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North Sioux City, SD Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
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The chance of earthquake damage in North Sioux City is about the same as South Dakota average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in North Sioux City is much higher than South Dakota average and is higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #237
| North Sioux City, SD | 0.02 |
| 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
| North Sioux City, 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, #63
| North Sioux City, SD | 204.25 |
| 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 3,515 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of North Sioux City, 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: | 28 | Cold: | 50 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 5 |
| Dust Storm: | 0 | Flood: | 244 | Hail: | 1,677 | Heat: | 7 | Heavy Snow: | 17 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 6 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 32 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,285 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 51 | Winter Weather: | 32 |
| Other: | 81 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near North Sioux City, SD.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near North Sioux City, SD.
No historical earthquake events found in or near North Sioux City, SD.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 76 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near North Sioux City, SD.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 5.0 | 1986-07-28 | 4 | 42°32'N / 96°41'W | 42°25'N / 96°25'W | 20.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25.0M | 0 | Dakota |
| 5.9 | 1964-05-05 | 3 | 42°31'N / 96°25'W | 42°34'N / 96°21'W | 4.10 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 7 | 2.5M | 0 | Woodbury |
| 7.5 | 2001-08-17 | 2 | 42°27'N / 96°34'W | 42°26'N / 96°34'W | 1.50 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 3 | 3.0M | 0 | Dakota |
| Brief Description: A tornado completely destroyed at least ten houses and heavily damaged several others. The tornado heavily damaged the town school, including taking most of the roof off the school. The only church in town and a telephone company building were also heavily damaged. Power lines, poles, and trees were blown down, and electricity and water service were knocked out. Three empty box cars on the southeast side of Jackson were toppled. Three injuries included a woman with a broken leg and cuts rescued from the rubble of a house, and two children with minor injuries. | |||||||||||
| 8.4 | 1975-05-22 | 2 | 42°28'N / 96°22'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Woodbury | |||
| 10.4 | 1968-06-13 | 2 | 42°27'N / 96°20'W | 0.10 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Woodbury | |
| 16.9 | 1963-06-09 | 2 | 42°46'N / 96°37'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 25K | 0 | Plymouth | |
| 16.9 | 1964-09-07 | 2 | 42°42'N / 96°15'W | 2.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Plymouth | |
| 17.2 | 1986-07-28 | 4 | 42°41'N / 96°58'W | 42°32'N / 96°41'W | 20.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Dixon |
| 17.4 | 1994-07-05 | 3 | 42°20'N / 96°18'W | 1.80 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 500K | 5K | Woodbury | |
| 18.0 | 1979-05-08 | 3 | 42°27'N / 96°10'W | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Woodbury | |||
| 18.7 | 1953-06-07 | 2 | 42°45'N / 96°36'W | 42°52'N / 96°26'W | 11.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Plymouth |
| 19.3 | 1986-07-28 | 4 | 42°25'N / 96°23'W | 42°12'N / 96°11'W | 11.50 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250.0M | 0 | Woodbury |
| 20.5 | 1967-06-14 | 3 | 42°48'N / 96°35'W | 42°52'N / 96°29'W | 6.20 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 3 | 250K | 0 | Plymouth |
| 22.2 | 1978-07-05 | 2 | 42°54'N / 96°33'W | 42°47'N / 96°10'W | 20.80 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Plymouth |
| 22.4 | 1973-06-18 | 2 | 42°29'N / 96°04'W | 2.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 2 | 10 | 250K | 0 | Woodbury | |
| 23.4 | 1973-06-18 | 2 | 42°28'N / 96°03'W | 1.00 Mile | 300 Yards | 0 | 5 | 250K | 0 | Woodbury | |
| 23.7 | 1963-03-16 | 2 | 42°48'N / 96°12'W | 2.00 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Plymouth | |
| 23.9 | 1991-08-07 | 2 | 42°47'N / 96°10'W | 1.50 Miles | 63 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Plymouth | |
| 24.5 | 1983-09-05 | 2 | 42°23'N / 96°04'W | 2.50 Miles | 127 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Woodbury | |
| 24.5 | 1980-05-29 | 2 | 42°39'N / 96°59'W | 42°41'N / 96°55'W | 3.30 Miles | 60 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Dixon |
