As with just about all places that tornadoes strike the damage varies widely depending on how strong the tornado is and exactly where it hits. Since South Dakota is mostly rural most tornadoes cause little to no damage as they don't hit much. However a strong enough tornado could still easily level a few farms. In some cases a weak tornado strikes a town, causing minor to moderated damage. In rare cases, though a large, violent tornado can strike a community and cause utter devastation.
The cost of damage from the Manchester, South Dakota tornado of 2003 was $3 million.
Yes. South Dakota is in Tornado Alley.
Tornado Alley did not "hit" South Dakota because it is not an event. It is a place that some include South Dakota as a part of.
If you mean the rating, the Manchester, South Dakota tornado was an F4.
It depends on which tornado you are referring to. South Dakota has had many tornadoes. Most have not been killers but some have been. So far in 2010, however, the have been no tornado fatalities in South Dakota.
Yes. South Dakota is actually in Tornado Alley.
The largest tornado on record for South Dakota appears to be an F3 tornado that occurred on June 20, 1968 near Alexandria. It was a mile and a half wide.
Tornado Alley
The greatest number of tornadoes occurs in Tornado Alley, a region in the central U.S. that stretches from Texas to South Dakota and Iowa.
Tornado Alley is on the Great Plains, extendig from Texas to South Dakota and Iowa.
Northern Texas is part of tornado alley. But this region actually extends as far north as South Dakota.
Yes, South Dakota is part of a region called Tornado alley, which gets more tornadoes than anywhere else in the world. Even outside Tornado Alley tornadoes have been recorded in all 50 states.