Storm History: Spink County, South Dakota

Events

865

Deaths

3

Injuries

2

Damage

$46 million

Episodes

597

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.

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• Tornado, June 20, 19571 death · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 10, 20131 death · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20221 death · 1 event here

• Flood, June 1, 2019$44 million · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2019$1.3 million · 1 event here
• Flood, May 11, 1998$310,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, May 13, 20092 injured · $40,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 1953$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1954$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 19571 death · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 7, 1959$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 23, 1964$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 16, 1967$25,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 1991$25,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, April 6, 2006$15,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 1994$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 2013$5,000 · 2 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 1966$3,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2022$2,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 1, 1957$30 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 1982$30 · F0 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 23, 20024.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20224 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 19584 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 25, 20213.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 28, 20253.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 7, 19563.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 28, 20113 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 19983 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 28, 20212.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20152.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 16, 20082.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20062.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 19982.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 26, 19912.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 19902.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, May 22, 2010EF4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 1954$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 3, 1981F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 1992F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 19571 death · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 1953$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 1956F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 10, 1957F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 7, 1959$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 23, 1964$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 1992F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 18, 2001F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 2022EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 2022EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Spink County, with its track

• Tornado, June 29, 20261.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 202665 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 20261 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20261.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Wildfire, March 12, 202670 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 28, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, February 17, 202663 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20261 event here
• High Wind, January 21, 202666 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 17, 202572 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 202567 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, November 25, 202559 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 4, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 28, 20253.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 26, 20251 event here
• Flood, July 23, 202570 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 202559 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 20, 20251 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 2025EF0 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20251 event here
• High Wind, November 19, 202460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, October 26, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 202461 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 25, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 2, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 13, 20241 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20241.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 12, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 15, 202467 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 24, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20241 event here
• Dense Smoke, September 5, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 4, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 2, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 21, 20231 event here
• Flood, August 11, 20231 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2023EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 202355 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 1, 20231 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20231 event here
• Flood, April 15, 20234 events here
• Flood, April 9, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, April 4, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 3, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, March 31, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 9, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 24, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, February 22, 20231 event here
• High Wind, February 14, 202355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 20231 event here
• High Wind, January 27, 202355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, December 14, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Ice Storm, November 9, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20222.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 5, 20221 event here
• Flood, August 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20221.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 18, 20221 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20224 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 20221.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, July 1, 20221 death · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 2022EF2 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2022$2,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 20, 20221 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 2022EF2 · 4 events here
• Hail, May 9, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 22, 2022EF0 · 4 events here
• High Wind, April 12, 202263 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 5, 202259 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 20221 event here
• Wildfire, February 18, 202259 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 20211 event here
• High Wind, December 15, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 202170 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 9, 2021EF0 · 2 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20211 event here
• Hail, August 28, 20212.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 26, 202170 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, August 22, 2021EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, August 7, 20211.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20211 event here
• Hail, July 25, 20213.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20211 event here
• Hail, May 13, 20210.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 29, 202163 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 10, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 20211 event here
• High Wind, January 14, 202165 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• High Wind, November 8, 202056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 20, 20201 event here
• Tornado, August 27, 2020EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 8, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, July 2, 202062 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20201 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2020EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20201 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, April 9, 20201 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20201 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20201 event here
• Flood, March 13, 20201 event here
• Flood, March 9, 20201 event here
• Flood, March 8, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, February 12, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 8, 20201 event here
• Flood, February 1, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20201 event here
• Flood, January 1, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, December 29, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 27, 20191 event here
• Flood, December 1, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 29, 20191 event here
• Flood, November 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, October 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, September 15, 20191 event here
• Flood, September 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, August 1, 20191 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 201952 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2019$44 million · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, April 11, 20191 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20192 events here
• Flood, April 1, 2019$1.3 million · 1 event here
• Flood, March 30, 20192 events here
• Flood, March 22, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, March 13, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 9, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, January 27, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, December 31, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, December 27, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 10, 20181 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20181 event here
• Drought, August 14, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20182.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20181 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20182 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2018EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20181.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, June 5, 20181 event here
• Dust Storm, June 1, 20181 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 13, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 8, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 5, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 18, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20171 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 26, 20171 event here
• Blizzard, December 4, 20171 event here
• Tornado, September 19, 2017EF1 · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20171 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20172.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 5, 20171.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20171 event here
• Tornado, June 13, 2017EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 20171 event here
• High Wind, March 7, 201764 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 25, 201663 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 16, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 10, 20161 event here
• Hail, September 7, 20162.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 10, 20161.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 20162.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20161 event here
• Hail, July 9, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20162 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20161 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 201661 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 30, 20151 event here
• High Wind, November 18, 201567 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 11, 201565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20152 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 201561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 24, 2015EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 17, 2015EF0 · 5 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20152.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20151.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20152.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 10, 20152.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 3, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 9, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 9, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 201460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 2014EF1 · 4 events here
• Blizzard, March 31, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 25, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 16, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 6, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 2013$5,000 · 2 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, August 27, 20131 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 201356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2013EF0 · 19 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 201370 kt wind · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, April 14, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, April 13, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, April 8, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, February 18, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, February 10, 20131 death · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, January 28, 20131 event here

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Tornadoes in Spink CountyEvery warning in Spink County since 1986Every county in South Dakota

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.