Tornado History

Davison Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Davison, South Dakota. The records below identify 25 tornadoes from 1953 through 2015, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $3.3M, with 0 deaths and 36 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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25recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$3.3Mminimum property damage
May 10, 2015latest tornado
60.7 milongest listed path
2667 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F3 May 21, 19621962F3 May 14, 19621962F3 June 20, 19681968F2 June 24, 20032003F2 June 14, 19531953F2 May 27, 19541954F2 April 26, 19621962F2 August 8, 19691969F2 June 16, 19921992F2 June 16, 19921992F1 August 5, 20002000F1 August 7, 20002000F1 April 19, 19851985F0 June 7, 19531953F0 June 21, 1975F0 May 11, 1985F0 May 11, 1985F0 June 29, 1986F0 May 12, 1991F0 June 7, 1999F0 June 24, 2003EF0 May 5, 2007EF0 May 5, 2007EF0 June 16, 2009EF0 May 10, 2015© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)3
  • F2 (Considerable damage)7
  • F1 (Moderate damage)3
  • F0 (Light damage)8
  • EF0 (Light damage)4

Most Active Years

  • 19623
  • 19853
  • 19532
  • 19922
  • 20002
  • 20032
  • 20072
  • 19541

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
May 21, 1962F3Davison, South Dakota1 mi167 yd032$2.5M
May 14, 1962F3Davison, South Dakota60.7 mi1760 yd02N/A
June 20, 1968F3Davison, South Dakota9.9 mi2667 yd00N/A
June 24, 2003F2Davison, South Dakota6 mi400 yd00$500K
June 14, 1953F2Davison, South Dakota27.7 mi440 yd00$25K
May 27, 1954F2Davison, South Dakota1 mi137 yd01$25K
April 26, 1962F2Davison, South Dakota0 mi33 yd00$25K
August 8, 1969F2Davison, South Dakota34.3 mi33 yd01$25K
June 16, 1992F2Davison, South Dakota3 mi73 yd00$2K
June 16, 1992F2Davison, South Dakota3 mi73 yd00$2K
August 5, 2000F1Davison, South Dakota0.2 mi100 yd00$100K
August 7, 2000F1Davison, South Dakota1 mi100 yd00$30K

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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.