Storms in South Dakota in 1961
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Dakota in 1961, 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 1961 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
- 41
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- $1.6 million
- Episodes
- 23
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 14 | 1 | 7 | $1.6 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1961
May 1961
June 1961
- Tornado in South Dakota, June 6, 1961
- Hail in South Dakota, June 11, 1961
- Hail in South Dakota, June 12, 1961
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 21, 1961
- Tornado in South Dakota, June 22, 1961
- Hail in South Dakota, June 26, 1961
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 28, 1961
July 1961
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 10, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 14, 1961
- Hail in South Dakota, July 17, 1961
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 25, 1961
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 26, 1961
- Tornado in South Dakota, July 27, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 29, 1961
August 1961
- Hail in South Dakota, August 7, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 9, 1961
- Hail in South Dakota, August 12, 1961
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 26, 1961
September 1961
More
Every year in South DakotaEvery state in 1961Tornadoes in South Dakota in 196119601962
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.