Storms in South Dakota in 1970
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Dakota in 1970, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
South Dakota in 1970 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 85
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $25 million
- Episodes
- 26
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 35 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 31 | 1 | 1 | $25 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1970
April 1970
May 1970
- Hail in South Dakota, May 11, 1970
- Hail in South Dakota, May 12, 1970
- Hail in South Dakota, May 27, 1970
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, May 30, 1970
June 1970
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 7, 1970
- Tornado in South Dakota, June 12, 1970
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 14, 1970
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 15, 1970
- Tornado in South Dakota, June 16, 1970
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 19, 1970
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 29, 1970
July 1970
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 1, 1970
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 13, 1970
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 14, 1970
- Tornado in South Dakota, July 15, 1970
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 17, 1970
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 18, 1970
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 26, 1970
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 29, 1970
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 30, 1970
August 1970
September 1970
More
Every year in South DakotaEvery state in 1970Tornadoes in South Dakota in 197019691971
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.