Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 23, 1969

Name: Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 23, 1969
Start: 1969-07-23T00:45
End: 1969-07-23T18:25
Location: South Dakota

July 23, 1969 · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

3 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $250
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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

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

Hail, Hutchinson

When: July 23, 12:45 AM CST
Where: Hutchinson County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 43.280, -97.400

Hail, Lawrence

When: July 23, 4:22 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.380, -103.680

Tornado, Lawrence

When: July 23, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County
Rating: F2
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 44.300, -103.680

Hail, Custer

When: July 23, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 43.780, -103.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Bennett

When: July 23, 6:25 PM CST
Where: Bennett County
Coordinates: 43.080, -102.080

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 1969 Every state in 1969 This day in weather history The tornado archive for South Dakota, 1969

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: 10110926, 10110927, 10110928, 10110929, 10110930.