Sioux Falls, South Dakota tornadoes

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33confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Sioux Falls since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: May 30, 2022, EF1.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total33within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.4average since 1950
Peak monthJune13 of 33
StrongestF3Jun 19, 1954
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries9whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Sioux Falls.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

130 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 0Apr: 2May: 5Jun: 13Jul: 6Aug: 3Sep: 3Oct: 1Nov: 0Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

June is the peak month, with 13 of 33 tornadoes.

By time of day

50 12 AM: 2: 1: 23 AM: 0: 1: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 0: 1: 23 PM: 2: 3: 46 PM: 3: 1: 59 PM: 3: 3: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 8:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

60 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 2: 0: 0: 11960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 2: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 01980: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 11990: 0: 0: 0: 2: 1: 0: 1: 1: 0: 02000: 0: 2: 0: 6: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 1: 42020: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 019501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
22
EF1
4
EF2
6
EF3
1

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Strongest

F3, June 19, 1954

0.1 mile path Longest path

15 miles, F1

May 7, 1993, whole path Widest

100 yards, F0

June 24, 2003
Every tornado

All 33 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
May 30, 2022EF10.51 mi50 yd00
Sep 10, 2019EF20.7 mi75 yd00
Sep 10, 2019EF20.63 mi50 yd08
Sep 10, 2019EF20.9 mi50 yd00
Jul 18, 2019EF00.41 mi5 yd00
Jul 30, 2018EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 5, 2014EF00.4 mi50 yd00
Jun 24, 2003F00.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 24, 2003F00.8 mi50 yd00
Jun 24, 2003F01.2 mi50 yd00
Jun 24, 2003F01.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 24, 2003F02.3 mi100 yd00
Jun 24, 2003F00.1 mi50 yd00
Jul 27, 2001F01 mi50 yd00
Jun 12, 2001F00.1 mi50 yd00
Jul 7, 1997F00.1 mi50 yd00
Oct 29, 1996F00.1 mi50 yd00
Apr 25, 1994F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 7, 1993F115 mi50 yd00
May 7, 1993F05 mi50 yd00
Jul 17, 1989F10.3 mi30 yd01
Apr 26, 1986F25 mi40 yd00
Aug 4, 1982F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 4, 1978F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 15, 1970F00.1 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Sioux Falls and its county

Sioux Falls spans 2 counties, each with its own record since 1950: Minnehaha County (52 tornadoes) and Lincoln County (60). A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.