Tornadoes in South Dakota, April 27, 2025

The tornado touched down 2 miles SE of Spring Creek just south of|BIA route #30 and remained over open field. The tornado tracked to|the east-northeast where it destroyed an outbuilding that was|built with heavy wood and anchored to a cement slab. The|outbuilding contents where thrown some 50yds to east up a hill.|The tornado crossed BIA route #30 where it strengthened,|destroying a single wide mobile home. The undercarriage of the|mobile home was tossed and crumpled 100yds from its foundation.|All walls where completely destroyed and the contents of the home|were thrown to the north to northeast. The tornado then moved |back into mostly open terrain before encountering some trees and |power poles just to the southwest of St. Francis. The circulation |then moved into St. Francis causing significant tree damage with |trees both uprooted and some trees near the catholic church had |their trunks snapped at the base. As the tornado passed through |the west side of St. Francis it caused significant roof damage to |the community center and an elderly living facility. The tornado |began to weaken slightly as it exited St. Francis and began to |move more toward the north-northeast and back over open terrain. |The tornado produced its last damage in Rosebud with the water |supply center and the adjacent storage facility receiving |signficant roof damage with the roofs being thrown toward the west|to southwest. The tornado dissipated 2 miles north of Rosebud.

A brief spin-up touched down and produced EF0 damage to a|homestead 7 miles north of Mission. A mobile home lost all of its|roof and its north facing wall while the main home on the property|suffered major roof damage with most of the contents from the home|thrown back to the west. Other outbuildings on the property|suffered minor damage.