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Campbell County, South Dakota
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1960 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
17
Tornado reports
137
Hail reports
14
Floods since 1996
519
All events
0
Deaths
$674K
Property damage
Tornado paths in Campbell County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 17 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.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
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The South Dakota Department of Transportation mesonet station two miles north of Herreid recorded a peak gust of 64 mph.
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A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm winds topped out around 60 mph with some smaller tree branches downed.
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An 80 mph (70 knot) wind gust was recorded on a personal weather station near Artas. The strong winds damaged a swing set and dislodged a camper from its cinderblocks.
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Weak storms generated winds strong enough to flatten a 10 by 10 outbuilding and gazebo at a residence 5 miles east of the town of Pollock in Campbell county.
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The Artas COOP observer recorded a 69 mph wind gust on his mesonet weather station from a light shower that moved across northeast Campbell county.
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A resident near the town of Artas and the COOP observer 3 miles southwest of Greenway both recorded a total of 14 inches snowfall. The COOP observer in the town of Pollock recorded a total of 10 inches.
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Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions were observed via the South Dakota Department of Transportation mesonet webcam two miles north of Herreid. Winds gusted between 40 and 50 mph while visibility dropped to one-quarter mile or less from 1:00 AM until approximately 10:00 AM.
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Hail Hail
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Tornado EF2 Tornado
At 7:50 pm CDT, the tornado touched down on the west side of South Dakota Highway 1804, just north of 118th St. Within a few minutes of being on the ground, it tracked east and crossed South Dakota Highway 1804, tossing hay bales in its path. Between 8:00-8:05 pm CDT, the tornado…
Tornado EFU Tornado
A tornado touched down roughly 4.5 miles southeast of Mound City, SD in open crop and grassland. Photo and video evidence of the tornado was documented. The track was also noted on high resolution satellite imagery.
Hail Hail
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Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
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The COOP observer estimated the thunderstorm wind gusts topped out at 60 mph.
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The COOP observer in Pollock reported an estimated 60 mph wind gust had blown shingled off of their roof.
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The COOP observer in Pollock estimated that 60 mph wind gusts had knocked down the north doors of the Dairy Farmers of America building.
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Ice Storm Ice Storm
The COOP observer in Pollock reported 0.25 inches of ice accumulation.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 2 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 39 | 0 |
| 2021 | 21 | 1 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019 | 23 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14 | 0 |
| 2016 | 24 | 1 |
| 2015 | 13 | 0 |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 |
| 2013 | 17 | 1 |
| 2012 | 17 | 0 |
| 2011 | 16 | 0 |
| 2010 | 16 | 0 |
| 2009 | 17 | 0 |
| 2008 | 25 | 0 |
| 2007 | 12 | 0 |
| 2006 | 16 | 0 |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 1 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 2 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 4 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 5 | 5 |
| 1967 | 2 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 2 | 2 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 2 | 0 |
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