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Spink 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.
43
Tornado reports
263
Hail reports
116
Floods since 1996
865
All events
3
Deaths
$1.9M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Spink County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 43 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.
On Friday, July 22nd, a 13-year-old girl was swept downstream while swimming in the James River near Frankfort. The search was postponed around 11:30 p.m. Friday due to the dangers of the current and the inability to see in the dark. The girl's body was found around 9:25 a.m. on …
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A personal weather station 5 miles northwest of Redfield recorded a peak wind gust of 84 mph.
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Spink county Emergency Management estimated thunderstorm wind speeds at 70 mph.
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Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Golf ball-sized hail was reported nine miles southeast of Tulare.
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Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The COOP observer in Doland recorded a 2 day total of 6.1 inches.
Blizzard Blizzard
The South Dakota Department of Transportation Road Weather Information System (RWIS) webcam, located 3 miles south of Conde, indicated blizzard conditions started shortly before 7 am with visibility down to between 0.25 and 0.5 miles. The RWIS measured a peak wind gust of 65 mph,…
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High winds caused power disruptions for over 100 customers in Spink County on the morning of December 18th. During this time, multiple weather stations across the area recorded a peak wind gust close to 60 mph.
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A peak wind gust of 69 mph was recorded by the South Dakota Department of Transportation weather station located three miles south of Conde. The windstorm resulted in power outages for 1,192 residents.
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Hail Hail
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Several branches were broken near the tops of three separate cottonwood trees four miles north-northwest of Crandall. A cattle lick tub filled with rocks was also shifted approximately 30 to 40 feet.
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Hail Hail
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Tornado EF0 Tornado
A storm chaser spotted a brief, weak tornado with this storm. No damage was noted.
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Strong thunderstorm winds, estimated at 60 mph, and hail between the size of nickels and pennies would damage siding and shingles at a residence near Mansfield.
Drought Drought
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A large tree fell over onto a garage in Conde.
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The public reported branches and powerlines were knocked down due to thunderstorm winds gusts in Redfield.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 1 |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 |
| 2023 | 28 | 0 |
| 2022 | 39 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 1 |
| 2020 | 28 | 3 |
| 2019 | 35 | 0 |
| 2018 | 24 | 0 |
| 2017 | 24 | 1 |
| 2016 | 24 | 0 |
| 2015 | 27 | 0 |
| 2014 | 13 | 0 |
| 2013 | 47 | 0 |
| 2012 | 22 | 2 |
| 2011 | 36 | 0 |
| 2010 | 39 | 3 |
| 2009 | 18 | 0 |
| 2008 | 23 | 0 |
| 2007 | 23 | 0 |
| 2006 | 17 | 0 |
| 2005 | 25 | 1 |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 |
| 2003 | 15 | 1 |
| 2002 | 22 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | 1 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 5 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 2 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 4 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | 3 | 0 |
| 1971 | 2 | 2 |
| 1970 | 3 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 4 | 3 |
| 1966 | 2 | 2 |
| 1964 | 2 | 1 |
| 1959 | 2 | 1 |
| 1958 | 4 | 0 |
| 1957 | 3 | 2 |
| 1956 | 4 | 2 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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