1956: Barns, granaries, outbuildings and an airplane were destroyed northwest of Conde. This was caused by an estimated F2 tornado.

1961: One or more tornadoes moved southeast along a distance from east of Aberdeen to the southeastern edge of Sioux Falls. A funnel cloud was first seen between Aberdeen and Groton and later on near Raymond. A tornado hit about 4 pm a few miles southwest of Clark with about 20 farm buildings demolished. One house was destroyed, killing an elderly lady and injuring one person. A boy was reportedly lifted high in the air and another woman carried 100 yards by winds. Both were injured. Between 4:30 and 5:00 pm, areas northeast of Willow Lake and in northern Kingsbury were hit with a total of 13 farm buildings destroyed or twisted off the foundations. Five buildings on one farm were destroyed and a house was unroofed near Oldham. The house roof was found several miles away. The tornado was of F3 strength.

1962: Hail, some as large as baseball size, but mostly golf ball size or smaller was observed between Bristol and Webster. Crop loss ranged from severe to light. Hail was 6 inches deep in some areas. A road grader was used to clear the road.

1983: An F3 tornado touched down at a resort area two miles west of Pollock. Eleven people fled the southwestern most cabin and crawled under a nearby cabin. The southwest cabin was completely destroyed and the cabin the group crawled under was moved five feet from its concrete block foundation. Four people were treated for injuries. A van, boat and trailer were demolished and a small car was heavily damaged. The tornado turned east and reformed four miles east of Pollock, where it

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