Storms in South Dakota in 1955
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Dakota in 1955, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
South Dakota in 1955 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 32
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $64,000
- Episodes
- 16
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 14 | 0 | 2 | $64,000 |
| Hail | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1955
May 1955
June 1955
July 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 1, 1955
- Hail in South Dakota, July 9, 1955
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 12, 1955
- Hail in South Dakota, July 25, 1955
- Hail in South Dakota, July 31, 1955
August 1955
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 23, 1955
- Hail in South Dakota, August 26, 1955
- Tornado in South Dakota, August 28, 1955
September 1955
More
Every year in South DakotaEvery state in 1955Tornadoes in South Dakota in 195519541956
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.