Flandreau, SD Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in Flandreau is about the same as South Dakota average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in Flandreau is higher than South Dakota average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #21
| Flandreau, SD | 0.16 |
| South Dakota | 0.05 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| Flandreau, SD | 0.0000 |
| South Dakota | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #112
| Flandreau, SD | 152.20 |
| South Dakota | 114.73 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 3,045 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of Flandreau, SD were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 42 | Cold: | 11 | Dense Fog: | 1 | Drought: | 11 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 177 | Hail: | 1,515 | Heat: | 2 | Heavy Snow: | 50 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 9 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 43 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,001 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 1 | Winter Storm: | 35 | Winter Weather: | 73 |
| Other: | 74 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near Flandreau, SD.
Historical Earthquake Events
A total of 1 historical earthquake event that had a recorded magnitude of 3.5 or above found in or near Flandreau, SD.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Depth (km) | Latitude | Longitude |
| 6.6 | 1982-07-11 | 3.6 | 5 | 44.01 | -96.72 |
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 56 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near Flandreau, SD.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 6.6 | 1956-06-29 | 2 | 44°00'N / 96°53'W | 44°02'N / 96°34'W | 15.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Moody |
| 11.4 | 1969-06-25 | 2 | 43°51'N / 96°24'W | 44°06'N / 96°23'W | 17.00 Miles | 120 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Pipestone |
| 15.9 | 1987-07-11 | 2 | 43°50'N / 96°44'W | 43°50'N / 96°42'W | 5.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Minnehaha |
| 16.6 | 1956-06-29 | 2 | 44°00'N / 96°58'W | 44°00'N / 96°53'W | 3.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Lake |
| 17.9 | 1970-06-15 | 3 | 44°09'N / 96°57'W | 44°10'N / 96°54'W | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lake | ||
| 20.8 | 1992-08-09 | 2 | 43°52'N / 96°56'W | 3.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Lake | |
| 20.9 | 1961-06-21 | 3 | 44°00'N / 97°05'W | 44°31'N / 96°43'W | 39.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Minnehaha |
| 21.6 | 1992-06-16 | 2 | 43°47'N / 96°56'W | 43°51'N / 96°51'W | 5.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Minnehaha |
| 21.9 | 1965-05-08 | 2 | 43°46'N / 96°49'W | 43°49'N / 96°54'W | 4.50 Miles | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clay |
| 22.0 | 1969-06-25 | 2 | 43°40'N / 96°25'W | 43°51'N / 96°24'W | 12.30 Miles | 120 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Rock |
| 22.9 | 2008-06-05 | 2 | 43°43'N / 96°46'W | 43°45'N / 96°44'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0K | Minnehaha |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado caused damage to silos, farm buildings, power lines, and numerous trees. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Thunderstorms produced numerous events of tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds over southeast South Dakota from late morning through the evening of June 5th. The thunderstorms also produced heavy rain which resulted in flash flooding at several locations. | |||||||||||
| 26.9 | 1985-04-20 | 3 | 43°54'N / 96°06'W | 43°55'N / 96°05'W | 0.80 Mile | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Pipestone |
| 27.2 | 1956-06-29 | 2 | 43°44'N / 96°16'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Rock | |||
| 27.5 | 1968-06-21 | 2 | 44°24'N / 96°28'W | 44°22'N / 96°08'W | 16.40 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 27.7 | 2000-07-11 | 2 | 43°58'N / 97°10'W | 43°57'N / 97°07'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 50K | 0 | Lake |
