South Dakota, 1957

Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, September 1, 1957

September 1, 1957 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$30
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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

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

Hail,

When
September 1, 3:00 PM CST
Where
County
Coordinates
45.500, -100.400

Hail, Dewey

When
September 1, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Dewey County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
45.380, -101.080

Hail, Haakon

When
September 1, 4:34 PM CST
Where
Haakon County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.000, -101.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Corson

When
September 1, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Corson County
Coordinates
45.500, -101.280

Tornado, Spink

When
September 1, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Spink County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
45.150, -98.480

Hail, Clay

When
September 1, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
42.780, -96.900

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 10113257, 10113258, 10113259, 10113260, 10113261, 10113262.