On May 8, 1965, 60 years ago today, an F5 tornado tore through parts of southern South Dakota. Seven farm homes were demolished in eastern Tripp County.

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JARRELL, Texas — Twenty-eight years ago this week, on May 27, 1997, a catastrophic F5 tornado struck Jarrell in Williamson County, leaving a trail of devastation and claiming 27 lives in the ...

An F5 tornado barreled through Rocksprings in Edwards County, killing 74 and injuring over 200 — nearly a third of the town’s population at the time. It was nearly a mile wide and wiped out ...

On May 8, 1965, 60 years ago today, an F5 tornado tore through parts of southern South Dakota. Seven farm homes were demolished in eastern Tripp County. Miraculously, only one person was injured ...

JARRELL, Texas — Twenty-eight years ago this week, on May 27, 1997, a catastrophic F5 tornado struck Jarrell in Williamson County, leaving a trail of devastation and claiming 27 lives in the ...

This remains South Dakota's only tornado rated either F5 or EF5, the highest rating for tornado damage. Less than 200 miles away that same day, heavy snow fell in western South Dakota.