| 25.0 | 1992-05-16 | 2 | 42°22'N / 97°01'W | 42°21'N / 96°50'W | 8.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Dixon |
| 25.7 | 1965-06-07 | 3 | 42°52'N / 96°18'W | 42°48'N / 96°05'W | 11.50 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Plymouth |
| 25.8 | 1970-07-14 | 2 | 42°36'N / 96°00'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Plymouth | |
| 25.8 | 1981-09-26 | 2 | 42°47'N / 96°53'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clay | |||
| 26.6 | 1998-06-23 | 2 | 42°12'N / 96°15'W | 42°12'N / 96°15'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Monona |
| Brief Description: House destroyed. | |||||||||||
| 26.8 | 1967-06-14 | 2 | 42°09'N / 96°29'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Thurston | |
| 27.0 | 1963-06-09 | 2 | 42°23'N / 97°20'W | 42°35'N / 96°43'W | 34.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Cedar |
| 27.8 | 1967-08-16 | 2 | 42°47'N / 96°56'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clay | |||
| 28.1 | 1954-06-17 | 3 | 42°07'N / 96°42'W | 42°12'N / 96°42'W | 5.70 Miles | 163 Yards | 1 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Thurston |
| 28.2 | 1964-05-08 | 3 | 42°47'N / 96°10'W | 42°49'N / 95°59'W | 9.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Plymouth |
| 28.8 | 1992-05-16 | 2 | 42°24'N / 97°02'W | 42°22'N / 97°01'W | 2.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Cedar |
| 28.9 | 1986-07-28 | 4 | 42°11'N / 96°14'W | 42°11'N / 96°10'W | 1.00 Mile | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250.0M | 0 | Monona |
| 29.1 | 1970-06-15 | 2 | 42°02'N / 97°25'W | 42°28'N / 96°25'W | 59.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Madison |
| 29.2 | 1967-06-14 | 2 | 42°53'N / 96°10'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Plymouth | |
| 29.3 | 1998-05-28 | 2 | 42°33'N / 97°08'W | 42°33'N / 97°01'W | 8.00 Miles | 250 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Cedar |
| Brief Description: Three farms damaged. Eight to ten power poles downed 8 -10 miles east southeast of Hartington. Injury occurred about 9 miles east of Hartington southeast of the Highway 84/57 interchange. | |||||||||||
| 29.6 | 1955-05-26 | 2 | 42°14'N / 97°00'W | 42°19'N / 96°55'W | 6.50 Miles | 167 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Wayne |
| 29.6 | 1963-05-12 | 2 | 42°13'N / 96°12'W | 42°18'N / 95°55'W | 15.20 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Woodbury |
| 29.8 | 1984-06-11 | 2 | 42°47'N / 96°59'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Clay | |||
| 30.3 | 1965-06-07 | 3 | 42°55'N / 96°48'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Union | |||
| 30.3 | 1954-05-27 | 2 | 42°49'N / 96°05'W | 42°51'N / 96°02'W | 2.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Plymouth |
| 31.0 | 1955-06-17 | 2 | 42°15'N / 97°06'W | 42°21'N / 96°56'W | 10.60 Miles | 40 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Wayne |
| 32.5 | 1964-08-10 | 2 | 42°25'N / 97°07'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Cedar | |||
| 32.5 | 1987-07-07 | 2 | 43°01'N / 96°29'W | 43°00'N / 96°27'W | 2.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Sioux |
| 33.7 | 1964-04-20 | 2 | 42°14'N / 97°01'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Wayne | |||
| 34.4 | 1953-06-19 | 2 | 42°13'N / 97°01'W | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Wayne | |||
| 34.9 | 1987-07-07 | 2 | 43°04'N / 96°37'W | 43°01'N / 96°29'W | 6.00 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Union |
| 35.2 | 2003-06-23 | 4 | 42°30'N / 97°19'W | 42°32'N / 97°04'W | 13.00 Miles | 1200 Yards | 1 | 0 | 3.7M | 0 | Cedar |
| Brief Description: An eventual f4 tornado began its destructive path around 6 miles southwest of Coleridge. The tornado moved northeast and crossed the northern sections of the city uprooting trees, downing power lines and destroying a couple of grain bins. A construction business in a garage was also destroyed. The tornado then continued northeast of town hitting a large hog farm. At this farm a 70-year-old man was killed while in a storage shed when a tractor that was flipped by the winds crushed him. Many livestock were also killed by debris or flung through the air by the deadly winds. In one case cattle were carried over a mile then left dead in a pile. The tornado then widened to around 3/4 of a mile, reaching its maximum intensity. Numerous vehicles were tossed at this location and a complete farmstead was flattened. Trees were also stripped and debarked. The tornado remained around 3/4 of a mile wide for a few more miles before turning slightly to the southeast and diminishing, but not before hitting 2 more farmsteads and moving one house off of its foundation. In total, 11 homes received substantial damage and between 100 and 200 utility poles were downed. M70EQ | |||||||||||
| 35.5 | 1978-07-05 | 2 | 43°02'N / 96°15'W | 42°56'N / 96°03'W | 11.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Sioux |
