Tornado History

Douglas Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Douglas, South Dakota. The records below identify 22 tornadoes from 1960 through 2015, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $2.0M, with 0 deaths and 9 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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22recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$2.0Mminimum property damage
May 10, 2015latest tornado
12.1 milongest listed path
1760 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F3 May 14, 19621962EF2 May 10, 20152015F2 July 28, 19861986F1 July 28, 19861986F1 June 26, 19601960F1 June 28, 19651965F0 June 19, 19751975F0 September 4, 19851985F0 June 6, 19801980F0 June 22, 19841984F0 June 22, 19841984F0 June 22, 19841984F0 May 11, 19851985F0 May 11, 19851985F0 June 10, 1986F0 June 10, 1986F0 June 24, 2003F0 June 24, 2003F0 September 16, 2006EF0 June 24, 2009EF0 July 6, 2010EF0 July 6, 2010© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)1
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)3
  • F0 (Light damage)13
  • EF0 (Light damage)3

Most Active Years

  • 19864
  • 19843
  • 19853
  • 20032
  • 20102
  • 19601
  • 19621
  • 19651

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 14, 1962F3Douglas, South Dakota9.7 mi1760 yd00N/A
May 10, 2015EF2Douglas, South Dakota7.17 mi400 yd09$1.5M
July 28, 1986F2Douglas, South Dakota1.9 mi80 yd00$250K
July 28, 1986F1Douglas, South Dakota1.5 mi70 yd00$25K
June 26, 1960F1Douglas, South Dakota0 mi33 yd00$2K
June 28, 1965F1Douglas, South Dakota12.1 mi33 yd00N/A
June 19, 1975F0Douglas, South Dakota0 mi33 yd00$250K
September 4, 1985F0Douglas, South Dakota0.2 mi30 yd00$2K
June 6, 1980F0Douglas, South Dakota0 mi33 yd00N/A
June 22, 1984F0Douglas, South Dakota0 mi33 yd00N/A
June 22, 1984F0Douglas, South Dakota7 mi33 yd00N/A
June 22, 1984F0Douglas, South Dakota0 mi33 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.