Tornado History

Yankton Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Yankton, South Dakota. The records below identify 27 tornadoes from 1954 through 2014, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $5.4M, with 0 deaths and 1 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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27recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$5.4Mminimum property damage
August 28, 2014latest tornado
15.2 milongest listed path
647 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 June 7, 19651965F3 June 18, 19541954F3 June 18, 19541954F3 May 30, 19591959EF2 May 5, 20072007F2 May 24, 19651965F2 April 20, 19851985F1 June 19, 19791979EF1 May 5, 20072007F1 May 17, 19621962F1 May 5, 19641964F1 May 24, 19651965F0 June 3, 19751975F0 May 5, 19641964F0 May 24, 1965F0 June 3, 1966F0 June 14, 1967F0 May 29, 1980F0 May 29, 1980F0 April 20, 1985F0 April 20, 1985F0 May 21, 2004EF0 May 5, 2007EF0 May 29, 2008EF0 June 16, 2009EF0 May 8, 2013EF0 August 28, 2014© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)3
  • F2 (Considerable damage)2
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)4
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)1
  • F0 (Light damage)10
  • EF0 (Light damage)5

Most Active Years

  • 19654
  • 19853
  • 20073
  • 19542
  • 19642
  • 19802
  • 19591
  • 19621

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 7, 1965F4Yankton, South Dakota0 mi647 yd00$2.5M
June 18, 1954F3Yankton, South Dakota0 mi30 yd00$25K
June 18, 1954F3Yankton, South Dakota12.8 mi33 yd00$25K
May 30, 1959F3Yankton, South Dakota0 mi33 yd00$25K
May 5, 2007EF2Yankton, South Dakota0.5 mi100 yd00$100K
May 24, 1965F2Yankton, South Dakota0 mi33 yd00$25K
April 20, 1985F2Yankton, South Dakota10 mi440 yd00$25K
June 19, 1979F1Yankton, South Dakota0 mi33 yd00$2.5M
May 5, 2007EF1Yankton, South Dakota1 mi100 yd01$100K
May 17, 1962F1Yankton, South Dakota0 mi33 yd00$25K
May 5, 1964F1Yankton, South Dakota0 mi33 yd00$2K
May 24, 1965F1Yankton, South Dakota15.2 mi7 yd00$2K

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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.