South Dakota, 1965

Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 7, 1965

June 7, 1965 · 12 events in 8 counties and zones

10 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
2
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5.0 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

10 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hyde

When
June 7, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Hyde County
Coordinates
44.700, -99.500

Hail, Beadle

When
June 7, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Beadle County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
44.380, -98.180

Tornado, Turner

When
June 7, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Turner County
Rating
F2
Path length
3.6 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
43.130, -97.330

Tornado, Turner

When
June 7, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Turner County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
43.420, -97.330

Tornado, Lincoln

When
June 7, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Path width
33 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
43.200, -96.700

Tornado, Hutchinson

When
June 7, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Hutchinson County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
43.400, -97.400

Tornado, Hutchinson

When
June 7, 4:57 PM CST
Where
Hutchinson County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
147 yd
Coordinates
43.350, -97.430

Tornado, Clay

When
June 7, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
42.900, -97.050

Tornado, Union

When
June 7, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Union County
Rating
F3
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
42.920, -96.800

Tornado, Yankton

When
June 7, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Yankton County
Rating
F4
Path width
647 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
43.170, -97.230

Tornado, Turner

When
June 7, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Turner County
Rating
F4
Path length
7.8 mi
Path width
647 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
43.180, -97.220

Tornado, Clay

When
June 7, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Rating
F2
Path length
8.6 mi
Path width
210 yd
Coordinates
43.070, -97.030

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Lincoln1965-06-07Direct
Tornado, Turner1965-06-07Direct

What these are

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10110309, 10111158, 10111159, 10111160, 10111161, 10111162, 10111163, 10111164, 10111165, 10111166, 10111167, 10111168.