South Dakota, 1965

Tornadoes in South Dakota, May 24, 1965

May 24, 1965 · 16 events in 6 counties and zones

16 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
  • Hail
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$108,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

16 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Yankton

When
May 24, 1:57 PM CST
Where
Yankton County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
42.870, -97.550

Tornado, McCook

When
May 24, 2:00 PM CST
Where
McCook County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
43.620, -97.170

Tornado, Yankton

When
May 24, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Yankton County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.900, -97.400

Tornado, Yankton

When
May 24, 2:10 PM CST
Where
Yankton County
Rating
F1
Path length
15.2 mi
Path width
7 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
43.000, -97.620

Tornado, McCook

When
May 24, 2:15 PM CST
Where
McCook County
Rating
F1
Path length
7.2 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
43.580, -97.380

Tornado, McCook

When
May 24, 2:15 PM CST
Where
McCook County
Rating
F3
Path length
9 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
43.500, -97.500

Tornado, McCook

When
May 24, 2:40 PM CST
Where
McCook County
Rating
F1
Path length
4.3 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
43.620, -97.200

Tornado, Minnehaha

When
May 24, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Minnehaha County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
43.620, -96.680

Tornado, Minnehaha

When
May 24, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Minnehaha County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
43.650, -96.700

Tornado, Lake

When
May 24, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Lake County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
44.000, -97.180

Tornado, Lake

When
May 24, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Lake County
Rating
F2
Path length
7.9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
44.000, -97.170

Tornado, Lake

When
May 24, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Lake County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
44.120, -97.120

Tornado, Brookings

When
May 24, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Brookings County
Rating
F1
Path length
9.4 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
44.230, -97.120

Tornado, McCook

When
May 24, 4:50 PM CST
Where
McCook County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
43.700, -97.100

Tornado, Lincoln

When
May 24, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
43.200, -96.800

Tornado, McCook

When
May 24, 9:35 PM CST
Where
McCook County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
43.800, -97.300

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10110289, 10110290, 10110291, 10110292, 10110293, 10110294, 10110295, 10110296, 10110297, 10110298, 10110299, 10110300, 10110301, 10110302, 10110303, 10110304.