Storms in South Dakota in 1964
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Dakota in 1964, 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 1964 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
- 73
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 13
- Damage
- $3.0 million
- Episodes
- 30
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 33 | 0 | 13 | $3.0 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
May 1964
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, May 2, 1964
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 3, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, May 5, 1964
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, May 8, 1964
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 11, 1964
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 16, 1964
June 1964
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, June 8, 1964
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 18, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 22, 1964
July 1964
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 2, 1964
- Hail in South Dakota, July 4, 1964
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 5, 1964
- Hail in South Dakota, July 7, 1964
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 9, 1964
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 10, 1964
- Hail in South Dakota, July 19, 1964
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 20, 1964
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 21, 1964
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 22, 1964
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 23, 1964
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 26, 1964
- Hail in South Dakota, July 27, 1964
August 1964
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 1, 1964
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 3, 1964
- Hail in South Dakota, August 4, 1964
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 6, 1964
- Hail in South Dakota, August 17, 1964
- Hail in South Dakota, August 21, 1964
- Hail in South Dakota, August 31, 1964
September 1964
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Every year in South DakotaEvery state in 1964Tornadoes in South Dakota in 196419631965
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.