Tornado History Map

Miner County, South Dakota tornado history

48 tornadoes recorded in or across Miner County from 1954 to 2020, 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 Miner County

The Storm Prediction Center records 48 tornadoes whose paths touched Miner County, South Dakota between 1954 and 2020. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 22 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 16 June 1992. The most recent was on 8 June 2020.

  • 48tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 3injuries
  • 842per 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 Miner County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02246%
F1 / EF11225%
F2 / EF21225%
F3 / EF312%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating12%

Miner County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 11 in 1980s.1950s11960s91980s111990s102000s92010s72020s1

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

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s9
1980s11
1990s10
2000s9
2010s7
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 22 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May22Jun14Jul7Aug5Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May22
Jun14
Jul7
Aug5
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Miner County

  • Strongest: South Dakota tornado16 June 1992, F3, 3 miles long
  • Longest path: South Dakota tornado11 May 1985, F0, 15 miles long
  • Most recent: South Dakota tornado8 June 2020, 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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