Storms in South Dakota in 1960
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Dakota in 1960, 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 1960 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
- 48
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $308,000
- Episodes
- 21
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 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 9 | 0 | 1 | $308,000 |
Every episode, month by month
May 1960
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 18, 1960
- Hail in South Dakota, May 23, 1960
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 24, 1960
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 31, 1960
June 1960
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 19, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 20, 1960
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 21, 1960
- Hail in South Dakota, June 22, 1960
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 26, 1960
- Hail in South Dakota, June 28, 1960
July 1960
- Hail in South Dakota, July 1, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 2, 1960
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 11, 1960
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 24, 1960
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 25, 1960
August 1960
More
Every year in South DakotaEvery state in 1960Tornadoes in South Dakota in 196019591961
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.