Tornado History Map

Todd County, South Dakota tornado history

44 tornadoes recorded in or across Todd County from 1960 to 2025, 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 Todd County

The Storm Prediction Center records 44 tornadoes whose paths touched Todd County, South Dakota between 1960 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is July, with 15 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 2 July 1974. The most recent was on 20 July 2025.

  • 44tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 7injuries
  • 317per 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 Todd County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03170%
F1 / EF1614%
F2 / EF2614%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating12%

Todd County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 15 in 1990s.1960s71970s71980s41990s152000s62010s22020s3

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s7
1970s7
1980s4
1990s15
2000s6
2010s2
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 15 in Jul.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr3May9Jun13Jul15Aug2Sep2Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr3
May9
Jun13
Jul15
Aug2
Sep2
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Todd County

  • Strongest and Longest path: South Dakota tornado2 July 1974, F2, 18.5 miles long
  • Most recent: South Dakota tornado20 July 2025, Unknown rating, 0.1 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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