Tornado History Map

Fall River County, South Dakota tornado history

34 tornadoes recorded in or across Fall River County from 1967 to 2017, 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 Fall River County

The Storm Prediction Center records 34 tornadoes whose paths touched Fall River County, South Dakota between 1967 and 2017. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 14 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 19 June 1983. The most recent was on 26 August 2017.

  • 34tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 3injuries
  • 195per 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 Fall River County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02368%
F1 / EF1618%
F2 / EF2515%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Fall River County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 12 in 1990s.1960s31970s31980s81990s122000s62010s2

The 2010s only run to 2017, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s3
1970s3
1980s8
1990s12
2000s6
2010s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May5Jun14Jul11Aug3Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May5
Jun14
Jul11
Aug3
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Fall River County

  • Strongest and Longest path: South Dakota tornado19 June 1983, F2, 22 miles long
  • Most recent: South Dakota tornado26 August 2017, EF0, 0.7 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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