Hail, Hutchinson
- When
- July 14, 12:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.500, -97.500
Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 14, 1970
8 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- $25 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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
8 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, McCook
- When
- July 14, 1:35 PM CST
- Where
- McCook County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.580, -97.080
Hail, Hutchinson
- When
- July 14, 1:35 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.280, -97.500
Hail, Minnehaha
- When
- July 14, 1:55 PM CST
- Where
- Minnehaha County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.580, -96.680
Hail, Turner
- When
- July 14, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Turner County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.380, -97.280
Hail, Turner
- When
- July 14, 2:01 PM CST
- Where
- Turner County
- Measured
- 5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.380, -97.080
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- July 14, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.280, -96.900
Hail, Deuel
- When
- July 14, 2:15 PM CST
- Where
- Deuel County
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.780, -96.680
Thunderstorm Wind, Yankton
- When
- July 14, 2:27 PM CST
- Where
- Yankton County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.880, -97.400
Tornado, Lincoln
- When
- July 14, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 3.8 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $25 million
- Coordinates
- 43.170, -96.800
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.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado, Lincoln | 1970-07-14 | Direct |
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, July 14, 1970
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, July 14, 1970
- Tornadoes in Wisconsin, July 14, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 14, 1970
- Damaging Winds in Colorado, July 14, 1970
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 14, 1970
- Hail in Kansas, July 14, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 14, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 14, 1970
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, July 14, 1970
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 1970Every state in 1970This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for South Dakota, 1970
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: 10116659, 10116660, 10116661, 10116662, 10116663, 10116664, 10116665, 10116666, 10116667, 10116668.