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Corson 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.

24
Tornado reports
311
Hail reports
55
Floods since 1996
940
All events
2
Deaths
$528K
Property damage

Tornado paths in Corson County

The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 24 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.

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Year by year

19532026
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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.

March 19, 2020 · Corson, South Dakota
Winter Weather Winter Weather1 death
January 9, 1997 · Corson, South Dakota
Blizzard Blizzard1 death
June 15, 2026 · Corson, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
June 9, 2026 · Corson, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A trained spotter estimated wind speeds of 60 mph along with hail to the size of nickels.
June 9, 2026 · Corson, South Dakota
Hail Hail
June 7, 2026 · Corson, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
April 8, 2026 · Corson, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
April 3, 2026 · Corson, South Dakota
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
March 12, 2026 · Corson, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
Grand River RAWS 10 miles south of the community of Bullhead recorded a peak wind gust of 76 mph. The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) Road Weather Information System (RWIS) 4 miles west of Trail City recorded a peak wind of 74 mph, while the SDDOT RWIS stations …
February 18, 2026 · Corson, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
January 23, 2026 · Corson, South Dakota
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
January 21, 2026 · Corson, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
January 15, 2026 · Corson, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
December 17, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
December 9, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
October 20, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
A Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS) 10 miles south of Bullhead measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph (55 kts).
September 14, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Tornado EFU Tornado
Storm chasers reported a brief tornado touchdown over open land, roughly 8 miles northeast of Wakpala, SD. No damage was reported.
September 12, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Hail Hail
September 12, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Hail Hail
September 4, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
August 17, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
August 8, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
August 8, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
July 27, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
A decaying thunderstorm generated a heat burst, with a wind gust of 67 mph, measured at the Grand River RAWS station.
July 27, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
The South Dakota Department of Transportation Road Weather Information System station 4 miles west of Trail City recorded a peak wind gust of 62 mph, associated with a decaying thunderstorm heat burst.
July 27, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
A decaying thunderstorm generated a heat burst with a peak wind gust of 75 mph, which was measured by the Grand River Remote Automatic Weather Station (RAWS).
July 26, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
July 14, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
July 9, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
June 20, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm winds topped out at about 70 mph.
June 20, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
June 20, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A trained spotter estimates wind gusts topped out at 60 mph.
June 20, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
June 16, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The caller states that estimated wind gusts to 60 mph caused some wind driven small hail damage.
June 16, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
June 16, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
June 15, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
June 8, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
May 20, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Flood Flood
May 20, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Flood Flood
May 16, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Flood Flood
May 15, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
May 5, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A farmer estimated winds at 60 mph but no damage was noted.
April 13, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
April 9, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
April 1, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Drought Drought
March 13, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Wildfire Wildfire
March 1, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Drought Drought
February 24, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
High Wind High Wind
February 17, 2025 · Corson, South Dakota
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Events by year, as a table
YearEventsTornadoes
2026110
2025411
2024170
2023260
2022370
2021341
2020340
2019380
2018360
2017340
2016410
2015170
2014270
2013380
2012320
2011522
2010250
2009360
2008710
2007402
2006190
2005250
2004110
200350
2002300
2001170
2000100
1999111
199870
1997230
1996230
1995131
199430
199310
199230
199170
199031
198910
198740
198620
198510
198422
198371
198110
198010
197922
197733
197132
197010
196930
196810
196631
196521
196210
195710
195522
195311