South Dakota, 1965

Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 28, 1965

June 28, 1965 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

2 tornado, 1 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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

2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Fall River

When
June 28, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Fall River County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
43.280, -103.080

Tornado, Douglas

When
June 28, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Rating
F1
Path length
12.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
44.280, -98.200

Tornado, Hutchinson

When
June 28, 9:25 PM CST
Where
Hutchinson County
Rating
F2
Path length
2.3 mi
Path width
73 yd
Coordinates
43.220, -97.800

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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: 10111394, 10111395, 10111396.