| 35.6 | 1964-09-07 | 2 | 42°47'N / 95°58'W | 42°47'N / 95°48'W | 7.90 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Plymouth |
| 35.8 | 1954-06-17 | 3 | 42°05'N / 97°03'W | 42°07'N / 96°42'W | 17.90 Miles | 163 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Stanton |
| 37.5 | 1965-06-07 | 2 | 42°54'N / 97°03'W | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Clay | |||
| 37.8 | 1991-08-07 | 2 | 42°49'N / 95°54'W | 42°49'N / 95°49'W | 3.00 Miles | 80 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Plymouth |
| 38.0 | 1966-06-02 | 2 | 43°06'N / 96°24'W | 43°02'N / 96°11'W | 11.50 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Sioux |
| 38.7 | 1964-05-05 | 3 | 42°34'N / 96°21'W | 43°11'N / 95°26'W | 62.90 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Plymouth |
| 39.4 | 1991-08-07 | 2 | 42°49'N / 95°49'W | 42°45'N / 95°47'W | 5.00 Miles | 80 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Cherokee |
| 39.7 | 1962-05-21 | 3 | 42°26'N / 97°27'W | 42°46'N / 97°06'W | 29.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Cedar |
| 41.6 | 1953-06-07 | 2 | 42°15'N / 97°25'W | 42°25'N / 97°07'W | 18.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 4 | 25K | 0 | Cedar |
| 41.8 | 1970-07-01 | 2 | 43°09'N / 96°36'W | 43°08'N / 96°32'W | 2.30 Miles | 1320 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lincoln |
| 41.9 | 1967-08-01 | 2 | 41°59'N / 96°50'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Cuming | |
| 42.0 | 1991-05-28 | 2 | 41°56'N / 96°24'W | 1.00 Mile | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Burt | |
| 42.3 | 1968-09-22 | 3 | 43°01'N / 96°04'W | 43°04'N / 95°59'W | 4.70 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Sioux |
| 43.8 | 1991-05-27 | 3 | 41°53'N / 96°28'W | 41°56'N / 96°20'W | 6.00 Miles | 1760 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Burt |
| 43.8 | 1970-07-14 | 2 | 43°10'N / 96°48'W | 43°07'N / 96°44'W | 3.80 Miles | 33 Yards | 1 | 1 | 25.0M | 0 | Lincoln |
| 44.3 | 1984-06-07 | 2 | 42°39'N / 95°44'W | 42°46'N / 95°35'W | 10.00 Miles | 77 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Cherokee |
| 44.5 | 1965-06-07 | 2 | 43°04'N / 97°02'W | 43°07'N / 96°52'W | 8.60 Miles | 210 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Clay |
| 45.0 | 1992-06-16 | 2 | 41°52'N / 96°25'W | 41°55'N / 96°21'W | 4.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Burt |
| 45.6 | 1959-05-30 | 2 | 42°49'N / 97°29'W | 42°50'N / 97°08'W | 17.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Cedar |
| 45.8 | 1958-04-01 | 2 | 42°44'N / 95°42'W | 42°51'N / 95°38'W | 8.30 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Cherokee |
| 45.9 | 2008-05-01 | 2 | 43°08'N / 96°18'W | 43°15'N / 96°22'W | 9.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0.5M | 0K | Sioux |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: A tornado damaged numerous trees, including large trees uprooted, blew windows out of a home, destroyed a metal shed, blew two windows and part of a wall out of a metal building, damaged at least three grain bins, destroyed or damaged numerous outbuildings and small sheds, blew down or snapped off at least 15 power poles, bent a metal light pole, tipped one wagon and blew the top off another, blew down a barb wire fence and pushed fence posts almost to the ground, destroyed a hog barn, and flattened corn stubble, before crossing the county line into Lyon County. Contents inside several damaged or destroyed buildings and sheds were also damaged, especially on one farm where damaged buildings housed a farm and trucking business. EPISODE NARRATIVE: Thunderstorms produced 5 confirmed tornadoes over extreme northwest Iowa during the early evening hours of May 1st. One large long track tornado caused considerable damage, while the other 4 tornadoes were short lived and weak. | |||||||||||
| 46.3 | 1968-04-03 | 2 | 42°59'N / 95°49'W | 0.50 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | O'brien | |
| 46.4 | 1959-05-30 | 3 | 42°53'N / 97°17'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Yankton | |||
| 47.2 | 1965-09-09 | 2 | 42°03'N / 95°54'W | 42°07'N / 95°43'W | 10.20 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Monona |
| 48.0 | 1979-08-08 | 2 | 43°04'N / 95°53'W | 0.40 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Sioux | |
| 48.2 | 1975-05-06 | 3 | 41°58'N / 97°12'W | 42°12'N / 97°14'W | 15.90 Miles | 167 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Stanton |
| 48.2 | 1952-06-23 | 4 | 42°45'N / 95°51'W | 42°54'N / 95°25'W | 24.10 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 4 | 2.5M | 0 | Cherokee |
| 50.0 | 2003-06-24 | 2 | 43°08'N / 96°58'W | 43°11'N / 97°03'W | 7.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Turner |
| Brief Description: A tornado damaged farm buildings and equipment, as well as crops, trees, and power lines. | |||||||||||
* 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.