| Brief Description: A tornado destroyed storage sheds, lighting, fencing, and caused other damage at Lake County Speedway. The tornado also damaged crops over a small area. | |||||||||||
| 27.7 | 1957-06-10 | 2 | 43°51'N / 97°05'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Lake | |||
| 28.0 | 1971-06-19 | 2 | 44°27'N / 96°39'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Brookings | |||
| 28.2 | 1985-04-20 | 3 | 43°55'N / 96°05'W | 44°01'N / 96°00'W | 7.20 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Murray |
| 29.2 | 1965-05-24 | 2 | 44°00'N / 97°11'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Lake | |||
| 29.5 | 1965-05-24 | 2 | 44°00'N / 97°10'W | 44°07'N / 97°13'W | 7.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Lake |
| 30.5 | 1955-04-19 | 2 | 44°17'N / 96°09'W | 44°25'N / 96°09'W | 9.20 Miles | 80 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 31.4 | 1992-06-16 | 3 | 44°21'N / 97°07'W | 44°19'N / 97°04'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Brookings |
| 32.5 | 1971-06-19 | 2 | 44°38'N / 97°06'W | 44°22'N / 96°27'W | 36.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Hamlin |
| 33.1 | 1992-06-16 | 5 | 43°48'N / 96°01'W | 43°51'N / 96°00'W | 3.00 Miles | 280 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Nobles |
| 33.2 | 1992-06-16 | 4 | 43°57'N / 95°54'W | 44°03'N / 95°58'W | 7.00 Miles | 160 Yards | 0 | 3 | 25.0M | 0 | Murray |
| 33.7 | 1992-06-16 | 2 | 43°55'N / 95°59'W | 43°56'N / 95°54'W | 4.00 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Murray |
| 34.1 | 1992-06-16 | 3 | 44°21'N / 97°10'W | 44°21'N / 97°07'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Kingsbury |
| 34.5 | 1992-06-16 | 5 | 43°51'N / 96°00'W | 44°00'N / 95°51'W | 13.00 Miles | 280 Yards | 1 | 35 | 25.0M | 0 | Murray |
| 35.3 | 1956-08-08 | 2 | 43°33'N / 96°46'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Minnehaha | |||
| 35.4 | 1964-06-22 | 2 | 43°29'N / 96°50'W | 43°38'N / 96°48'W | 10.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 35.6 | 1962-05-12 | 2 | 43°32'N / 96°59'W | 43°41'N / 96°58'W | 10.10 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Minnehaha |
| 36.0 | 1955-07-07 | 4 | 44°29'N / 96°12'W | 30.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 1 | 13 | 2.5M | 0 | Lyon | |
| 36.5 | 1986-07-18 | 2 | 44°34'N / 96°42'W | 44°35'N / 96°29'W | 17.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Deuel |
| 37.0 | 1998-03-29 | 2 | 43°47'N / 95°57'W | 43°47'N / 95°57'W | 0.10 Mile | 75 Yards | 0 | 0 | 400K | 0 | Nobles |
| Brief Description: A tornado destroyed buildings...trees in shelter belts...and numerous pieces of farm equipment...and killed two cattle. | |||||||||||
| 38.3 | 1971-06-19 | 2 | 44°34'N / 96°52'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Deuel | |||
| 38.5 | 1961-06-21 | 3 | 44°33'N / 97°32'W | 44°00'N / 97°05'W | 43.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Kingsbury |
| 38.6 | 1992-06-16 | 3 | 44°06'N / 95°49'W | 44°12'N / 95°51'W | 9.00 Miles | 80 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Murray |
| 38.6 | 1954-06-19 | 3 | 43°29'N / 96°43'W | 43°30'N / 96°40'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Lincoln | ||
| 38.7 | 1998-03-29 | 2 | 43°48'N / 95°54'W | 43°48'N / 95°54'W | 0.10 Mile | 75 Yards | 0 | 0 | 200K | 0 | Nobles |
| Brief Description: A tornado destroyed farm buildings...uprooted numerous trees...and overturned a tractor trailer. | |||||||||||
| 38.9 | 1993-05-07 | 2 | 43°28'N / 96°29'W | 43°31'N / 96°27'W | 1.50 Miles | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0 | Lyon |
