Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 3, 1957

Name: Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 3, 1957
Start: 1957-07-03T00:01
End: 1957-07-03T23:00
Location: South Dakota

July 3, 1957 · 10 events in 8 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, 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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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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

8 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulk

When: July 3, 12:01 AM CST
Where: Faulk County
Coordinates: 45.000, -99.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Hughes

When: July 3, 2:26 AM CST
Where: Hughes County
Measured: 75 kt (86 mph)
Coordinates: 44.380, -100.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Minnehaha

When: July 3, 3:30 AM CST
Where: Minnehaha County
Coordinates: 43.780, -96.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Minnehaha

When: July 3, 3:45 AM CST
Where: Minnehaha County
Coordinates: 43.700, -96.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Beadle

When: July 3, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Beadle County
Measured: 84 kt (97 mph)
Coordinates: 44.380, -98.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyman

When: July 3, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Lyman County
Coordinates: 43.880, -99.900

Tornado, Brule

When: July 3, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Brule County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 43.770, -98.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Bon Homme

When: July 3, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Bon Homme County
Coordinates: 43.000, -97.900

Hail, Hutchinson

When: July 3, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Hutchinson County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.380, -97.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Hutchinson

When: July 3, 11:00 PM CST
Where: Hutchinson County
Coordinates: 43.380, -97.400

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 1957 Every state in 1957 This day in weather history The tornado archive for South Dakota, 1957

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: 10113021, 10113022, 10113234, 10113235, 10113236, 10113237, 10113238, 10113239, 10113240, 10113241.