Tornado History

Brown Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Brown, South Dakota. The records below identify 79 tornadoes from 1955 through 2025, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $4.2M, with 2 deaths and 28 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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79recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$4.2Mminimum property damage
July 13, 2025latest tornado
35.4 milongest listed path
900 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 June 23, 20022002F3 May 31, 19961996F3 June 25, 19691969F3 May 20, 19651965F3 July 1, 19731973F3 June 21, 19611961F3 June 23, 20022002F2 July 31, 19661966F2 June 15, 19781978F2 June 28, 19551955F2 April 19, 19551955EF2 May 22, 20102010F1 June 19, 19791979F1 June 24, 19661966F1 June 17, 1973F1 June 20, 1975F1 August 19, 1984F1 June 15, 1973F1 August 15, 1987F1 May 31, 1996F1 June 23, 2002F1 June 7, 2005F1 June 7, 2005F0 August 20, 1980F0 June 26, 1960F0 June 19, 1975F0 June 12, 1957F0 June 13, 1957F0 June 13, 1957F0 June 11, 1982F0 June 16, 1959F0 June 25, 1969F0 July 5, 1971F0 August 31, 1973F0 June 10, 1974F0 June 20, 1975F0 June 22, 1977F0 May 29, 1980F0 May 29, 1980F0 May 29, 1980F0 May 29, 1980F0 May 29, 1980F0 May 29, 1980F0 June 21, 1981F0 June 23, 1981F0 July 2, 1984F0 August 26, 1984F0 May 8, 1985F0 July 17, 1985F0 August 22, 1985F0 July 17, 1986F0 June 1, 1990F0 June 1, 1990F0 July 17, 1996F0 May 31, 1996F0 May 31, 1996F0 May 31, 1996F0 May 31, 1996F0 June 26, 1998F0 July 27, 1999F0 July 11, 2000F0 June 23, 2002F0 June 23, 2002F0 May 29, 2004F0 May 29, 2004F0 June 7, 2005F0 May 8, 2005F0 June 26, 2005EF0 July 15, 2007EF0 August 14, 2008EF0 May 22, 2010EF0 June 1, 2012EF0 June 13, 2017EF0 June 7, 2020EF0 May 7, 2022EF0 May 7, 2022EF0 May 7, 2022EF0 July 13, 2025Unknown July 10, 1977© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)6
  • F2 (Considerable damage)4
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)11
  • F0 (Light damage)45
  • EF0 (Light damage)10
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 19807
  • 19967
  • 20025
  • 20055
  • 19734
  • 19573
  • 19753
  • 19843

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
June 23, 2002F4Brown, South Dakota9 mi900 yd00N/A
May 31, 1996F3Brown, South Dakota27 mi400 yd01$750K
June 25, 1969F3Brown, South Dakota1.5 mi133 yd06$250K
July 1, 1973F3Brown, South Dakota0.3 mi30 yd13$25K
May 20, 1965F3Brown, South Dakota3.8 mi400 yd00$25K
June 21, 1961F3Brown, South Dakota35.4 mi33 yd00$2K
June 23, 2002F3Brown, South Dakota10 mi900 yd00N/A
July 31, 1966F2Brown, South Dakota2.3 mi253 yd13$250K
June 15, 1978F2Brown, South Dakota0 mi33 yd015$250K
June 28, 1955F2Brown, South Dakota5.4 mi50 yd00$25K
April 19, 1955F2Brown, South Dakota4.6 mi50 yd00$250
May 22, 2010EF2Brown, South Dakota1.29 mi100 yd00N/A

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.