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Beadle County, South Dakota
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1953 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
38
Tornado reports
297
Hail reports
78
Floods since 1996
1,044
All events
1
Deaths
$26.2M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Beadle County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 38 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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All storm eventsTornadoes
NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
A tornado, entering Beadle County from Hand County to the west, destroyed 8 houses, damaged at least 7 other houses, and destroyed or damaged numerous farm buildings. One of the destroyed houses and several destroyed small buildings were on a farmstead 2 miles south of Wessington…
A tornado destroyed farm buildings and numerous trees, resulting in F3 damage southwest of Cavour. Homes and businesses within the town of Cavour were severely damaged (F2). Winds of 120 mph were measured by an anemometer on top of a grain elevator in Cavour.
Mixed precipitation, with occasional light freezing rain or freezing drizzle, began late afternoon on November 29, and resulted in up to a tenth of an inch ice accumulation through the early morning of November 30. Snow developed again by early morning, becoming heavy at times du…
Major flooding of the James River, as well as flooding of small streams and lakes in the county, continued through April. Much farmland remained flooded, both near to and away from the James River. The James River was 7.3 feet above flood stage at Huron on April 1st, and fell ver…
A tornado severely damaged 3 houses and destroyed or damaged a barn and several smaller buildings on farmsteads. The tornado knocked down power poles, with a transformer on one of the poles starting a brief fire. A tree shelter belt and crops were damaged. The amount of crop dama…
Heat Heat
Dangerous heat index readings reached a brief afternoon peak as high as 104 degrees near Cavour and 101 degrees at Huron.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Cavour.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gust was measured by the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site north of Wolsey.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Photo showed hail of various size from golf ball to baseball size.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gusts measured by the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Wolsey.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gust measured by ASOS station KHON at the Huron Regional Airport.
Hail Hail
Hail varied in size from pea to ping-pong ball size.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) late month.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the month.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the month.
Drought Drought
Moderate (D1) drought conditions worsened to severe (D2) late month.
Blizzard Blizzard
Northerly winds gusted as high as 59 mph at Huron and 50 mph 7 miles southwest of Carpenter. During and after a period of heavy snowfall which totaled 6.3 inches at Huron, visibility was reduced to one-quarter mile or less at times with blowing snow.
High Wind High Wind
Winds briefly gusted as high as 59 mph at the Automated Surface Observing System site at Huron.
High Wind High Wind
Sustained winds were between 40 and 52 mph at times, with gusts as high as 74 mph at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Wolsey.
High Wind High Wind
Sustained winds were between 40 and 50 mph at times, with gusts as high as 66 mph at South Dakota Road Weather Information System sites near Wolsey and Cavour.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Northwest winds gusted to 56 mph near Wolsey, 54 mph at Huron, and 51 mph at Cavour. These winds combined with periods of light snowfall which totaled around one inch to produce visibility briefly as low as one-quarter to one-half mile.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Northwest winds were sustained from 30 to 39 mph with gusts as high as 56 mph in Wolsey, 54 mph at Huron, and 51 mph at Cavour.
High Wind High Wind
Sustained winds reached 40 to 46 mph at times with a peak gust of 59 mph at a Automated Surface Observing System site at Huron.
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds were sustained between 40 and 51 mph at times, with gusts as high as 73 mph at Cavour, 70 mph at Wolsey, and 63 mph at Huron.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totaled 3.0 inches 2 miles southeast of Wessington.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills reached as low as -29 degrees at Cavour and Wolsey, and -26 degrees at Huron.
High Wind High Wind
Synoptic northwest winds gusted from 50 to 65 mph for several hours, with a peak wind gust of 65 mph at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Wolsey, 64 mph at an Automated Surface Observing System site at Huron, and 60 mph at a South Dakota Road Weather Inform…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totaled 3.0 inches at Huron and 2.8 inches 2 miles southeast of Wessington.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A long-duration snowfall totaled 6.5 inches 2 miles southeast of Wessington and 5.2 inches in Huron. During a brief break in snowfall during the evening of November 28, a period of light freezing rain and freezing drizzle resulted in a few hundredths of an inch ice accumulation.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Sustained winds were from 30 to 39 mph, with a peak gust of 55 mph at the Automated Surface Observing System site in Huron and 52 mph at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Cavour.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Sustained winds were from 30 to 36 mph, with a peak gust of 54 mph at the Automated Surface Observing System site in Sioux Falls.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Gusty winds from 40 to 55 mph along with a period of afternoon snowfall which totaled 2.0 inches near Wessington and 1.4 inches at Huron led to visibility briefly as low as one-quarter to one-half mile.
Flood Flood
The James River at Huron rose above flood stage on the morning of August 22nd, cresting around 0.48 feet above flood stage (11.98 ft) on August 23rd. The river then fell below flood stage on the morning of August 24th.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Much of a one-mile stretch of 196th Street was inundated by water east of 409th Avenue. Several other county gravel roads had sections under water.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by ASOS station KHON at the Huron Regional Airport.
Heat Heat
Heat index values peaked as high as 101 degrees near Cavour.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds heavily damaged a south side barn door and roof.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Minor tree damage in Huron with one tree that fell on a garage.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
A couple feet of water inundated County Road 6 (193rd Street) east of 394th Avenue.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Dangerous heat index readings reached an afternoon peak as high as 113 degrees near Cavour, 112 degrees near Wolsey, and 109 degrees at Huron on July 27.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm winds removed the roof from a post-frame building along the south shore of Lake Byron.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 0 |
| 2025 | 45 | 0 |
| 2024 | 28 | 0 |
| 2023 | 31 | 0 |
| 2022 | 57 | 3 |
| 2021 | 22 | 0 |
| 2020 | 37 | 0 |
| 2019 | 45 | 0 |
| 2018 | 31 | 0 |
| 2017 | 30 | 0 |
| 2016 | 29 | 0 |
| 2015 | 29 | 2 |
| 2014 | 14 | 1 |
| 2013 | 23 | 0 |
| 2012 | 40 | 0 |
| 2011 | 28 | 0 |
| 2010 | 34 | 0 |
| 2009 | 38 | 1 |
| 2008 | 23 | 0 |
| 2007 | 18 | 1 |
| 2006 | 29 | 3 |
| 2005 | 36 | 0 |
| 2004 | 22 | 0 |
| 2003 | 23 | 5 |
| 2002 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 2 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 1 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 2 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | 8 | 0 |
| 1973 | 5 | 0 |
| 1972 | 9 | 6 |
| 1971 | 5 | 2 |
| 1970 | 3 | 0 |
| 1969 | 3 | 0 |
| 1968 | 5 | 0 |
| 1967 | 5 | 1 |
| 1966 | 5 | 1 |
| 1965 | 3 | 1 |
| 1964 | 2 | 0 |
| 1963 | 3 | 1 |
| 1962 | 3 | 1 |
| 1961 | 3 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 4 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 3 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | 2 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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