| Brief Description: Border Crosser, went into Minnehaha County, SD at 1500CST. Intense thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front. This line was the first wave of storms to form. The bulk of the severe weather passed to the west and north of Iowa. One very large cell formed over the northwest corner of the state. It produced a tornado northwest of Larchwood, in the northwest corner of Lyon County. Buildings were damaged on three farms. A total of 10 buildings were destroyed as well as two silos. On one of the farms, the owner watched as a 1500 pound fertilizer tank was lifted 50 feet into the air and blew past his window. Total damage to the three farmsteads affected amounted to about $200,000. The only injury that occurred was to a bull on one of the farms. The bull sustained a broken leg. The tornado passed into southeast South Dakota shortly after this damage occurred. It was a border crossing tornado. | |||||||||||
| 39.6 | 2000-07-25 | 2 | 43°38'N / 96°03'W | 43°40'N / 96°00'W | 3.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 150K | 0 | Nobles |
| Brief Description: A tornado damaged buildings, vehicles, and trees on a farm. The tornado destroyed the west side of the house, blew three grain bins away and wrapped them around trees. The tornado also blew the top of a barn off, killing at least 4 calves inside. | |||||||||||
| 41.5 | 1992-06-16 | 2 | 43°59'N / 95°46'W | 0.50 Mile | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Murray | |
| 42.0 | 1992-06-16 | 3 | 44°12'N / 95°51'W | 44°14'N / 95°43'W | 3.00 Miles | 80 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Lyon |
| 42.2 | 1993-05-07 | 3 | 43°36'N / 97°18'W | 43°42'N / 97°11'W | 10.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 5.0M | 0 | Mccook |
| Brief Description: A tornado caused extensive damage in the Canistota area. Four metal grain storage bins were severely damaged and the roof was blown off the grain elevator. A large roof was blown off a building in Canistota resulting in rain seeping through the floors of the building. The roof blew into another building causing damage, and the flying debris took out power lines and transformers. The storm nearly totaled a farm including the house, and destroyed barns on other farms. Buildings were damaged in Montrose and a farm and metal buildings were lost on a farm east of Montrose. | |||||||||||
| 42.5 | 1992-06-16 | 2 | 44°00'N / 95°51'W | 44°09'N / 95°38'W | 13.00 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Murray |
| 44.3 | 1968-06-13 | 5 | 44°10'N / 95°45'W | 44°12'N / 95°42'W | 2.30 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Murray |
| 44.3 | 1992-06-16 | 3 | 44°05'N / 97°32'W | 44°11'N / 97°26'W | 3.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Miner |
| 44.6 | 1978-07-06 | 2 | 43°28'N / 96°24'W | 43°26'N / 96°07'W | 14.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Lyon |
| 46.0 | 1954-05-27 | 2 | 43°47'N / 97°33'W | 43°51'N / 97°23'W | 9.00 Miles | 90 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Mccook |
| 46.3 | 1986-04-26 | 2 | 43°21'N / 96°23'W | 43°27'N / 96°19'W | 9.50 Miles | 70 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Lyon |
| 48.4 | 1986-04-26 | 2 | 43°18'N / 96°40'W | 43°24'N / 96°44'W | 5.00 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 49.0 | 1966-05-22 | 2 | 43°24'N / 97°00'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Turner | |||
| 49.1 | 2006-09-16 | 2 | 43°33'N / 97°30'W | 43°42'N / 97°17'W | 12.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 100K | 0 | Mccook |
| Brief Description: A tornado affected 3 farmsteads, destroying numerous outbuildings, damaging farm equipment and a home, killing at least 5 cattle and injuring others. The tornado also damaged a hog confinement building and overturned a semi trailer on Interstate 90. | |||||||||||
| 49.1 | 1998-05-30 | 2 | 43°42'N / 97°26'W | 43°36'N / 97°24'W | 6.00 Miles | 700 Yards | 0 | 0 | 900K | 100K | Mccook |
| Brief Description: A tornado spawned by the same storm which produced the Spencer tornado damaged farms, crops, trees, and power lines in southern McCook County. | |||||||||||
| 49.5 | 1986-07-18 | 2 | 44°34'N / 97°27'W | 44°35'N / 97°06'W | 14.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Hamlin |
| 49.7 | 1956-05-10 | 2 | 43°37'N / 95°48'W | 43°42'N / 95°43'W | 6.50 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Nobles |
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.