Tornado History

McCook Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on McCook, South Dakota. The records below identify 37 tornadoes from 1953 through 2022, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $28.9M, with 6 deaths and 151 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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37recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$28.9Mminimum property damage
May 30, 2022latest tornado
12 milongest listed path
1600 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 May 30, 19981998F3 May 7, 19931993F3 May 24, 19651965F2 May 30, 19981998F2 May 7, 19931993F2 September 16, 20062006EF2 May 5, 20072007F2 May 27, 19541954F2 October 1, 19711971F2 July 1, 19731973F1 June 16, 19921992F1 June 16, 19921992F1 May 30, 19981998F1 May 24, 19651965F1 May 24, 1965F1 May 24, 1965F1 April 19, 1973F1 June 16, 1979F1 May 24, 1965F1 June 18, 1953F0 June 5, 1984F0 May 12, 1958F0 June 23, 1981F0 June 28, 1984F0 June 28, 1984F0 May 11, 1985F0 May 11, 1985F0 July 11, 2000F0 July 11, 2000F0 June 9, 2001F0 June 9, 2001F0 June 12, 2001F0 June 12, 2001EF0 June 24, 2009Unknown May 24, 1965Unknown June 18, 1967EFU May 30, 2022© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)2
  • F2 (Considerable damage)6
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)10
  • F0 (Light damage)13
  • EF0 (Light damage)1
  • Unknown rating2
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 19656
  • 20014
  • 19843
  • 19983
  • 19732
  • 19852
  • 19922
  • 19932

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 30, 1998F4McCook, South Dakota7 mi1600 yd6150$17.0M
May 7, 1993F3McCook, South Dakota10 mi100 yd00$5.0M
May 24, 1965F3McCook, South Dakota9 mi20 yd00$2K
May 30, 1998F2McCook, South Dakota6 mi700 yd00$900K
May 7, 1993F2McCook, South Dakota1 mi75 yd00$500K
September 16, 2006F2McCook, South Dakota12 mi100 yd00$100K
May 5, 2007EF2McCook, South Dakota4 mi400 yd00$50K
May 27, 1954F2McCook, South Dakota9 mi90 yd00$25K
October 1, 1971F2McCook, South Dakota0 mi33 yd00$25K
July 1, 1973F2McCook, South Dakota0.5 mi67 yd01$25K
June 16, 1992F1McCook, South Dakota0.5 mi30 yd00$2.5M
June 16, 1992F1McCook, South Dakota0.5 mi30 yd00$2.5M

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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.