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Day 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.
33
Tornado reports
207
Hail reports
39
Floods since 1996
747
All events
1
Deaths
$5.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Day County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 33 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.
A woman driving to work from her home in rural Amherst to Bristol became disoriented in the blizzard and drove into a slough and died. She was recovered over a month later on January 29th.
The lumber yard and cabinet shop in Webster were destroyed. Power lines and poles were downed along with hundreds of trees. A semi was overturned on Highway 12 west of Webster injuring the driver. Several other injuries occurred in Day County as a result of the windstorm. The inj…
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The Emergency Manager in Webster reported several branches down due to thunderstorm winds estimated at about 60 mph.
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Day county Emergency Management reported powerlines down in the town of Bristol. The South Dakota Department of Transportation mesonet station near Bristol recorded a peak wind gust of 56 mph.
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An employee for the South Dakota Department of Transportation reported numerous trees down due to thunderstorm winds around the town of Andover. A National Weather Service storm survey concluded thunderstorm winds peaked at about 76 mph on the southeast side of town.
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Damage to several metal buildings was observed at the Andover Threshing Grounds. Two shops had their doors blown in with roofs partly blown out. One building had a window also blown out. A set of bleachers had also been knocked over. Thunderstorm winds were estimated at 95 mph.
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Multiple trees damaged and/or knocked down along a mature windbreak south of the town of Andover. Thunderstorm wind speeds estimated at 74 mph.
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A National Weather Service storm survey investigation of multiple trees downed along wind breaks south of Andover determined damage was from straight-line thunderstorm wind speed estimated at 74 mph.
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During a National Weather Service storm survey it was determined that straight-line thunderstorm winds gusts estimated at 65 mph dented grain bins and tipped over a trailer at a residence.
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Widespread thunderstorm wind damage along a tree row. The length of the damage extended for almost a mile, with straight-line thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 100 mph.
Tornado EFU Tornado
A tornado briefly touched down in an open field.
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Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
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Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A member of the public measured 8.3 inches of snowfall and posted photos to the office Facebook page.
Blizzard Blizzard
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) mesonet station webcam in Andover indicated visibility between 0.25 and 0.5 miles starting at 722 am. Winds during that timeframe gusted consistently between 35 and 45 mph. The SDDOT mesonet station 1 miles east southeast of B…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Blizzard Blizzard
The Day County Sheriff reported blizzard conditions and advised against travel. The South Dakota Department of Transportation mesonet station in Andover recorded a peak gust of 43 mph.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Day county Sheriff issued No Travel Advised for Day county with the visibility near zero at times thanks to the combination of snow showers and strong winds. The South Dakota Department of Transportation mesonet stations across the county recorded wind gusts generally between 35 …
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The Day County Sheriff issued No Travel Advised for the county due to snow showers and high winds reducing visibility on the roadways. These conditions resulted in a semi stuck in snow on Highway 12. Winds at the South Dakota State University mesonet weather station in Webster re…
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A power outage reported in Day county started at 4 am, and continued through approximately 3 pm. Winds at the time of the outage were between 40 and 50 mph based off regional mesonets, with a peak wind gust of 58 mph measured by the South Dakota Department of Transportation meson…
Blizzard Blizzard
No Travel Advised was issued for Day county thanks to a combination of winds around 60 mph and snow showers leading to localized blizzard conditions.
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Blizzard Blizzard
Day County officials issued a No Travel Advised statement due to blizzard conditions. Multiple vehicles were reported in the ditch east of Webster, where 6 inches of snow was recorded. The AWOS in Webster recorded visibility at 1/4 mile or less from 10:00 am through 4:00 pm befor…
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Flood Flood
The Marshall County Emergency Manager reported flooding on multiple roads located south of Langford in Day county. Flooding was also reported along the creek located near the Back Forty Beef Farm, 5 miles southeast of Pierpont.
Hail Hail
Hail up to ping pong ball size along with wind caused significant crop damage, stripped leaves from trees, and damaged shingles.
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The caller stated that winds, estimated at 60 mph, with nickel size hail, caused damage to crops.
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The Fire Department in Roslyn reported numerous trees down in town.
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A trained spotter reported thunderstorm winds damaged the awning on a camper trailer.
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Flood Flood
Heavy rain caused water to run over South Dakota Highway 27 one mile south of Pierpont. Water was also reported over 422nd ave, 3 miles east of Pierpont, where a vehicle hydroplaned into the ditch. One of the rural county roads 5 miles southeast of Pierpont was partly washed out.…
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Flood Flood
The Day county Emergency Manager sent photos of flooding of fields, ditches and with water over a portion of 148th st.
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Hail Hail
Hail Hail
A trained spotter reports hail to the size of half-dollars. Their vehicles received numerous dents, along with a broken windshield.
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Winter Storm Winter Storm
Day county sheriff posted a photo of a vehicle in an open body of water after it slid off the roadway, and a photo of a jackknifed semi in the ditch along highway 12 during the evening of April 1st. The CoCoRaHS observer 2 miles southeast of Roslyn would report 4.2 inches on the …
Drought Drought
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 29 | 0 |
| 2024 | 18 | 0 |
| 2023 | 20 | 0 |
| 2022 | 35 | 1 |
| 2021 | 31 | 2 |
| 2020 | 23 | 0 |
| 2019 | 27 | 3 |
| 2018 | 20 | 0 |
| 2017 | 23 | 1 |
| 2016 | 28 | 2 |
| 2015 | 23 | 1 |
| 2014 | 18 | 0 |
| 2013 | 30 | 0 |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 |
| 2011 | 23 | 0 |
| 2010 | 18 | 0 |
| 2009 | 23 | 1 |
| 2008 | 26 | 0 |
| 2007 | 17 | 0 |
| 2006 | 28 | 0 |
| 2005 | 24 | 0 |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 |
| 2003 | 17 | 0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 1 |
| 1997 | 29 | 2 |
| 1996 | 33 | 5 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 1 |
| 1992 | 5 | 1 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 | 1 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | 3 | 2 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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