • 84per 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 Butte County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01158%
F1 / EF1421%
F2 / EF215%
F3 / EF315%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating211%

Butte County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in 1990s.1950s21960s31970s31980s21990s52010s12020s3

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

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s3
1970s3
1980s2
1990s5
2010s1
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May4Jun4Jul7Aug2Sep2Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May4
Jun4
Jul7
Aug2
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Butte County

  • Strongest: South Dakota tornado18 July 1963, F3, 2.3 miles long
  • Longest path and Most recent: South Dakota tornado6 May 2024, Unknown rating, 10.5 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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