Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 15 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
June 16, 1992 · Buffalo, South Dakota
June 20, 2015 · Buffalo, South Dakota
One-hundred mph winds or higher damaged or destroyed several homes, flipped many campers, and downed power lines and trees. Several trees fell onto homes. One man died in a trailer home that was flipped.
June 15, 2026 · Buffalo, South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Transportation mesonet station 3 miles north of Gann Valley recorded a peak wind gust of 64 mph associated with decaying light showers.
June 1, 2026 · Buffalo, South Dakota
Severe Drought (D2) conditions ended as persistent June rainfall relieved long-term moisture deficits.
May 1, 2026 · Buffalo, South Dakota
April 1, 2026 · Buffalo, South Dakota
March 24, 2026 · Buffalo, South Dakota
March 12, 2026 · Buffalo, South Dakota
February 18, 2026 · Buffalo, South Dakota
January 23, 2026 · Buffalo, South Dakota
January 21, 2026 · Buffalo, South Dakota
January 16, 2026 · Buffalo, South Dakota
December 18, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
December 9, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
November 25, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
September 4, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
August 16, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
July 28, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
July 26, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
July 23, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
July 15, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
July 11, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
Emergency management reported a fire that consumed 733 acres of pasture as well as hay bales.
July 9, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
The Hyde County emergency manager relayed that three power poles snapped due to high winds six miles north of Fort Thompson. The winds also rolled many hay bales from west to east across a field along Highway 34/47.
July 9, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
June 29, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
June 29, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
June 20, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
May 15, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
April 28, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
April 1, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
March 14, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
March 10, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
Hand county emergency management responded to a wildfire notification by indicating that the Gann Valley Fire Department was on the scene of a fire that involved approximately 400-500 hay bales.
March 1, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
February 24, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
February 18, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
February 1, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
January 20, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
January 1, 2025 · Buffalo, South Dakota
December 19, 2024 · Buffalo, South Dakota
December 1, 2024 · Buffalo, South Dakota
November 19, 2024 · Buffalo, South Dakota
November 1, 2024 · Buffalo, South Dakota
October 29, 2024 · Buffalo, South Dakota
August 25, 2024 · Buffalo, South Dakota
August 25, 2024 · Buffalo, South Dakota
August 2, 2024 · Buffalo, South Dakota
July 14, 2024 · Buffalo, South Dakota
July 14, 2024 · Buffalo, South Dakota
June 27, 2024 · Buffalo, South Dakota
June 20, 2024 · Buffalo, South Dakota
Emergency management reported water over several roadways in portions of Buffalo county.