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Charles Mix County, South Dakota
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
45
Tornado reports
291
Hail reports
71
Floods since 1996
958
All events
3
Deaths
$11.9M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Charles Mix County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 45 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.
Tornado F3 Tornado
Tornado F3 Tornado
Thunderstorm wind gusts caused a driver in the westbound lane of South Dakota Highway 46 between Pickstown and Wagner to lose control, cross over into the eastbound lane, and collide head-on with an oncoming car, which resulted in the indirect fatality to both drivers.
Rainfall amounts across Charles Mix County from June 20-22 generally ranged from 2 to 5 inches. This rainfall worsened some minor water issues from thunderstorms earlier in the week, especially near Choteau Creek. Some overland flooding resulted in damage to many roads and culver…
Heat Heat
Dangerous heat index readings reached a brief afternoon peak as high as 104 degrees near Wagner and Platte.
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Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked down a barn.
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Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station.
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Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station 1 mile east-northeast of Wagner.
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Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site 7 miles east of Wagner.
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Thunderstorm wind gust was measured by a personal weather station.
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Thunderstorm wind gust was measured by a personal weather station.
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Winds in the wake of earlier storms ripped the roof off a picnic shelter and damaged a fence.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the month.
Hail Hail
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Wing gust measured by a personal weather station.
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Wind gust measured by a personal weather station.
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Wind gust measured by a personal weather station.
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Wind gusts broke off several up to two inch branches from trees.
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Winds gusts knocked down several full-sized trees and collapsed older farm outbuildings.
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A peak wind gust was measured by SD Road Weather Information System site 8 miles east of Wagner at 1352CST.
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Wind gust was measured by AWOS station KAGZ at Wagner.
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An extended period of thunderstorm wind gusts flipped and dismantled a single wide mobile home with a majority of debris moved around 60 feet. A pickup truck was tipped on its side.
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Thunderstorm winds snapped several power poles.
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Thunderstorm wind gusts downed around one mile of power lines near the intersection of 298th Street and 393rd Avenue.
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Thunderstorm winds heavily damaged an outbuilding.
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Sustained winds were briefly between 40 and 48 mph, with gusts as high as 62 mph at a South Dakota Mesonet site 3 miles north-northwest of Academy and 61 mph at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System site at Platte-Winner Bridge.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the month.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the month.
Blizzard Blizzard
Northerly winds gusted as high as 53 mph 10 miles west of Platte and 3 miles west of Geddes, and 51 mph 5 miles east of Wagner. During and after a period of heavy snowfall which totaled 7.3 inches near Academy, visibility was reduced to one-quarter mile or less at times with blow…
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Sustained winds were between 40 and 57 mph at times, with gusts as high as 76 mph at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System site at Platte-Winner Bridge.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions intensified to extreme (D3) at mid month.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought was introduced into southern portions of Charles Mix County.
High Wind High Wind
Sustained winds were between 40 and 44 mph at times at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Platte-Winner Bridge.
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Sustained winds were briefly between 40 and 45 mph, with gusts as high as 58 mph at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Platte-Winner Bridge.
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Northwest winds were sustained from 40 to 55 mph with gusts as high as 73 mph 13 miles west of Platte, 67 mph 5 miles east of Wagner, 66 mph 2 miles west of Geddes, and 62 mph at Wagner.
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Sustained winds reached 40 to 46 mph at times with a peak gust of 67 mph at a RAWS site 3 miles west of Geddes and 65 mph at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System site 13 miles west of Platte.
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Sustained northwest winds reached 40 to 44 mph with a peak gust of 61 mph 13 miles west of Platte.
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Northwest winds were sustained between 40 and 53 mph at times, with gusts as high as 79 mph 13 miles west of Platte, 75 mph 4 miles west of Geddes, 66 mph 8 miles east of Wagner, and 58 mph near Wagner.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chills reached as low as -30 degrees at Wagner and -26 degrees 8 miles east of Wagner.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totaled 3.0 inches 2 miles northeast of Academy.
High Wind High Wind
Synoptic northwest winds were occasionally sustained from 40 to 45 mph with gusts as high as 72 mph at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System site 13 miles west of Platte and 59 mph 8 miles east of Wagner.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
A long-duration snowfall totaled 5.5 inches at Platte and 4.9 inches 2 miles northeast of Academy.
High Wind High Wind
Sustained winds reached 40 to 46 mph, with gusts measured as high as 65 mph at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site at the Platte-Winner Bridge 13 miles west of Platte, 61 mph at RAWS site 3 miles west of Geddes, and 58 mph at the Automated Weather Observing Syst…
High Wind High Wind
Sustained winds briefly reached 40 to 42 mph with a peak wind gust of 58 mph at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near the Platte-Winner Bridge.
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Winds were sustained from 30 to 39 mph for several hours, with a gust measured as high as 61 mph at 1535CST at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site at the Platte-Winner Bridge.
Hail Hail
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Dangerous heat index values peaked as high as 105 degrees at Wagner on August 15 and 8 miles east of Wagner on August 16.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 0 |
| 2025 | 57 | 0 |
| 2024 | 36 | 0 |
| 2023 | 31 | 0 |
| 2022 | 45 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24 | 0 |
| 2020 | 44 | 0 |
| 2019 | 70 | 1 |
| 2018 | 46 | 0 |
| 2017 | 19 | 0 |
| 2016 | 23 | 0 |
| 2015 | 22 | 1 |
| 2014 | 14 | 0 |
| 2013 | 15 | 0 |
| 2012 | 23 | 0 |
| 2011 | 31 | 1 |
| 2010 | 23 | 0 |
| 2009 | 17 | 0 |
| 2008 | 35 | 1 |
| 2007 | 52 | 1 |
| 2006 | 12 | 0 |
| 2005 | 17 | 0 |
| 2004 | 15 | 1 |
| 2003 | 20 | 3 |
| 2002 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 17 | 1 |
| 1999 | 19 | 1 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 1 |
| 1991 | 6 | 1 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 2 |
| 1982 | 8 | 2 |
| 1981 | 3 | 1 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 |
| 1978 | 8 | 3 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 7 | 3 |
| 1973 | 5 | 1 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 3 | 3 |
| 1970 | 2 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 | 1 |
| 1967 | 3 | 2 |
| 1965 | 4 | 4 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 |
| 1963 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | 4 | 4 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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