Storms in South Dakota in 1971
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Dakota in 1971, 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 1971 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
- 93
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $263,000
- Episodes
- 35
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 47 | 0 | 3 | $263,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 27 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1971
May 1971
June 1971
- Hail in South Dakota, June 2, 1971
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 3, 1971
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 4, 1971
- Tornado in South Dakota, June 5, 1971
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 6, 1971
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, June 7, 1971
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, June 8, 1971
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 9, 1971
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 10, 1971
- Tornado in South Dakota, June 12, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 15, 1971
- Hail in South Dakota, June 16, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 17, 1971
- Hail in South Dakota, June 18, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 19, 1971
- Hail in South Dakota, June 21, 1971
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 24, 1971
- Hail in South Dakota, June 28, 1971
July 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 3, 1971
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 4, 1971
- Tornado in South Dakota, July 5, 1971
- Hail in South Dakota, July 6, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 9, 1971
- Hail in South Dakota, July 11, 1971
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 22, 1971
- Tornado in South Dakota, July 24, 1971
August 1971
September 1971
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 4, 1971
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 7, 1971
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 30, 1971
October 1971
More
Every year in South DakotaEvery state in 1971Tornadoes in South Dakota in 197119701972
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.