South Dakota, 1954

Tornadoes in South Dakota, June 18, 1954

June 18, 1954 · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

5 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$103,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Bon Homme

When
June 18, 3:55 AM CST
Where
Bon Homme County
Rating
F3
Path length
10.6 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.850, -97.880

Tornado, Yankton

When
June 18, 4:05 AM CST
Where
Yankton County
Rating
F3
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
43.030, -97.500

Tornado, Spink

When
June 18, 4:20 AM CST
Where
Spink County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
45.250, -98.570

Tornado, Yankton

When
June 18, 4:25 AM CST
Where
Yankton County
Rating
F3
Path length
12.8 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
43.050, -97.320

Tornado, Turner

When
June 18, 4:40 AM CST
Where
Turner County
Rating
F2
Path length
2.7 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
43.420, -97.270

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10110984, 10110985, 10110986, 10110987, 10110988.