South Dakota, 1969

Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, August 8, 1969

August 8, 1969 · 13 events in 11 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado, 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
4
Property damage
$50,000
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 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Corson

When
August 8, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Corson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.500, -100.680

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
August 8, 5:05 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
44.780, -100.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Hughes

When
August 8, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Hughes County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
44.380, -100.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Beadle

When
August 8, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Beadle County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
44.380, -98.180

Hail, Jerauld

When
August 8, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Jerauld County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
44.080, -98.580

Tornado, Davison

When
August 8, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Davison County
Rating
F2
Path length
34.3 mi
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
43.700, -98.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Davison

When
August 8, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Davison County
Coordinates
43.700, -98.000

Hail, Turner

When
August 8, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Turner County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.380, -97.280

Hail, Turner

When
August 8, 7:36 PM CST
Where
Turner County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
43.380, -97.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Minnehaha

When
August 8, 8:05 PM CST
Where
Minnehaha County
Coordinates
43.580, -96.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When
August 8, 8:33 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Coordinates
43.280, -96.680

Tornado, Union

When
August 8, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Union County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
42.600, -99.600

Tornado, Stanley

When
August 8, 11:35 PM CST
Where
Stanley County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
44.650, -101.030

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: 10110935, 10110936, 10110937, 10110938, 10110939, 10110940, 10110941, 10110942, 10110943, 10110944, 10110945, 10110946, 10116394.