Storms in South Dakota in 1957
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Dakota in 1957, 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 1957 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
- 63
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $386,000
- Episodes
- 27
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 20 | 1 | 1 | $386,000 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1957
May 1957
June 1957
- Tornado in South Dakota, June 3, 1957
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 6, 1957
- Tornado in South Dakota, June 8, 1957
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, June 9, 1957
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 10, 1957
- Tornado in South Dakota, June 12, 1957
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, June 13, 1957
- Hail in South Dakota, June 16, 1957
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 20, 1957
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 30, 1957
July 1957
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 1, 1957
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 2, 1957
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 3, 1957
- Hail in South Dakota, July 12, 1957
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, July 14, 1957
- Hail in South Dakota, July 28, 1957
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 30, 1957
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 31, 1957
August 1957
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 2, 1957
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 12, 1957
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, August 14, 1957
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 31, 1957
September 1957
More
Every year in South DakotaEvery state in 1957Tornadoes in South Dakota in 195719561958
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.