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Bennett County, South Dakota

Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1957 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.

31
Tornado reports
222
Hail reports
12
Floods since 1996
605
All events
0
Deaths
$54.9M
Property damage

Tornado paths in Bennett County

The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 29 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.

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Year by year

19572026
Hover or tap a bar to see that year.
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.

June 6, 1963 · Bennett, South Dakota
Tornado F3 Tornado
April 5, 1997 · Bennett, South Dakota
Blizzard Blizzard$50.0M damage
June 29, 2026 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 29, 2026 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 29, 2026 · Bennett, South Dakota
Hail Hail
Time estimated based on radar analysis.
June 29, 2026 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 29, 2026 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 9, 2026 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 9, 2026 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 9, 2026 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
January 21, 2026 · Bennett, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
December 18, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet recorded wind gust.
December 18, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
Mesonet recorded wind gust.
December 18, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
South Dakota Mesonet recorded wind gust.
October 4, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet Site measured wind gust.
October 4, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet Site measured wind gust.
August 13, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
August 13, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 26, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Hail Hail
Spotter submitted report, confirmed.
July 20, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated wind gust report from chaser.
July 9, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Storm spotter estimated reported wind gust.
July 9, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public report via phone call, estimated.
July 9, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Storm spotter estimated wind gust report.
July 9, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Storm spotter estimated wind gust report.
June 28, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Recorded wind gust.
June 28, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 28, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 15, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Hail Hail
Esimated.
June 15, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public reported estimated wind gust report.
June 15, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public reported an estimated wind gust.
April 27, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A 24 hour rainfall.
March 29, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Winter Weather Winter Weather
March 14, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
March 6, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Winter Storm Winter Storm
March 6, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Winter Storm Winter Storm
February 17, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
February 16, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Winter Weather Winter Weather
January 20, 2025 · Bennett, South Dakota
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
December 19, 2024 · Bennett, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
November 20, 2024 · Bennett, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
November 19, 2024 · Bennett, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
September 17, 2024 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
August 26, 2024 · Bennett, South Dakota
Hail Hail
August 26, 2024 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind driven hail broke windows at 3 houses near the junction of highways 18 and 73 in Martin.
August 26, 2024 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
August 26, 2024 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
July 28, 2024 · Bennett, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
July 28, 2024 · Bennett, South Dakota
Hail Hail
July 3, 2024 · Bennett, South Dakota
Hail Hail
July 3, 2024 · Bennett, South Dakota
Hail Hail
Events by year, as a table
YearEventsTornadoes
202690
2025270
2024290
2023130
2022170
2021140
2020251
2019345
2018170
201791
2016200
2015230
2014200
2013131
201270
2011310
2010210
2009170
2008160
2007251
2006250
2005230
200491
2003231
2002130
2001161
2000210
1999104
199830
1997160
199660
199432
199310
199150
199020
198910
198810
198610
198520
198431
198310
198233
198120
198050
197821
197795
197420
196910
196710
196621
196410
196311
196010
195820
195711