South Dakota, 1964

Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, May 5, 1964

May 5, 1964 · 13 events in 9 counties and zones

6 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 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.

  • 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
$278,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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

6 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Day

When
May 5, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Day County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
45.380, -97.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Fall River

When
May 5, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Fall River County
Measured
80 kt (92 mph)
Coordinates
43.280, -103.400

Tornado, Day

When
May 5, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Day County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
45.500, -97.300

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
May 5, 3:05 PM CST
Where
County
Coordinates
42.780, -97.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Bon Homme

When
May 5, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Bon Homme County
Coordinates
43.000, -97.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Turner

When
May 5, 3:22 PM CST
Where
Turner County
Coordinates
43.200, -97.000

Tornado, Yankton

When
May 5, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Yankton County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
43.050, -97.300

Tornado, Day

When
May 5, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Day County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
45.280, -97.570

Tornado, Roberts

When
May 5, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Roberts County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.5 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
45.800, -96.870

Tornado, Yankton

When
May 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Yankton County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
42.920, -97.270

Hail, Clark

When
May 5, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Measured
4.5 in hail
Coordinates
44.880, -97.780

Tornado, Campbell

When
May 5, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Campbell County
Rating
F2
Path length
16 mi
Path width
880 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
45.920, -100.100

Hail,

When
May 5, 10:00 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.500, -100.400

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.

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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: 10113445, 10113446, 10113663, 10113664, 10113665, 10113666, 10113667, 10113668, 10113669, 10113670, 10113671, 10113672, 10113673.