# Tornadoes in South Dakota since 1950: 1,945, #16 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> South Dakota has 1,945 tornadoes (2.6% of the US), #16 by count and #2 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in South Dakota since 1950

South Dakota has recorded **1,945 tornadoes since 1950**: 2.6% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#16 by count** and **#2 per person** (210.35 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* South Dakota has recorded 1,945 tornadoes since 1950, 2.6% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #16 of 51 by count and #2 per person (210.35 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* South Dakota’s busiest year was 1993, with 83 tornadoes; it averages 25.6 a year.
* 10 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#2

national rank (per capita)

1,945

tornadoes

210.35

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[South Dakota: 1,945 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/south-dakota.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## South Dakota tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s93

1960s266

1970s274

1980s294

1990s360

2000s325

2010s206

2020s127

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 1,174 |
| ------- | ----- |
| F1/EF1  | 415   |
| F2/EF2  | 255   |
| F3/EF3  | 58    |
| F4/EF4  | 9     |
| F5/EF5  | 1     |
| Unrated | 33    |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 1993 (83).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in South Dakota, newest first

2014-06-18 · EF42010-05-22 · EF42003-06-24 · F42002-06-23 · F41998-05-30 · F41993-06-07 · F41993-06-07 · F41969-07-07 · F41965-06-07 · F41965-05-08 · F5

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