Tornado History Map

Ziebach County, South Dakota tornado history

24 tornadoes recorded in or across Ziebach County from 1962 to 2015, 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 Ziebach County

The Storm Prediction Center records 24 tornadoes whose paths touched Ziebach County, South Dakota between 1962 and 2015. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 12 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 21 June 1983. The most recent was on 21 June 2015.

  • 24tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 2injuries
  • 122per 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 Ziebach County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01875%
F1 / EF1417%
F2 / EF214%
F3 / EF314%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Ziebach County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in 2000s.1960s21970s21980s31990s22000s82010s7

The 2010s only run to 2015, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1960s2
1970s2
1980s3
1990s2
2000s8
2010s7
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 12 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May5Jun12Jul7Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May5
Jun12
Jul7
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Ziebach County

  • Strongest: South Dakota tornado21 June 1983, F3, 6 miles long
  • Longest path: South Dakota tornado10 July 1977, F1, 16 miles long
  • Most recent: South Dakota tornado21 June 2015, EF0, 1.6 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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