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Rapid City, South Dakota
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1996 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
1
Floods since 1996
240
All events
2
Deaths
$968K
Property damage
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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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SNOW SQUALL. Snow squalls produced very low visibilities and dangerous driving conditions over portions of the Rapid City area, especially northern and eastern portions of the city. Several accidents were reported.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 14 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 | 12 | 0 |
| 2006 | 9 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
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