Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1952 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, 19 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 9, 1957 · Faulk, South Dakota
June 15, 2026 · Faulk, South Dakota
June 9, 2026 · Faulk, South Dakota
A trained spotter measured on their personal weather station a gust of 77 mph.
June 9, 2026 · Faulk, South Dakota
April 8, 2026 · Faulk, South Dakota
March 12, 2026 · Faulk, South Dakota
February 28, 2026 · Faulk, South Dakota
A trained spotter 1 mile south of Chelsea measured 6 inches of snowfall.
February 18, 2026 · Faulk, South Dakota
A trained spotter contacted us to report his mesonet station had a peak wind gust of 72 mph in Faulkton.
January 23, 2026 · Faulk, South Dakota
January 16, 2026 · Faulk, South Dakota
December 18, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
December 9, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
November 25, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
The COOP observer in Faulkton reported blizzard conditions, which were confirmed by a report from the Cresbard area. The South Dakota Department of Transportation Mesonet station recorded a peak wind gust of 64 mph. The CoCoRaHS observer 4 miles west of Chelsea reported 3 inches …
August 8, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
The COOP observer 1 mile west of Faulkton estimated thunderstorm wind gusts at around 60 mph.
July 28, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
Hail with a diameter of 3.5 inches was measured five miles north of Cresbard.
July 28, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
Baseball-sized hail was reported near Chelsea, causing damage to vehicles, siding, and nearby crops.
July 28, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
July 28, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 mph and large hail resulted in stripped siding and damage to surrounding crops.
July 26, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
July 23, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
June 29, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
June 20, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
June 19, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
June 19, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
June 19, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
June 19, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
June 19, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
June 7, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
Caller states that some shingles were blown from the roof.
May 15, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
April 1, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
March 1, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
February 24, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
February 17, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
February 1, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
January 19, 2025 · Faulk, South Dakota
December 19, 2024 · Faulk, South Dakota
November 19, 2024 · Faulk, South Dakota
August 25, 2024 · Faulk, South Dakota
August 2, 2024 · Faulk, South Dakota
July 25, 2024 · Faulk, South Dakota
July 13, 2024 · Faulk, South Dakota
July 6, 2024 · Faulk, South Dakota
June 27, 2024 · Faulk, South Dakota
A tornado briefly touched down in a field, and was later confirmed by satellite.
May 24, 2024 · Faulk, South Dakota
May 23, 2024 · Faulk, South Dakota
A trained spotter observed a funnel cloud west of Warner.
May 23, 2024 · Faulk, South Dakota
January 12, 2024 · Faulk, South Dakota
December 25, 2023 · Faulk, South Dakota
December 25, 2023 · Faulk, South Dakota
A street light collapsed due to the combination of strong winds and the weight of ice.
September 2, 2023 · Faulk, South Dakota