Tornado History

Kingsbury Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Kingsbury, South Dakota. The records below identify 46 tornadoes from 1959 through 2023, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $6.6M, with 0 deaths and 4 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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46recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$6.6Mminimum property damage
August 10, 2023latest tornado
43.9 milongest listed path
1000 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 June 24, 20032003F3 June 16, 19921992F3 June 21, 19611961F2 June 24, 20032003F1 July 19, 19761976F1 September 24, 19771977EF1 August 28, 20202020F1 May 2, 20062006F1 August 14, 19661966F1 June 5, 19841984F1 May 16, 19621962F1 April 30, 19671967F1 June 24, 20032003F1 June 24, 20032003F1 June 24, 2003EF1 June 20, 2022F0 July 28, 2002F0 July 24, 1997F0 June 16, 1959F0 May 30, 1970F0 May 11, 1985F0 May 11, 1985F0 May 11, 1985F0 June 14, 1991F0 June 16, 1992F0 July 24, 1997F0 July 24, 1997F0 July 24, 1997F0 May 30, 1998F0 July 11, 2000F0 July 11, 2000F0 July 28, 2002F0 June 24, 2003F0 June 24, 2003F0 June 24, 2003F0 June 24, 2003F0 June 24, 2003F0 June 24, 2003F0 August 24, 2006EF0 April 21, 2007EF0 June 21, 2013EF0 June 21, 2013EFU August 28, 2020EFU June 20, 2022EFU August 10, 2023EFU August 10, 2023© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)2
  • F2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)10
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)2
  • F0 (Light damage)23
  • EF0 (Light damage)3
  • Unknown rating4

Most Active Years

  • 200311
  • 19974
  • 19853
  • 19922
  • 20002
  • 20022
  • 20062
  • 20132

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 24, 2003F4Kingsbury, South Dakota10 mi1000 yd04$3.0M
June 16, 1992F3Kingsbury, South Dakota2 mi100 yd00$2.5M
June 21, 1961F3Kingsbury, South Dakota43.9 mi33 yd00$250K
June 24, 2003F2Kingsbury, South Dakota2.2 mi200 yd00$200K
July 19, 1976F1Kingsbury, South Dakota1.9 mi10 yd00$250K
September 24, 1977F1Kingsbury, South Dakota21.3 mi20 yd00$250K
August 28, 2020EF1Kingsbury, South Dakota0.61 mi25 yd00$75K
May 2, 2006F1Kingsbury, South Dakota2.1 mi100 yd00$50K
August 14, 1966F1Kingsbury, South Dakota6.6 mi33 yd00$2K
June 5, 1984F1Kingsbury, South Dakota0 mi33 yd00$2K
May 16, 1962F1Kingsbury, South Dakota0 mi33 yd00N/A
April 30, 1967F1Kingsbury, 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.